Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza (Kazakh: Шерхан Елдарұлы Қалмұрза; born 15 June 2007) is a Kazakh[2] professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat and its Kazakhstan First League feeder team Kairat-Zhastar.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zhualy District, Kazakhstan[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2026 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Kairat-Zhastar | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kairat | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kazakhstan U19[2] | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 3 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editSherkhan Kalmurza played for the youth team at Kairat and he is a two-time Kazakh Youth League champion. He made two appearances during the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League[3][4] before he was promoted to the club's feeder team Kairat-Zhastar towards the end of the 2024 season at the age of 17.[citation needed] He made his debut for the club during the 4–1 win against Khan Tengri on 17 April 2025.
Kalmurza was first included in the senior Kairat squad after first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Zarutskiy was injured against Celtic on 20 August 2025.[5] He made his debut for Kairat on 14 September 2025 as a first-half substitute after second-choice goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov was injured during the 1–0 victory against Aktobe.[6] He then made his first start for Kairat during the 4–1 loss against Sporting CP during the UEFA Champions League on 18 September 2025; during the match, Kalmurza saved a first-half penalty kick from Morten Hjulmand, becoming the youngest keeper to save a penalty in a Champions League debut.[7][8]
Kalmurza returned to playing for Kairat-Zhastar on 24 October 2025 during the 5–1 victory against SD Family Astana.[9]
International career
editHe represented Kazakhstan U17 during the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition, and he has also represented the Kazakhstan U19 team during 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat-Zhastar | 2024 | Kazakhstan First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Kazakhstan First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Kazakhstan First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Kairat | 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editKairat U18
- Kazakh Youth League/QJ League (2): 2022, 2023
Kairat
- Kazakhstan Premier League (1): 2025
- Kazakhstan Super Cup: runner-up 2026
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Sherkhan Kalmurza". RotoWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sherkhan Kalmurza (U-19)". Kazakhstan Football Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Academia Rebeja v Kairat" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ↑ "Real Betis v Kairat" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy Injury: Still dealing with knock". RotoWire. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Temirlan Anarbekov Injury: Forced off injured". RotoWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ Salley, Emily (18 September 2025). "Trincao double helps Sporting beat debutants Kairat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Teenage goalkeeper Kalmurza becomes youngest to save a penalty in Champions League debut". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Kairat Almaty 2 5–1 SD Family 24/10/2025". Flashscore. 24 October 2025.