The winner of the Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov Award – Changan MVP of the Season – has been announced.
Following the 2026 season, the award went to Kairat forward Daulet Orynbasar, who received the prize at the annual QJL Awards ceremony.
Daulet topped the competition's goal contributions chart with 26 – 20 goals and 6 assists. His Kairat side secured their fourth consecutive Freedom QJ League title ahead of schedule and went the entire season unbeaten.
Orynbasar also finished as the competition's top scorer for the second consecutive year, scoring 20 goals in each season and once again claiming the Evstafiy Pekhlevanidi Award.
The MVP of the Season award was previously won by Dimash Serikuly (Taraz) in 2023, Dastan Satpayev (Kairat), now a Chelsea player, in 2024 and Gleb Makridov (Shakhter) in 2025.
