Viktor Kelm (,Viktor Kelm
at footballfacts.ru born 2 January 1997) is a Kyrgyz

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

forward playing for

FC Alay Football Club Alay Osh ('' ky, Алай Ош Футбол Клубу, Alaj Oş Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Osh, that plays in the top division, Kyrgyz Premier League. History Names *1960: founded as ''the city of Osh ...

Club career

Born in Kyrgyz capital

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

, he had played with

FC Abdysh-Ata Kant Football Club Abdysh-Ata Kant ('' ky, Абдыш-Ата Кант Футбол Клубу, Abdyş-Ata Qant Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyz football club based in Kant. It is named after a local brewery. The club was founded in 1992. History Names ...

in 2013, and then he was part of the team that finished second in the

2014 Kyrgyzstan League The 2014 Kyrgyzstan League was the 23rd season of Kyrgyzstan League, the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic's top division of association football. Alay Osh are the defending champions, having won the previous season. The season will start on ...

.«Кайрат» пополнил молодой кыргызстанец ("Kairat brings young Kyrgyz")
at sports.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 After playing in January 2015 with Abdysh-Ata main team in the winter Kyrgyzstan League,"Кайрат" пополнился футболистом молодежной сборной Кыргызстана ("Kairat signs Kyrgyz U-21 player")
at vesti.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 as well as with team's U-21 side at a tournament in Kazakhstan, he subsequently stayed in the country and, in February 2015, he signed with

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 ...

side

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat ( kk, Qaırat Fýtbol Klýby) is a professional association football, football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 ...

.Состав национальной сборной КР по футболу на товарищеский матч против Афганистана ("Kyrgyz team for the friendly match against Afghanistan")
at sport.akipress.org, 10-3-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 He spent much time while at Almaty playing with Kairat youth team. Kelm played with Kyrgyz

FC Kara-Balta Football Club Kara-Balta ( ky, Кара-Балта Футбол Клубу, Qara-Balta Futbol Klubu) is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Kara-Balta, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League Kyrgyz Premier League ('' ky, Кыргы ...

in 2016. During summer 2016 he joined Serbian side

FK Bežanija FK Bežanija () is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Inter-Municipal League, the sixth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its ea ...

. After his spell in Serbia, Kelm returned to Kyrgyzstan and joined

International career

Kelm had been member of the Kyrgyzstan U-17 team at tournaments during 2013 and 2014. In 2014 as in 2015 Kelm had been member of Kyrgyzstan U-21 team. In March 2015, he was called to

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

main national team by coach Aleksandr Krestinin for the friendly-game against

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. He debuted for

in a friendly game against

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

played on October 11, 2016. In 2016, being only 19, he had a full year regarding national teams; he had represented in same year Kyrgyz U-19, U-21, and debuted for the

A national team.Виктор Кельм: «Буду доказывать, что достоин играть за сборную Кыргызстана!» ("I will demonstrate my value to play for the main national team of Kyrgyzstan"
interview at sport.kg, 9-10-2016, retrieved 11-11-2016 He was then called up for the

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

es on 6 and 11 October against

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

and

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelm, Viktor 1997 births Living people People from Bishkek Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Serbia FC Abdysh-Ata Kant players FC Kara-Balta players FC Kairat players Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan FK Bežanija players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Men's association football forwards Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstani people of German descent