Club profile

FC Astana

Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanPremier Liga · tier 1Founded 1 January 2009Colours

fcastana.kz ↗av. Kabanbai batyr, 11/4, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan+7 (7172) 72 99 50

Squad

27 players

avg age 27.6

Foreigners

33% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 16

54 pts · 30 played · 2026

Stadium

Astana Arena

30,000 seats

Manager

Grigoriy Babayan

Transfer balance

+€1.1m

season 2025/26

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Mukhammedzhan SeysenGoalkeeper	27	Kazakhstan	190 cm	right	Feb 2024from Ordabasy Shymkent	Dec 2026
Josip CondricGoalkeeper	33	Croatia · Bosnia-Herzegovina	194 cm	right	Jan 2023from HSK Zrinjski Mostar	Dec 2026
Danila KarpikovGoalkeeper	23	Kazakhstan	193 cm	right	Feb 2025from Shakhter Karaganda	Dec 2026
Defenders · 11
Branimir KalaicaCentre-Back	28	Croatia	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Dec 2026
Alibek KasymCentre-Back	28	Kazakhstan	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Aktobe	Dec 2026
Kipras KažukolovasCentre-Back	25	Lithuania	191 cm	right	Jul 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Dec 2027
Yan VorogovskiyLeft-Back	30	Kazakhstan	182 cm	left	Apr 2023from Ablöse €400k	Dec 2026
Ivan MiladinovicCentre-Back	32	Serbia · Russia	189 cm	right	Jun 2026from Yelimay Semey	Dec 2026
Karlo BartolecRight-Back	31	Croatia	178 cm	right	Jan 2024from NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Dec 2026
Sanzhar AnuarovCentre-Back	21	Kazakhstan	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Astana-M	Dec 2026
Abzal BeysebekovRight-BackTeam captain	33	Kazakhstan	187 cm	right	Jan 2012from Vostok Oskemen	Dec 2026
Dmitriy ShomkoLeft-Back	36	Kazakhstan	185 cm	left	Feb 2025from Yelimay Semey	Dec 2026
Aytuar TokenRight-Back	20	Kazakhstan	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Astana-M	Dec 2026
Timur TokenovRight-Back	21	Kazakhstan	175 cm	right	—	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 5
Ivan BasicCentral Midfield	24	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Croatia	178 cm	left	Feb 2025from FC Orenburg	Dec 2026
Dinmukhamed KaramanCentral Midfield	26	Kazakhstan	178 cm	right	Feb 2026from Zhenis Astana	Dec 2026
Alexander MerkelCentral Midfield	34	Kazakhstan · Germany	179 cm	right	Jun 2026from Zhenis Astana	Dec 2026
Bauyrzhan IslamkhanAttacking Midfield	33	Kazakhstan	174 cm	right	Jul 2025from FC Turan	Dec 2026
Ruslan ValikhanCentral Midfield	18	Kazakhstan	183 cm		—	Dec 2026
Forwards · 8
Maksat AbraevLeft Winger	18	Kazakhstan	171 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Astana U18	Dec 2028
Ramazan KarimovCentre-Forward	27	Kazakhstan	190 cm	right	Jan 2024from FK Maktaaral	Dec 2026
Marin TomasovRight WingerYellow card suspension – Premier Liga – until 01/11/2026	39	Croatia	184 cm	left	Jan 2018from Ablöse €500k	Dec 2026
Stanislav BasmanovLeft Winger	25	Kazakhstan	179 cm	right	Jan 2021from Ablöse -	Dec 2026
Damir MaratRight Winger	26	Kazakhstan	175 cm	right	Jul 2026from Tobol Kostanay	Dec 2026
Nikola BuricCentre-Forward	30	Croatia	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from KF Egnatia	Dec 2026
Nnamdi AhanonuCentre-Forward	24	Nigeria	—		Jun 2024from KF Skënderbeu	Dec 2026
Akhmetali KaltanovLeft Winger	20	Kazakhstan	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Astana-M	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€0

10 arrivals

Received

€1.1m

13 departures

Net balance

+€1.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 10

Alibek Kasym
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from FC Aktobe
Free
Arman Kenesov
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
from Irtysh Pavlodar
End of loan
Asilbek Abdurasulov
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from FC Gazalkent
Loan
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Attacking Midfield · 32 y/o
from FC Turan
Free
Dinmukhamed Karaman
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Zhenis Astana
Free
Driton Camaj
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from Kecskeméti TE
Free
Ivan Basic
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from FC Orenburg
Free
Maksat Abraev
Left Winger · 17 y/o
from FC Astana U18
—

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Nnamdi Ahanonu
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Qyzyljar Petropavlovsk
End of loan
Sanzhar Anuarov
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from FC Astana-M
—

Departures · 13

Maks Ebong
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to CSKA Sofia
€425k
Nazmi Gripshi
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to Rubin Kazan
€390k
Chinedu Geoffrey
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to Krylya Sovetov Samara
€330k
Aleksa Amanovic
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Ordabasy Shymkent
Free
Aleksandr Marochkin
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
to Tobol Kostanay
Free
Arman Kenesov
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
to FC Aktobe
Free
Arman Kenesov
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to Irtysh Pavlodar
Loan
Asilbek Abdurasulov
Right Winger · 18 y/o
to FC Gazalkent
End of loan

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Driton Camaj
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to FK Novi Pazar
Free
Elkhan Astanov
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to Ordabasy Shymkent
Loan
Marat Bystrov
Right-Back · 33 y/o
to Zhenis Astana
Free
Nnamdi Ahanonu
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Qyzyljar Petropavlovsk
Loan
Ousmane Camara
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Guangdong GZ-Power
Free

Manager & staff

11 people

Manager

Grigoriy Babayan

Kazakhstan · 46 y/o

Appointed 13 September 2022

Contract until 31 December 2026

Coaching Staff · 7

Arkadiy BakulinAssistant ManagerKazakhstan
Aleksandr MoskalenkoAssistant ManagerKazakhstan
Milan StojkovicGoalkeeping CoachSerbia
Said IbraimovFitness coachBulgaria
Pavel LaptevVideo AnalystKazakhstan
Renat TagirovVideo AnalystRussia

Board of Directors · 1

Sayan KhamitzhanovStrategic AdvisorKazakhstan

Medical department · 2

Sergey LarinMasseurKazakhstan
Sayat BerentaevMasseurKazakhstan

Other · 1

Sergey AndreykoTeam OrganiserKazakhstan

Honours

17 titles

7×Kazakh Champion2022 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · +2
6×Kazakh Super Cup Winner2023 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2015 · +1
3×Kazakh cup winner2016 · 2012 · 2010
1×Kazakh League Cup Winner2024

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Dossiers linked to FC Astana

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Logged 13d agoEvidence 38/100 · Under investigation
FC Astana→Hull City
Ivan Basic: FC Astana to Hull City
First reported
n1info.ba · 10 Oct
Sources
2 independent
4 outlets · 5 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Hull City are tracking Ivan Bašić for the January window, with n1info.ba and Radiosarajevo.ba both reporting interest on 10 October. The midfielder's contract at Astana runs to December 2026. n1info.ba adds that Astana…
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Club data updated 6d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 10

Departures · 13

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 7

Honours

Dossiers linked to FC Astana

Ivan Basic: FC Astana to Hull City