MVP of the season in Europe, three players for the Atyrau main squad and new blood for Kairat-Zhastar: off-season digest

Today we continue our digest of the off-season.

 

Taraz U18

 

Last season's QJ League Player of the Year was one of the top newsmakers of the past week. Dimash Serikuly went for a viewing in football club KraSava.

 

They are a Cypriot club from the town of Ipsonas, who are in 5th place in the Second Division standings and are fighting for promotion to the Cyprus Premier League, only 6 points behind the leader.

 

«We watched Dimash's matches, he is a man who has speed and technique, he likes to beat and hit from all positions, shifting to the centre, these are the tasks we set for our wingers. Dimash has all the qualities to play for us! But no slogans, let's watch Dimash and decide whether we sign him or not, maybe we'll call him back for another viewing in the summer», – Evgeniy Savin, president of Krasava, shared.

 

Last season Dimash played in 21 QJ League matches, in which he scored 11 times and gave 3 goal assists. At the end of the year, he was named MVP of the season in the Freedom QJ League. Veteran footballers, coaches and players from QJ League teams as well as journalists took part in the voting.

 

«Dimash has character and wants to learn new things. I can say that I understand what young players are thinking and how they see the game. My goal is to help guys like Dimash to progress, to develop, to learn new things, and also to instil confidence in them, which will allow them to perform in higher divisions. I think this is a big opportunity for Dimash to see what the requirements are in KraSava and gain experience that will come in handy in the future», – Head coach of KraSava Konstantinos Haralambidis said in an interview with Meta-ratings.kz

 

Atyrau U18

 

Three QJ League players were taken to the training camp in Atyrau. Yerbulan Kanat, Yussuf Saidaliyev and Zhandos Yermenov travelled to Turkey with the main team.

 

Yerbulan Kanat was the engine of the oilers' attack last season, played in all 22 of the team's games during the season, scored two goals and gave four assists.

 

Team captain Yussuf Saidaliyev and Zhandos Yermenov were the main pair of central defenders of the team, played on the field 20 and 14 matches respectively, scored goals once each. Yussuf has been one of the season's best in one-on-one battles and Zhandos has a great first pass.

 

«Our pupils who played in QJ League - Yerbulan Kanat, Zhandos Yermenov and Yusuf Saidaliyev - will go to the training camp with the main team. As part of the training camo, we hope to see how ready the guys are to be part of the main team», – said the general manager of Atyrau Alisher Apsalyamov.

 

Kairat U18

 

25 people from the squad of champions went for promotion to the Kairat farm club. The boys next season will defend the colours of Kairat-Zhastar and will represent Kazakhstan in the UEFA Youth League.

 

Here is a list of all the players:

 

Goalkeepers: Miras Rikhard and Sherkhan Kalmurza;

 

Defenders: Askar Bizhan, Alikhan Israilov, Elkhan Saidov, Nurken Turdybayev, Yelzhan Moldakhmet, Ilya Zemlyanskiy, Daniyar Tashpulatov and Adlan Nurgaliyev;

 

Midfielders: Chingiz Duisenbek, Abulkhaiyr Abdrakhmanov, Anuar Tolepbergen, Alexey Doronin, Sultan Tazhikenov, Karim Makhametzhan and Azamat Tuyakbayev;

 

Forwards: Gleb Valgushev, Artyom Litosh, Ramazan Bagdat, Arup Sautov, Alibek Nurbekuly, Dias Tuleu, Damir Murat and Dastan Satpayev.

 

Nuredilov in Orda, training in Spain and a new defender for Kumykov: off-season digest