Renat Footovich Abdulin (russian: Ренат Фоотович Абдулин; born 14 April 1982) is a

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retired

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Career

Abdulin has previously played for Kairat Almaty. On 15 June 2017, Abdulin moved from FC Ordabasy to

FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premie ...

. He retired at the end of 2019.

International career

He scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 1 April 2009 in a 5–1 defeat to Belarus in a World Cup qualifying match. In his next appearance, he fouled England striker Emile Heskey to concede a penalty in a 4–0 defeat. Even so, he created a shock in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying by scoring the goal to take the lead over the World Cup's eventual third place team Netherlands in the Amsterdam ArenA. Kazakhstan eventually lost 1–3, but it marked for the first time ever a Central Asian side had taken the lead over the world's strongest teams.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Men's association football defenders Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Kairat players FC Astana players FC Tobol players FC Atyrau players FC Vostok players FC Ordabasy players Footballers from Almaty {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub