Marat Vyacheslavovich Bystrov (russian: Марат Вячеславович Быстров; born 19 June 1992) is a
Kazakhstani
football
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player who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
left-back for
Astana and
Kazakhstan.
Club career
Bystrov made his professional debut in the
Russian Professional Football League
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
for
FC Chelyabinsk
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on 18 July 2014 in a game against
FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
On 25 June 2018, Bystrov signed a 3-year contract with
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. Th ...
and was immediately loaned to
FC Tobol until the end of 2018.
On 14 January 2019, Bystrov moved to
FC Ordabasy on loan, returning to Astana in January 2020.
On 16 August 2020,
Akhmat Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...
announced the signing of Bystrov to a two-year contract.
On 9 January 2024, Bystrov's contract with Akhmat was terminated by mutual consent.
On 18 January 2024, Bystrov re-signed for
Astana on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
International
On 21 February 2019, he made his debut for the
Kazakhstan national football team in a friendly against
Moldova.
Personal
Bystrov was born to a
Russian father and
Kazakh
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* Someone or something related to Kazakhstan
*Kazakhs, an ethnic group
*Kazakh language
*The Kazakh Khanate
* Kazakh cuisine
* Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan
*Qazax, Azerbaijan
*Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...
mother. From 2012 to 2014 he took a break from his soccer career to
serve in the Russian army.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
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1992 births
Sportspeople from Kostanay Region
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
Living people
Kazakhstani men's footballers
Kazakhstan men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Magnitogorsk players
FC Chelyabinsk players
FC Tambov players
FC Tobol players
FC Ordabasy players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
Russian Second League players
Russian First League players
Russian Premier League players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
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