Viktor Olegovich Kelm (;Viktor Kelm at footballfacts.ru born 2 January 1997) is a Kyrgyz football who plays as a forward for FC Alay.
Club career Born in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, he played with FC Abdysh-Ata Kant in 2013,Предлагаем Вашему вниманию фототчет с закрытия Медиа-Лиги ФСЖ. at Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic official website, 30 December 2013, Retrieved 11 November 2016 and then he was part of the team that finished second in the 2014 Kyrgyzstan League.«Кайрат» пополнил молодой кыргызстанец ("Kairat brings young Kyrgyz") at sports.kz, 4 February 2015, Retrieved 11 November 2016 After playing in January 2015 with Abdysh-Ata main team in the winter Kyrgyzstan League,"Кайрат" пополнился футболистом молодежной сборной Кыргызстана ("Kairat signs Kyrgyz U-21 player") at vesti.kz, 4 February 2015, Retrieved 11 November 2016 as well as with team's U-21 side at a tournament in Kazakhstan, he subsequently stayed in the country and, in February 2015, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.Состав национальной сборной КР по футболу на товарищеский матч против Афганистана ("Kyrgyz team for the friendly match against Afghanistan") at sport.akipress.org, 10 March 2015, Retrieved 11 November 2016 He spent much time while at Almaty playing with Kairat youth team.
Kelm played with Kyrgyz FC Kara-Balta in 2016. During summer 2016 he joined Serbian side FK Bežanija.Viktor Kelm at Serbian First League official website
After his spell in Serbia, Kelm returned to Kyrgyzstan and joined FC Alay.
International career Kelm was a member of the Kyrgyzstan U-17 team at tournaments during 2013 and 2014.Viktor Kelm at vesti.kz, Retrieved 11 November 2016
In 2014Футбол: "молодежка" выиграла контрольный матч у казахстанского "Тараза" ("Youth team plays a preparation match against Kazakh team Taraz") at vb.kg, 22 December 2014, Retrieved 11 November 2016 as in 2015 Kelm had been member of Kyrgyzstan U-21 team.
In March 2015, he was called to Kyrgyzstan senior national team by coach Aleksandr Krestinin for the friendly-game against Afghanistan.
He debuted for Kyrgyzstan Viktor Kelm at National-Football-Teams.com in a friendly game against Turkmenistan played on 11 October 2016.
In 2016, being only 19, he had a full year regarding national teams; he had represented in same year Kyrgyz U-19, U-21, and debuted for the Kyrgyzstan A national team.Виктор Кельм: «Буду доказывать, что достоин играть за сборную Кыргызстана!» ("I will demonstrate my value to play for the main national team of Kyrgyzstan" interview at sport.kg, 9 October 2016, Retrieved 11 November 2016 He was then called up for the friendly matches on 6 and 11 October against Lebanon and Turkmenistan.
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