Zhakyp Yesimuly Kozhamberdy ( kk, Жақып Есімұлы Қожамберді, ''Jaqyp Esımūly Qojamberdı''; born 26 February 1992) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a
midfielder for
FC Taraz.
Club career
He made his debut for Taraz on 14 June 2013, starting in a 0–1 home defeat against
Ordabasy and being substituted after 79 minutes for
Adilet Kudaybergen. Fifteen days later, he came on as a 75th-minute substitute for
Sherkhan Bauyrzhan and scored both of the team's goals in a 2–1 home win over
Shakhter Karagandy
Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footbal ...
. These were his only league goals in 8 appearances that season. On 10 November, he started in the
Kazakhstan Cup final against Shakhter at the
Astana Arena
The Astana Arena ( kk, Астана Арена) is a football stadium in Astana, Kazakhstan. The stadium holds 30,000 and has a retractable roof. It serves as the national stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team. Astana Arena is the lar ...
, a 0–1 defeat in which he was replaced by
Emanuel Odita with three minutes remaining.
On 8 July 2015, Kozhamberdy moved to
FC Astana on a six-month contract, with the option of an extension at the end of it.
International career
He made his debut for the
Kazakhstan national football team on 18 February 2015, replacing
Azat Nurgaliev
Azat Malikuly Nurgaliyev ( kk, Азат Мәлікұлы Нұрғалиев, ''Azat Mälıkūly Nūrğaliev''; born 30 June 1986) is a Kazakh professional footballer who last played for FC Tobol as a midfielder.
Career Club
The pupil of the ...
for the last 16 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win over
Moldova in
Aksu.
References
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Living people
1992 births
Men's association football midfielders
Kazakhstani men's footballers
Kazakhstan men's international footballers
Kazakhstan Premier League players
FC Taraz players
FC Astana players
FC Okzhetpes players
FC Zhetysu players
FC Kyran players
Footballers from Taraz