Dmitry Byakov

Dmitriy Byakov
Personal information
Full name	Dmitriy Nikolayevich Byakov
Date of birth	9 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Zhetysu
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	CSKA Kairat Almaty
2000	FC Kairat Almaty
2001	FC Anzhi Makhachkala
2001–2002	FC Kairat Almaty
2003–2004	FC Aktobe
2005	FC Shakhter
2006	Astana
2007	FC Almaty
2008	Astana
2008	FC Shakhter
2009	FC Zhetysu
International career‡
2000–2008	Kazakhstan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2008; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2008

Dmitriy Nikolayevich Byakov (Russian: Дмитрий Бяков; born 9 April 1978) is a Kazakh football 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

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