{{Short description|Kazakhstani footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Elkhan Astanov | fullname = Elkhan Astanuly Astanov | image = | caption = | height = 1.86 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|21}} | birth_place = Shymkent, Kazakhstan | position = Winger | currentclub = Ordabasy | clubnumber = 20 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Ordabasy U21 | caps1 = 59 | goals1 = 19 | years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = Ordabasy | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = Astana | caps3 = 47 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = Ordabasy | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2020–2022 | nationalteam1 = Kazakhstan U21 | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Kazakhstan | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | pcupdate = 2 November 2025 | ntupdate = 18 November 2025 }} '''Elkhan Astanuly Astanov''' ({{langx|kk|Елхан Астанұлы Астанов}}; born 21 May 2000) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a winger for Ordabasy and the Kazakhstan national team.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>

==Career== ===Club=== On 13 March 2023, Astana announced the signing of Astanov from Ordabasy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Эльхан Астанов – официально игрок "Астаны" |url=https://fcastana.kz/news/elkhan-astanov-ofitsialno-igrok-astany |website=fcastana.kz |publisher=FC Astana |access-date=15 March 2023 |language=Russian |date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

===International=== Astanov made his international debut for Kazakhstan on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France, which finished as a 2–0 loss.<ref name="EUF">{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31397 |title=Elkhan Astanov |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International=== {{updated|match played 19 November 2022|<ref name="EUF"/>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Kazakhstan |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2021||1||0 |- |2022||8||1 |- !Total!!9!!1 |}

===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 13 June 2022 || Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan || {{fb|SVK}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–1 || 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FootballFacts.ru}} * {{Soccerway}} * [https://vesti.kz/player/31172/ Elkhan Astanov] at Vesti.kz

{{FC Ordabasy squad}} {{Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year}}

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