Mirlan Abdraimovich Murzayev (Kyrgyz: Мирлан Мурзаев; Russian: Мирлан Абдраимович Мурзаев; born 29 March 1990) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kyrgyz Premier League club FC Bars Issyk-Kul and the Kyrgyzstan national team.
In January 2014, Murzayev moved to Denizlispor in the TFF First League on a six-month contract.[1]
While playing for FC Dordoi Bishkek in May 2015, Murzayev became the 17th player to score 100 goals in Kyrgyzstan League and Cup matches.[2]
In January 2016, Murzayev was linked with a move to Al-Ahli, a move that was blocked by his current club at the time, Afjet Afyonspor.[3]
On 9 March 2019, Dordoi Bishkek announced the return of Murzayev.[4] On 29 July 2019, Dordoi Bishkek announced that Murzayev was leaving the club to move the KTFF 1. Lig.[5] On 5 August, Murzayev was announced as a new signing for Doğan Türk Birliği.[6]
On 1 August 2021, Mirlan Murzayev joined Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC on a one–year deal.[7][8] He made his debut on 23 November against Hyderabad FC in a 1–0 win.[9] He scored his first goal on 18 December in their 2–1 win against Odisha.[10]
On 17 July 2022, Mirlan would join Navbahor Namangan on a free from Alga.[11] In December, he returned to India to play in the I-League, signing with Mohammedan Sporting.[12]
On 27 June 2023, it was announced that Murzayev had agreed to join Hanoi FC on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his Mohammedan contract.[13] He joined on a free transfer and reunited with his former Chennaiyin manager Božidar Bandović. He made his V.League 1 debut in a 0–1 home loss against Song Lam Nghe An on 2 July.[14] On 16 September, Murzayev's release from Hanoi was confirmed on the club's Facebook account.
On 29 December 2023, Dordoi Bishkek announced the return of Murzayev.[15] On 25 March 2024, Dordoi Bishkek announced that Murzayev had left the club by mutual consent.[16]
A full international for Kyrgyzstan since 2009, Murzayev represented the nation at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. With 16 goals, he is the team's all-time top goalscorer.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2009 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 16 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2009 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Nepal |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 2 | 30 March 2009 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Palestine |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 3 | 23 August 2009 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India |  India |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
| 4 | 28 August 2009 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India |  Sri Lanka |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
| 5 | 30 August 2016 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 14 November 2017 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, China |  Macau |
4–2 | 4–3 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 27 March 2018 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | India |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 6 September 2018 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Palestine |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 21 January 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates |
1–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 10 | 15 October 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Mongolia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 11 June 2021 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan |  Myanmar |
5–0 | 8–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 6–0 | |||||
| 13 | 8–1 | |||||
| 14 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Japan |
1–3 | 1–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 25 March 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2022 Nowruz Cup |
| 16 | 16 June 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Iran |
1–2 | 1–5 | 2023 CAFA Nations Cup |
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