| Club: | FC Aktobe |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Manager: | Alyaksey Baha Vladimir Zelenovskiy Vakhid Masudov Mukhtar Erimbetov Vladimir Mukhanov |
| Chairman: | Samat Smakov |
| Stadium: | Central Stadium |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
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| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
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The 2021 FC Aktobe season was Aktobe's 1st season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, following their relegation from the league in 2019.
On 6 January, Aktobe announced the signings of Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev, Yury Pertsukh and Didar Zhalmukan.[1]
On 7 January, Aktobe announced the signing of Bojan Dubajić.[2] The following day, 8 January, Hervaine Moukam also joined Aktobe from BATE Borisov.[3]
On 18 February, Aktobe announced the signings of Igor Sergeyev and Tongo Doumbia.[4] [5]
On 27 February, Aktobe announced the signings of Dinmukhamed Kashken, Lasha Totadze, Armen Manucharyan, Michal Jeřábek and Maxim Fedin.[6]
On 10 March, Aktobe where deducted 3 points due to the unavailability of their nominated reserve stadium for their second match-day fixture.[7] On 12 April, Aktobe had these 3 points reinstated after their stadium passed its next inspection and was deemed up to the required standard.[8]
On 14 April, Aktobe announced the signing of Artūras Žulpa and Sergei Revyakin, whilst Esen Zhasanov joined Ekibastuz on loan.[9] [10] [11]
On 5 May, Alyaksey Baha resigned as Head Coach of Aktobe, with Vladimir Zelenovskiy being placed in temporary charge.[12] Later the same day, Aktobe announced the signing of Yury Logvinenko on a free transfer, after he'd left Rotor Volgograd in March 2021.[13]
On 7 June, Vakhid Masudov was announced as Aktobes new Head Coach.[14]
On 9 June, Aktobe announced the signing of Igor Gubanov on a free transfer, after he'd played for Kyzylzhar the previous season.[15]
On 23 June, Aktobe announced that Armen Manucharyan and Lasha Totadze had left the club mutual consent.[16] [17]
On 2 July, Aktobe announced the signing of Dmitry Shomko from Rotor Volgograd.[18]
On 3 July, Vitali Volkov left Aktobe.[19]
On 8 July, Aktobe announced the signing of Zaza Tsitskishvili from Telavi.[20]
On 11 July, Bojan Dubajić left Aktobe.[21]
On 13 July, Aktobe announced the signing of Ramazan Orazov.[22]
On 14 July, Aktobe announced the signing of Temirlan Yerlanov from Ordabasy,[23] and the departure of Igor Gubanov.[24]
On 19 July, Igor Sergeyev left Aktobe to sign for Tobol.[25]
On 26 July, Vakhid Masudov left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent.[26]
On 4 August, Vladimir Mukhanov was appointed as Head Coach of Aktobe for the second time.[27]
On 7 August, Aktobe announced the signing of Nikita Laktionov from Rodina Moscow and Ihar Zyankovich from Minsk.[28] [29]
On 26 August, Aktobe announced the signing of Dmytro Korkishko from Chornomorets Odesa.[30] The following day, 27 August, Vitaliy Balashov signed for Aktobe having left Shakhter Karagandy in June, whilst Joachim Adukor joined on 30 August from Sarajevo.[31] [32]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Zhasur Narzikulov |  | GK | 1984 4, df=yes | Tobol | 2020 | ||||
| 16 | Sergei Revyakin |  | GK | 1995 4, df=yes | Youth team | 2021 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Evgeniy Sitdikov | | GK | 2001 6, df=yes | Youth team | 2020 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dinmukhamed Kashken | | DF | 2000 1, df=yes | Astana | 2021 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Rustam Temirkhan | | DF | 1997 8, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | ||||
| 12 | Alisher Azhimov | | DF | 2001 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2019 | ||||
| 18 | Michal Jeřábek |  | DF | 1993 9, df=yes | Jablonec | 2021 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Ardak Saulet | | DF | 1997 1, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | ||||
| 27 | Yury Logvinenko | | DF | 1988 7, df=yes | Rotor Volgograd | 2021 | ||||
| 31 | Adilkhan Tanzharikov | | DF | 1996 11, df=yes | Zhetysu | 2018 | ||||
| 77 | Dmitry Shomko | | DF | 1990 3, df=yes | Rotor Volgograd | 2021 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Temirlan Yerlanov | | DF | 1993 7, df=yes | Ordabasy | 2021 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Oleg Chernyshov | | MF | 1986 12, df=yes | Tambov | 2021 | ||||
| 10 | Maksim Samorodov | | MF | 2002 6, df=yes | Youth Team | 2020 | ||||
| 14 | Yury Pertsukh | | MF | 1996 5, df=yes | Astana | 2021 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | | MF | 1993 9, df=yes | Caspiy | 2021 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Rifat Nurmugamet | | MF | 1996 5, df=yes | Kairat | 2020 | ||||
| 26 | Ramazan Orazov | | MF | 1998 1, df=yes | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2021 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Zaza Tsitskishvili |  | MF | 1995 7, df=yes | Telavi | 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Nikita Laktionov | | MF | 2000 11, df=yes | Rodina Moscow | 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Artūras Žulpa |  | MF | 1990 6, df=yes | Siena | 2021 | 52 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Joachim Adukor |  | MF | 1993 5, df=yes | Sarajevo | 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Dmytro Korkishko |  | MF | 1990 5, df=yes | Chornomorets Odesa | 2021 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Didar Zhalmukan | | MF | 1996 5, df=yes | Astana | 2021 | ||||
| 88 | Anton Shurigin | | MF | 1988 12, df=yes | Akzhayik | 2017 | ||||
| 93 | Tongo Doumbia |  | MF | 1989 8, df=yes | Unattached | 2021 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Hervaine Moukam |  | MF | 1994 5, df=yes | BATE Borisov | 2021 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 96 | Maxim Fedin | | MF | 1996 6, df=yes | Tobol | 2021 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 33 | Ihar Zyankovich |  | FW | 1987 9, df=yes | Minsk | 2021 | 74 | 17 | ||
| 79 | Ornalin Tauipbek | | FW | 2001 1, df=yes | Youth team | 2020 | ||||
| 91 | Vitaliy Balashov | | FW | 1991 1, df=yes | Unattached | 2021 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| 17 | Esen Zhasanov | | MF | 1998 4, df=yes | Youth Team | 2020 | ||||
| Players that left during the season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Lasha Totadze | | DF | 1988 8, df=yes | Samtredia | 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Demiyat Slambekov | | DF | 1997 1, df=yes | Hegelmann Litauen | 2020 | ||||
| 5 | Armen Manucharyan |  | DF | 1995 2, df=yes | Rotor Volgograd | 2021 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Bojan Dubajić |  | FW | 1990 9, df=yes | BATE Borisov | 2021 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Igor Sergeyev |  | FW | 1993 4, df=yes | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2021 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Vitali Volkov | | MF | 1981 3, df=yes | Okzhetpes | 2018 | ||||
| 66 | Igor Gubanov | | DF | 1992 2, df=yes | Unattached | 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
See main article: article, List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2020–21 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2021.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2021 | MF | | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | Caspiy | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 January 2021 | MF | | Yury Pertsukh | Astana | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 January 2021 | MF | | Didar Zhalmukan | Astana | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 January 2021 | FW | | Bojan Dubajić | BATE Borisov | Undisclosed | ||
| 8 January 2021 | MF | | Hervaine Moukam | BATE Borisov | Undisclosed | ||
| 18 February 2021 | FW | | Igor Sergeyev | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Undisclosed | ||
| 18 February 2021 | MF | | Tongo Doumbia | Unattached | Free | ||
| 27 February 2021 | DF | | Armen Manucharyan | Rotor Volgograd | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 February 2021 | DF | | Michal Jeřábek | Jablonec | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 February 2021 | DF | | Lasha Totadze | Samtredia | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 February 2021 | DF | | Dinmukhamed Kashken | Astana | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 February 2021 | DF | | Maxim Fedin | Tobol | Undisclosed | ||
| 14 April 2021 | GK | | Sergei Revyakin | Unattached | Free | ||
| 14 April 2021 | MF | | Artūras Žulpa | Siena | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 May 2021 | DF | | Yury Logvinenko | Unattached | Free | ||
| 9 June 2021 | DF | | Igor Gubanov | Unattached | Free | ||
| 2 July 2021 | DF | | Dmitry Shomko | Rotor Volgograd | Undisclosed | ||
| 8 July 2021 | MF | | Zaza Tsitskishvili | Telavi | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 July 2021 | MF | | Ramazan Orazov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Undisclosed | ||
| 14 July 2021 | DF | | Temirlan Yerlanov | Ordabasy | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 August 2021 | MF | | Nikita Laktionov | Rodina Moscow | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 August 2021 | FW | | Ihar Zyankovich | Minsk | Undisclosed | ||
| 26 August 2021 | MF | | Dmytro Korkishko | Chornomorets Odesa | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 August 2021 | FW | | Vitaliy Balashov | Unattached | Free | ||
