Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev ( kk, Бауыржан Жолшиев, born 8 May 1990) is a Kazakh

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who last played for

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. ...

and

Kazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team ( kk, Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, ''Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy'') represents Kazakhstan in men's international football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Footba ...

, as a striker.

Early career

After joining

FC Alma-Ata FC Alma-Ata ( kk, Алматы футбол клубы, ''Alamty Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh association football club based in Almaty between 2000 and 2008. History In 2000 the club was formed as ''FC Tsesna'' in Almaty. Tsesna played i ...

he started in the senior team in 2008. However, he has spent most of his early professional career at

FC Atyrau Football Club Atyrau ( kk, "Атырау" футбол клубы, ''"Atyraý" fýtbol klýby'') is a professional football club based in Atyrau, who last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's h ...

, having played for the Caspian team seasons through 2009–2011 and winning the first

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in the club's history in 2009.

Tobol

In June 2011 in the middle of the season Baurzhan moved to

FC Tobol FC Tobol ( kk, Тобыл футбол клубы, Tobyl Futbol Kluby) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. The ...

, where he started at

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. In the beginning of season 2012 he was awarded Player of Month twice in March & April. On 1 June 2012, Baurzhan made a debut for the senior

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team against

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Astana

In March 2014 Dzholchiyev signed for

. On 18 August, he scored the only goal as they defeated

APOEL FC APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in the first leg of the

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playoff. In December 2017, it was rumoured that Dzholchiyev would join

FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy ( kk, Ордабасы футбол клубы) is a professional football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Ordabasy was formed in 1949, following the merger of two existing Kazakhstan Premier Le ...

in January 2018, two years after his last game.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012''

International goals

Honours

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

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* Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 2009 * Kazakhstan Cup Runner-up: 2011 * Player of Month by Sports.kz: March 2012, April 2012 * Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzholchiyev, Bauyrzhan 1990 births Living people Men's association football forwards Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's under-21 international footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers FC Tobol players FC Astana players FC Atyrau players Kazakhstan Premier League players Footballers from Bishkek