Dmitriy Byakov

Dmitriy Nikolayevich Byakov (; born 9 April 1978) is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder. He plays for FC Zhetysu. Byakov also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team. His first name is also sometimes translated as Dmitry or Dmitri.

Club career Dmitriy Byakov's club career started in the year 1998 with the CSKA Kairat Almaty club.

Incident On 9 April 2003, on his 25th birthday, Dmitriy was stabbed in the heart after a brawl in a nightclub in Almaty. He returned to professional level football after two years of recovery.

International career Dmitriy first played for the Kazakhstan national football team in 2000. He was Kazakhstan's top scorer in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, scoring 5 goals against Azerbaijan, Finland, Belgium, Poland and Portugal, three of which were away goals.

Career statistics International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 23 April 2001 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 5–0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qual. 2. 23 April 2001 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 5–0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qual. 3. 6 September 2006 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–1 Draw Euro 2008 qualifier 4. 7 March 2007 Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent, Kazakhstan 2–0 Win Friendly 5. 22 August 2007 Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland 2–1 Loss Euro 2008 qualifier 6. 12 September 2007 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2–2 Draw Euro 2008 qualifier 7. 13 October 2007 Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 3–1 Loss Euro 2008 qualifier 8. 17 October 2007 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–2 Loss Euro 2008 qualifier Correct as of 13 January 2017