| 30 August 2021 | MF | | Joachim Adukor | Sarajevo | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2021 | DF | | Ardak Saulet | Akzhayik | 28 July 2021 | [33] | |
| 14 April 2021 | MF | | Esen Zhasanov | Ekibastuz | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2021 | DF | | Armen Manucharyan | Urartu | 18 August 2021 | [34] | |
| 23 June 2021 | DF | | Lasha Totadze | Gagra | |||
| 3 July 2021 | MF | | Vitali Volkov | ||||
| 11 July 2021 | FW | | Bojan Dubajić | Enosis Neon | |||
| 12 July 2021 | DF | | Demiyat Slambekov | Aksu | 12 July 2021 | ||
| 14 July 2021 | DF | | Igor Gubanov | SKA Rostov-on-Don |
See main article: 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League.
See main article: 2021 Kazakhstan Cup.
|-|colspan="16"|Players away from Aktobe on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Aktobe during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Kazakhstan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 11 | Igor Sergeyev | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | | 94 | Hervaine Moukam | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| DF | | 27 | Yury Logvinenko | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| MF | | 10 | Maksim Samorodov | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | MF | | 23 | Rifat Nurmugamet | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| FW | | 9 | Bojan Dubajić | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 96 | Maxim Fedin | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| MF | | 73 | Didar Zhalmukan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| FW | | 91 | Vitaliy Balashov | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| DF | | 16 | Michal Jeřábek | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| DF | | 80 | Temirlan Yerlanov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | MF | | 20 | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 14 | Yury Pertsukh | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 70 | Dmytro Korkishko | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Oleg Chernyshov | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 35 | 5 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Kazakhstan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Zhasur Narzikulov | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 16 | Sergei Revyakin | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1 | | GK | Zhasur Narzikulov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | DF | Dinmukhamed Kashken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | DF | Rustam Temirkhan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Oleg Chernyshov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Maksim Samorodov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | DF | Alisher Azhimov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | MF | Yury Pertsukh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | GK | Sergei Revyakin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | DF | Michal Jeřábek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | | MF | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | MF | Rifat Nurmugamet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | | MF | Ramazan Orazov | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | | DF | Yury Logvinenko | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | | DF | Adilkhan Tanzharikov | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 39 | | MF | Nikita Laktionov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | | MF | Artūras Žulpa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 50 | | MF | Joachim Adukor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 73 | | MF | Didar Zhalmukan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | | DF | Dmitry Shomko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 80 | | DF | Temirlan Yerlanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | | MF | Anton Shurigin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 93 | | MF | Tongo Doumbia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | | MF | Hervaine Moukam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 96 | | MF | Maxim Fedin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Aktobe during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | | DF | Lasha Totadze | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | DF | Armen Manucharyan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | | FW | Bojan Dubajić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | FW | Igor Sergeyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 66 | | DF | Igor Gubanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 72 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 91 | 3 | |||||||