Sherkhan Kalmurza


Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat and its Kazakhstan First League feeder team Kairat-Zhastar.

Club career

Sherkhan Kalmurza played for the youth team at Kairat and he is a two-time Kazakh Youth League champion. He made two appearances during the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League before he was promoted to the club's feeder team Kairat-Zhastar towards the end of the 2024 season at the age of 17. He made his debut for the club during the 4–1 win against Khan Tengri on 17 April 2025.
Kalmurza was first included in the senior Kairat squad after first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Zarutskiy was injured against Celtic on 20 August 2025. He made his debut for Kairat on 14 September 2025 as a first-half substitute after second-choice goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov was injured during the 1–0 victory against Aktobe. He then made his first start for Kairat during the 4–1 loss against Sporting CP during the UEFA Champions League on 18 September 2025; during the match, Kalmurza saved a first-half penalty kick from Morten Hjulmand, becoming the youngest keeper to save a penalty in a Champions League debut.
Kalmurza returned to playing for Kairat-Zhastar on 24 October 2025 during the 5–1 victory against SD Family Astana.

International career

He represented Kazakhstan U17 during the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition, and he has also represented the Kazakhstan U19 team.

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Honours

Kairat U18
Kairat