Rinat Abdulin

Renat Footovich Abdulin (; born 14 April 1982) is a Kazakh retired footballer.

Career Abdulin has previously played for Kairat Almaty.

On 15 June 2017, Abdulin moved from FC Ordabasy to FC Okzhetpes. He retired at the end of 2019.

International career He scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 1 April 2009 in a 5–1 defeat to Belarus in a World Cup qualifying match. In his next appearance, he fouled England striker Emile Heskey to concede a penalty in a 4–0 defeat.

Even so, he created a shock in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying by scoring the goal to take the lead over the World Cup's eventual third place team Netherlands in the Amsterdam ArenA. Kazakhstan eventually lost 1–3, but it marked for the first time ever a Central Asian side had taken the lead over the world's strongest teams.

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 April 2009 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–0 1–5 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. 2. 10 October 2014 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 0–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qual.Correct as of 13 January 2017