Alexander Shpiyev – Best Defender of the Freedom QJ League U17!

The defender played 21 matches over the season. His statistics include 239 tackles and ball recoveries, 161 interceptions, 523 accurate passes out of 783 attempts (67%), and 209 duels won out of 389 (54%). He also provided four assists.

Winners of the individual awards — “Most Valuable Player,” “Best Goalkeeper,” “Best Defender,” “Best Midfielder,” and “Best Forward” — across all tournaments will each receive 200,000 tenge from the League’s partner, Freedom Bank.

“I’m very happy to receive this nomination. I honestly didn’t expect it. The season went well, though it could have been even better.

My brightest memory? Probably the goal we scored against ‘Astana’ in the final minutes. As for the prize money, I’ll either save it or give it to my parents.

I want to wish the younger boys great results in the new season. And I hope they give one hundred percent in every match,” he said in an interview to the league’s official website.