Ruslan Valiullin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ruslan Valiullin

| fullname = Ruslan Damirovich Valiullin

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.80 m{{Soccerway}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|9|9}}

| birth_place = Oral, Kazakhstan

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Kyzylzhar

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2011–2017

| clubs1 = Akzhayik

| caps1 = 92

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Aktobe

| caps2 = 46

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = Tobol

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Tobol

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Kyzylzhar

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Kazakhstan U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Kazakhstan

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| pcupdate = 10 May 2025

| ntupdate = 22:10, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

}}

Ruslan Damirovich Valiullin ({{langx|ru|Руслан Дамирович Валиуллин}}; {{langx|tt-Cyrl|Руслан Дамир улы Вәлиуллин}}; born 9 September 1994) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kyzylzhar and the Kazakhstan national team.{{WorldFootball.net}}

Club career

On 23 August 2023, Tobol announced the return of Valiullin to their squad until the end of the 2023 season following a ban for doping.{{cite web |title=Руслан вернулся! |url=https://fctobol.kz/2023/08/23/%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%bd%d1%83%d0%bb%d1%81%d1%8f/ |website=fctobol.kz |publisher=FC Tobol |access-date=29 August 2023 |language=Kazakh |date=23 August 2023}}

International career

Valiullin made his international debut for Kazakhstan on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France.

Following scoring two goals in Kazakhstan's 2-2 draw at home to Ukraine in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 1 September 2021, Valiullin was informed that he had failed a drugs test after his club, Tobol, played against MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 12 August 2021.{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan soccer player Valiullin fails UEFA doping test |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/09/09/kazakhstan-soccer-player-valiullin-fails-uefa-doping-test/49055603/ |website=usatoday.com/ |publisher=USA Today |access-date=13 February 2022 |date=9 September 2021}}