Dmitry Byakov


Dmitriy Nikolayevich Byakov 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 in the club CSKA Kairat Almaty.

Incident

On 9 April 2003, on his 25th birthday, Dmitriy was stabbed in the heart after a brawl in a night club in Almaty. After two years of recovery he returned to professional level.

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