# Dastan Satpayev (Дастан Талғатұлы Сәтпаев)
**Dastan Satpayev** (Дастан Талғатұлы Сәтпаев; born 2008) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a forward. He came through the academy of Kairat Almaty, became the youngest debutant in the history of the [Kazakhstan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kazakhstan) national team, and joined Chelsea in August 2026, immediately moving to Championship club Burnley on a season-long loan.[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) • [2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2008, Almaty, Kazakhstan[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move) |
| Position | Centre-forward, also capable of playing across the attack[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) • [3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/dastan-satpayev-scout-report) |
| Youth club | Kairat Almaty academy from age eight; reserve-team football in 2023/24 with one goal in five appearances[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move) |
| Kairat record | 58 first-team appearances and 26 goals, including UEFA Champions League matches[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) |
| Chelsea transfer | Agreed February 2025 for a reported €4 million; completed August 2026 on a contract until 2033[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) |
| International records | Youngest Kazakhstan debutant (16 years, 7 months, 10 days) and youngest Kazakh goalscorer (17 years, 3 months, 3 days)[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) |
| Current club | Burnley, on a season-long loan from Chelsea for 2026/27[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) |
## Kairat Almaty
Satpayev was born in Almaty and joined the Kairat Almaty academy at eight years old. His first senior football came in the 2023/24 campaign with Kairat's reserve team in the second tier, where he scored once in five appearances, before his first-team debut in May 2024 as a substitute.[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
Before that breakthrough he had drawn attention in youth football, recording 27 goals and 10 assists in 28 matches in Kazakhstan's biggest youth league across 2023 and 2024.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/dastan-satpayev-scout-report) He went on to make 58 first-team appearances for Kairat, scoring 26 goals, according to Chelsea's announcement of his transfer.[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) Burnley's announcement gives his domestic totals as 27 goals in 63 appearances in his native country.[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
In the 2025/26 season Kairat reached the Champions League league phase for the first time, and Satpayev featured against opponents including Real Madrid and [Inter Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/inter-milan).[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move) He became the youngest Kazakh to play in a [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league) game, and in November 2025 scored against FC Copenhagen, making him the first Kazakh to score in the Champions League and the youngest Kazakh to score in a UEFA club competition.[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move) • [4](https://www.calciotattico.com/en/scout-report/dastan-satpayev-scout-report/) He was also his side's top scorer in the qualifying rounds for the league phase, with three goals.[5](https://as.com/futbol/champions/kairat-el-equipo-fronterizo-con-china-que-esta-a-un-paso-de-la-champions-n/)
## Move to Chelsea
His agent, German Tkachenko, said after the deal that other clubs in England, Spain, and Italy had also been interested.[6](https://www.transfermarkt.com/dastan-satpaev-meet-the-future-chelsea-star-and-kazakh-sensation-compared-to-aguero/view/news/463733) FourFourTwo reported the permanent deal as worth £3.3 million plus add-ons.[7](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/chelsea-unveil-trialist-in-first-game-under-xabi-alonso)
Because the transfer could not become official until his 18th birthday on 12 August, Satpayev joined Chelsea's squad for pre-season training in July 2026 as an international trialist, a status that allowed him to represent the club with permission from Kairat and his parents. He scored Chelsea's first goal of the [Xabi Alonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/xabi-alonso) era in a 6–4 pre-season friendly win over Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney and featured in four fixtures on the club's tour of Australia and Asia.[7](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/chelsea-unveil-trialist-in-first-game-under-xabi-alonso) • [1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) He played his final Kairat match in June 2026, scoring twice against Kyzylzhar.[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imG7-mu0Y78)
Once the transfer completed, Chelsea confirmed a contract running until 2033 and a season-long loan to Championship side Burnley for the 2026/27 campaign.[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch)
## International career
Satpayev received his first senior call-up in March 2025 and debuted in a friendly win against Curaçao, becoming the youngest player ever to represent Kazakhstan at 16 years, 7 months, and 10 days.[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move) • [1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) His first international goal came in November 2025, the opener in a 1–1 World Cup qualifier draw against Belgium, a week before his Champions League goal against Copenhagen; at 17 years, 3 months, and 3 days he became the youngest player to score for Kazakhstan.[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) • [2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
Chelsea's announcement credits him with eight senior appearances for Kazakhstan at the time of his transfer,[1](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch) while Burnley's announcement, published days later, gives nine caps and a goal.[2](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
## Style of play
FourFourTwo's scout report describes Satpayev as a right-footed center-forward who is effectively two-footed in front of goal, with rapid acceleration that creates separation from defenders, strong off-ball running and pressing, and a low center of gravity that helps him against deep defensive blocks. Listed weaknesses include hold-up play, where his lack of height and strength (he is listed at 1.76 m) leaves him outmuscled in duels, and consistency, with scoring tending to come in short bursts.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/dastan-satpayev-scout-report) Field Insider lists him at 173 cm and as a winger.[9](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/dastan-satpaev-445472)
The comparison to [Sergio Agüero](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-aguero), made by several outlets, rests on his finishing instincts and ability to find space in tight areas.[3](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/dastan-satpayev-scout-report) • [10](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/dastan-satpaev-scout-report-kairat-almaty-2025-2026-analysis-tactics)
## References
1. [Dastan Satpayev completes Chelsea transfer and seals loan switch, Chelsea FC](https://chelseafc.global.ssl.fastly.net/en/news/article/dastan-satpayev-completes-chelsea-transfer-and-seals-loan-switch)
2. [SATPAYEV MAKES BURNLEY MOVE!, Burnley FC](https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/media-article/satpayev-makes-burnley-move)
3. [Who exactly is Dastan Satpayev? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/dastan-satpayev-scout-report)
4. [Dastan Satpayev, scout report: eighteen for three days and a seven-year contract at Chelsea, Calciotattico](https://www.calciotattico.com/en/scout-report/dastan-satpayev-scout-report/)
5. [Kairat: el equipo fronterizo con China que está a un paso de la Champions, AS](https://as.com/futbol/champions/kairat-el-equipo-fronterizo-con-china-que-esta-a-un-paso-de-la-champions-n/)
6. [Dastan Satpaev: Meet the future Chelsea star and Kazakh sensation compared to Agüero, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/dastan-satpaev-meet-the-future-chelsea-star-and-kazakh-sensation-compared-to-aguero/view/news/463733)
7. [Chelsea make strange trialist decision in first game under Xabi Alonso, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/chelsea-unveil-trialist-in-first-game-under-xabi-alonso)
8. [Dastan Satpayev played his final match for Kairat before transferring to Chelsea, Halyq Press (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imG7-mu0Y78)
9. [Dastan Satpaev - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/dastan-satpaev-445472)
10. [Dastan Satpayev Scout Report At Kairat Almaty 2025/2026, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/dastan-satpaev-scout-report-kairat-almaty-2025-2026-analysis-tactics)
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