Mirbek Akhmataliev

Mirbek Akhmataliyevich Akhmataliyev (; ; born 7 February 1994 in Orozbekov) is a Kyrgyz footballer who plays for Kyrgyz Premier League club Toktogul and the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Club career Akhmataliyev signed for FC Dordoi Bishkek for the 2016 season after previously impressing with the club's youth sides and as a top scorer in the league for Dinamo Bishkek and Alga Bishkek. Following the season he competed with the club in 2017 AFC Cup and scored against Benfica de Macau in the qualifying round.

The following season he transferred to Tatvan Gençlerbirliği Spor of the Turkish Regional Amateur League. For the next season he moved to Kale Belediyespor of the same league.

He split the 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League season between Kaganat and Abdysh-Ata Kant. In total he scored nineteen goals in 28 matches to win the scoring title and helping Abdysh-Ata Kant finish second in the table. Following the season he signed for PDRM of the Malaysia Premier League. During pre-season, he scored three goals in three matches including against Kedah Darul Aman, Sri Pahang, and Selegor 2. He became captain of the squad shortly after signing.

By August 2024 he was again playing in his home country. On August 15, during a Muras United training session at the Selmash stadium in Bishkek, a fight broke out among the team's players, resulting in Mirbek Akhmataliyev breaking the jaw of his teammate Evgeni Terzin. As a result, the club terminated Akhmataliyev's contract and he was also disqualified from football for 5 years by the Kyrgyzstan Football Federation's Disciplinary Committee.

International career Akhmataliyev made his senior international debut on 11 October 2016 in a friendly against Turkmenistan.

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