QJL Awards: Team of the Year

Goalkeeper

Madiyar Toleubek (Irtysh)

Toleubek played 18 matches during the season, keeping five clean sheets, conceding 31 goals, and making 77 saves.

Defenders

Akezhan Kalikulov (Kairat)

Kalikulov featured in 12 matches, scoring 1 goal and providing 3 assists. He completed 325 accurate passes out of 429 (76%), won 172 duels out of 298 (58%), made 125 tackles and recoveries, and 39 interceptions.

Vasiliy Leontyev (Shakhter)

Leontyev played 20 matches, all as a starter. His stats include 261 tackles and recoveries, 136 interceptions, and 52% duel success (184 of 354). He also completed 594 accurate passes out of 756 (79%) and scored 3 goals.

Sanat Nurbolat (Kairat)

In 15 matches, Nurbolat made 140 tackles and recoveries, won 106 duels out of 175 (61%), and completed 397 accurate passes out of 543 (73%). He also scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists.

Midfielders

Daniyal Nazarov (Astana)

Nazarov appeared in all 22 matches, completing 842 accurate passes out of 1,094 (77%), winning 121 duels out of 229, and recording 216 tackles and recoveries along with 106 interceptions.

Aliden Musaipov (Kairat)

Musaipov played 18 matches, scoring 4 goals and providing 1 assist. He made 717 accurate passes out of 880 (81%) and won 142 duels out of 238 (60%). This was his second QJ League season — a year earlier he had already won two titles (U18 and U17) with Kairat.

Ruslan Rakhmetov (Irtysh)

Rakhmetov recorded 11 goals and 3 assists in 18 matches, including a hat-trick and two assists in the opening round against Aktobe. He also registered 74 tackles and recoveries, 25 interceptions, 230 accurate passes out of 346 (66%), and 173 duels won out of 405 (43%).

Zhanali Yesenaliev (Ordabasy)

Yesenaliev played 18 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 8 assists. He also made 105 tackles and recoveries and 42 interceptions. His best performance came in Round 15 against Aktobe, where he scored a hat-trick and made two assists in 72 minutes.

Forwards

Abylay Toleukhan (Kairat)

Toleukhan scored 16 goals and provided 9 assists in 14 matches. His standout games included Ordabasy (Round 7 — hat-trick), Atyrau (Round 3 — 2+1 in 34 minutes), Aktobe (Round 10 — three assists), and Shakhter (Round 15 — 2+1). A year earlier, he had won two titles (U18 and U17) with Kairat.

Gleb Makridov (Shakhter)

Makridov scored 19 goals in 19 matches, finishing just one goal behind top scorer Daulet Orynbasar, and provided 10 assists. His best games came against Kaisar — in Round 9 (2+2) and Round 20 (hat-trick + assist). He also set league records for minutes played (4,502) and goal contributions (39), surpassing Kairat’s Dastan Satpayev. His outstanding season helped Shakhter secure long-awaited bronze medals.

Alen Pak (Astana)

Pak featured in 18 matches, scoring 16 goals and making 3 assists. He recorded two hat-tricks — against Irtysh (Round 17) and Tobol (Round 20). His contributions helped Astana earn silver medals for the season.