The 2026 FC Kairat season is the 16th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.
Season events On 15 December 2025, Kairat announced the signing of Jaakko Oksanen from KuPS, on a contract until 31 December 2027, commencing on 1 January 2026.
On 16 January, Kairat announced the signing of Lucas Áfrico from Vanspor, on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.
On 17 January, Kairat announced the signing of Sebastián Zeballos from Real Oruro, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.
On 25 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Aleksandr Mrynskiy until the 30 November 2028.
On 26 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Sherkhan Kalmurza until the 30 November 2028. The following day, 27 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Temirlan Anarbekov until the 30 November 2028.
On 29 January, Kairat announced that Valery Gromyko and Yegor Sorokin had left the club following the expiration of their contracts.
On 30 January, Kairat announced that Jug Stanojev had left the club on a permanent transfer to sign for Universitatea Cluj.
On 11 February, Kairat announced the signing of Oiva Jukkola from Ilves, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.
On 24 February, Kairat announced that both Egor Tkachenko and Yan Trufanov had left the club in order to sign for Atyrau.
On 1 March, Kairat announced that Olzhas Baybek had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028.
On 12 May, Kairat announced that Ricardinho had left the club after his loan deal was ended early.
On 12 June, Kairat announced the signing of Marc Gual from Rio Ave, on a contract until the end of 2027.
On 8 July, Kairat announced that Dan Glazer had left the club to sign for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On 16 July, Kairat announced the signing of Gustavo Mendonça from AVS, on a contract until the end of the 2029 season.
On 18 July, Kairat announced that Sebastián Zeballos had left the club by mutual agreement.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Temirlan Anarbekov GK Academy 2020 2028 55 0 30 Danila Book GK Academy 2025 1 0 82 Sherkhan Kalmurza GK Academy 2025 2028 9 0 98 Bakhtiyar Aldashev GK Academy 2025 1 0 Defenders 3 Luís Mata DF Zagłębie Lubin 2025 71 3 4 Damir Kasabulat DF Kairat Moscow 2022 2027 138 0 5 Lev Kurgin DF Kairat Moscow 2022 70 0 14 Alyaksandr Martynovich DF Rubin Kazan 2024 2025 81 7 20 Yerkin Tapalov DF Tobol 2025 2025 (+1) 59 1 21 Amirbek Bazarbaev DF Academy 2025 2 0 25 Aleksandr Shirobokov DF Academy 2020 67 1 32 Adlan Nurgaliev DF Academy 2025 3 0 35 Sanat Nurbolat DF Academy 2025 1 0 44 Lucas Áfrico DF Vanspor 2026 2026 25 2 59 Daniyar Tashpulatov DF Academy 2025 6 0 73 Akezhan Kalikulov DF Academy 2025 1 0 75 Raimbek Kenesbekov DF Academy 2025 1 0 Midfielders 6 Adilet Sadybekov MF Academy 2021 2025 105 8 8 Olzhas Baybek MF Academy 2024 2028 44 2 13 Jaakko Oksanen MF KuPS 2026 2027 32 3 19 Oiva Jukkola MF Ilves 2026 2027 33 5 22 Gustavo Mendonça MF AVS 2026 2029 13 0 24 Aleksandr Mrynsky MF Academy 2022 2028 86 3 27 Mukhamedali Abish MF Academy 2026 3 0 37 Evgeniy Petrik MF Academy 2025 2 1 57 Shyngys Duysenbek MF Academy 2023 2 0 71 Karim Makhametzhan MF Academy 2025 1 0 78 Alamgir Smakov MF Academy 2026 2 0 Forwards 7 Jorginho FW Differdange 03 2025 2026 68 22 9 Edmilson FW Celje 2025 2027 54 14 15 Mansur Birkurmanov FW Academy 2026 9 0 17 Azamat Tuyakbaev FW Academy 2025 28 5 23 Ramazan Bagdat FW Academy 2025 25 3 28 Marc Gual FW Rio Ave 2026 2027 21 8 76 Ermukhammad Kerimkhan FW Academy 2026 1 0 81 Ismail Bekbolat FW Academy 2025 29 2 Players away on loan Left during the season 10 Dastan Satpayev FW Academy 2024 58 26 11 Sebastián Zeballos MF Real Oruro 2026 2027 11 0 18 Dan Glazer MF Pari NN 2025 2026 41 0 33 Jug Stanojev MF Spartak Subotica 2024 2027 48 3 55 Valery Gromyko MF Kaisar 2024 2025 57 7 80 Yegor Sorokin DF Unattached 2024 2025 54 2 99 Ricardinho FW on loan from Viktoria Plzeň 2025 2026 32 3 Egor Tkachenko DF Kairat Moscow 2022 39 0 Yan Trufanov FW Academy 2022 20 4
