Rauan Isaliyev Explained

Rauan Isaliyev
Fullname:	Rauan Orynbasarovich Isaliyev
Birth Date:	13 May 1988
Birth Place:	Oral, Kazakhstan
Height:	180cm (70inches)^[1]
Position:	Midfielder
Currentclub:	Sibselmash
Clubnumber:	80
Years1:	2002–2008
Clubs1:	Akzhaiyk
Years2:	2008–2010
Clubs2:	Vodnik
Caps2:	30^[2]
Goals2:	8
Years3:	2010–2012
Caps3:	48^[3] ^[4]
Goals3:	39
Clubs3:	Start
Years4:	2012–
Caps4:	138^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Goals4:	84
Clubs4:	Sibselmash
Nationalyears1:	2006–
Nationalteam1:	Kazakhstan

Rauan Orynbasarovich Isaliyev (Kazakh: Рауан Орынбасарұлы Исалиев|translit=Rauan Orynbasarūly Isalıev, Russian: Рауан Орынбасарович Исалиев|, born 13 May 1988) is a Kazakh bandy player and captain of the national team. He currently plays as midfielder for Sibselmash from Novosibirsk in the Russian Bandy Super League.^[10]

Biography

Isaliyev was born 13 May 1988 in Oral, West Kazakhstan Region,^[1] and started his bandy career in 2002 with Akzhayik Sports Club until 2008.^[11] He spent his next two seasons with Vodnik in Arkhangelsk, then two seasons with Start in Nizhny Novgorod.^[11]

With the national bandy team, Isaliyev has won bronze medals at the Bandy World Championship (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).^[10] At the 2011 Asian Winter Games, he was top goalscorer in the bandy tournament, and Kazakhstan won the goal medal on home ice at the Medeu in Almaty.^[12] He was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony.^[13]

After the 2012–13 league season he was elected best player in Start.^[14] Following the 2018–19 season he achieved that feat with Sibselmash for the third year in a row.^[15]

At the 2018 World Championship he was the topscorer in Division A.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович. ru. rusbandy.ru. 17 September 2017.
2. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2009/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2009-2010. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
3. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2010/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2010-2011. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
4. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2011/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2011-2012. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
5. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2012/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2012-2013. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
6. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2013/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2013-2014. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
7. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2014/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2014-2015. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
8. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2015/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2015-2016. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
9. Web site: http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/201/stats2016/. ru:Исалиев Рауан Орынбасарович: 2016-2017. rusbandy.ru. ru. 17 September 2017.
10. Web site: http://sibselmash.nsk.ru/club.php?plr=57. ru:Рауан Исалиев. sibselmash.nsk.ru. 17 September 2017. ru.
11. Web site: Rauan Isaliev. bandysidan.nu. sv. 17 September 2017.
12. Web site: Рауан Исалиев лидирует в списке бомбардиров в турнире по бенди. kk. Sports.kz. 4 February 2011. 17 September 2017.
13. Web site: Опубликован календарь матчей турнира по хоккею с мячом Азиады-2011. Борис. Фоминых. 15 January 2011. bandynet.ru. 12 November 2017.
14. Web site: http://arena-rv.ru/наши-звезды-рауан-исалиев.html. ru:НАШИ ЗВЕЗДЫ /Рауан Исалиев. March 2012. Арена. ru. 17 August 2017.
15. Web site: Рауан ИСАЛИЕВ - лучший в сезоне третий год подряд!.
16. http://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-s-issaliyev-named-top-scorer-of-2018-bandy-world-championship_a3143705 Kazakhstan's Issaliyev named top scorer of 2018 Bandy World Championship