Viktor Kelm (Russian: Виктор Кельм,[1] born 2 January 1997) is a Kyrgyz football forward playing for FC Alay.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Kelm | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Alay | ||
| Number | TBD | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | ||
| 2015 | Kairat Almaty | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | ||
| 2015 | Kairat Almaty | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kara-Balta | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bežanija | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Alay Osh | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Kyrgyzstan U17 | 2 | (1) |
| Kyrgyzstan U19 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan U21 | |||
| 2016– | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2016 | |||
Club career
Born in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek,[1] he had played with FC Abdysh-Ata Kant in 2013,[2] and then he was part of the team that finished second in the 2014 Kyrgyzstan League.[3] After playing in January 2015 with Abdysh-Ata main team in the winter Kyrgyzstan League,[4] as well as with team's U-21 side at a tournament in Kazakhstan,[4] he subsequently stayed in the country and, in February 2015, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.[4][5] He spent much time while at Almaty playing with Kairat youth team.[3]
Kelm played with Kyrgyz FC Kara-Balta in 2016.[6] During summer 2016 he joined Serbian side FK Bežanija.[7]
After his spell in Serbia, Kelm returned to Kyrgyzstan and joined FC Alay.[1]
International career
Kelm had been member of the Kyrgyzstan U-17 team at tournaments during 2013 and 2014.[8]
In 2014[9] as in 2015 Kelm had been member of Kyrgyzstan U-21 team.[3]
In March 2015, he was called to Kyrgyzstan main national team by coach Aleksandr Krestinin for the friendly-game against Afghanistan.[5]
He debuted for Kyrgyzstan[10] in a friendly game against Turkmenistan played on October 11, 2016.[11]
In 2016, being only 19, he had a full year regarding national teams; he had represented in same year Kyrgyz U-19, U-21, and debuted for the Kyrgyzstan A national team.[11] He was then called up for the friendly matches on 6 and 11 October against Lebanon and Turkmenistan.[12]