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.15 December 2025MFJaakko OksanenKuPSUndisclosed16 January 2026DFLucas ÁfricoVansporUndisclosed17 January 2026MFSebastián ZeballosReal OruroUndisclosed11 February 2026MFOiva JukkolaIlvesUndisclosed12 June 2026FWMarc GualRio AveUndisclosed16 July 2026MFGustavo MendonçaAVSUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.19 June 2025FWRicardinhoViktoria Plzeň12 May 2026
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.17 January 2026FWGleb ValgushevKyzylzharUndisclosed30 January 2026MFJug StanojevUniversitatea ClujUndisclosed24 February 2026DFEgor TkachenkoAtyrauUndisclosed24 February 2026FWYan TrufanovAtyrauUndisclosed8 July 2026MFDan GlazerMaccabi Tel AvivUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.5 January 2026FWÉlder SantanaZhenis30 March 20266 January 2026MFGiorgi ZariaDinamo Tbilisi6 March 20267 January 2026DFOfri AradFCSB20 January 202629 January 2026DFYegor SorokinChengdu Rongcheng5 February 202629 January 2026MFValery GromykoMaxline Vitebsk9 February 202618 July 2026MFSebastián ZeballosDeportivo La Guaira29 July 2026
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
2025–26 UEFA Champions League
League Phase
Super Cup
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Conference League
League phase
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="18"|Players away from Kairat on loan: |- |colspan="18"|Players who left Kairat during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper Cup2025–26 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Europa League2026–27 UEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 FW9 Edmilson900010010FW7 Jorginho8001100103 FW28Marc Gual700010084 FW10Dastan Satpayev700000075 MF19Oiva Jukkola600000066 FW17Azamat Tuyakbaev230000057 DF3 Luís Mata30000003MF13Jaakko Oksanen201000039 DF14Aleksandr Martynovich20000002DF24Aleksandr Mrynskiy10100002DF44Lucas Áfrico10001002FW81Ismail Bekbolat1000100213MF8 Olzhas Baybek10000001MF37Evgeniy Petrik01000001MF6 Adilet Sadybekov00010001FW99Ricardinho00010001 Own goal10000001TOTALS5142350065
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper Cup2025–26 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Europa League2026–27 UEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 GK1 Temirlan Anarbekov1100020013TOTALS1100020013
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper Cup2025–26 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Champions League2026–27 UEFA Europa League2026–27 UEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 GKTemirlan Anarbekov20000000000000203 DFLuís Mata41000000000000414 DFDamir Kasabulat20000000201000505 DFLev Kurgin10100000001000306 MFAdilet Sadybekov02000010000000127 FWJorginho50000010100000708 MFOlzhas Baybek10000000100000209 FWEdmilson300010001000005013MFJaakko Oksanen610000001020009114DFAleksandr Martynovich600000001000007019MFOiva Jukkola600000001010008020DFYerkin Tapalov300010000000004021DFAmirbek Bazarbaev001000000000001022MFGustavo Mendonça000000002000002023FWRamazan Bagdat101000000000002024MFAlexander Mrynskiy100000001000002025DFAleksandr Shirobokov010000000001000228FWMarc Gual300000000000003032DFAdlan Nurgaliev200000000000002044DFLucas Áfrico400000000000004057MFShyngys Duysenbek001000000000001081DFIsmail Bekbolat0010000000000010Players away on loan:Players who left Kairat during the season:18MFDan Glazer300000000000003080DFYegor Sorokin0000001000000010TOTALS5355020301105100796
References
External links Official Website