Viktor Kelm

{{Short description|Kyrgyzstani footballer (born 1997)}}

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| name = Viktor Kelm

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| fullname = Viktor Olegovich Kelm

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

| height = {{height|m=}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = FC Alay

| clubnumber = TBD

| youthyears1 = 2013–2015

| youthclubs1 = Abdysh-Ata Kant

| youthyears2 = 2015

| youthclubs2 = Kairat Almaty

| years1 = 2014–2015

| years2 = 2015

| years3 = 2016

| years4 = 2016

| years5 = 2017–

| clubs1 = Abdysh-Ata Kant

| clubs2 = Kairat Almaty

| clubs3 = Kara-Balta

| clubs4 = Bežanija

| clubs5 = Alay Osh

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| caps2 = 0

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 2

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| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

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| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam1 = Kyrgyzstan U17

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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| nationalteam2 = Kyrgyzstan U19

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| nationalteam3 = Kyrgyzstan U21

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| nationalyears4 = 2016–

| nationalteam4 = Kyrgyzstan

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 11 November 2016

| ntupdate = 11 November 2016

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Viktor Olegovich Kelm ({{langx|ru|Виктор Олегович Кельм}};[http://footballfacts.ru/players/1920607-kelm-viktor Viktor Kelm] at footballfacts.ru born 2 January 1997) is a Kyrgyz football forward playing for FC Alay.

Club career

Born in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, he had played with FC Abdysh-Ata Kant in 2013,[http://ffkr.kg/en/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83-%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8E-%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82/ Предлагаем Вашему вниманию фототчет с закрытия Медиа-Лиги ФСЖ.] at Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic official website, 30-12-2013, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} and then he was part of the team that finished second in the 2014 Kyrgyzstan League.[http://www.sports.kz/news/kayrat-popolnil-molodoy-kyirgyizstanets «Кайрат» пополнил молодой кыргызстанец ("Kairat brings young Kyrgyz")] at sports.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} After playing in January 2015 with Abdysh-Ata main team in the winter Kyrgyzstan League,[http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/200373/ "Кайрат" пополнился футболистом молодежной сборной Кыргызстана ("Kairat signs Kyrgyz U-21 player")] at vesti.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} as well as with team's U-21 side at a tournament in Kazakhstan, he subsequently stayed in the country and, in February 2015, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.[http://sport.akipress.org/news:97847 Состав национальной сборной КР по футболу на товарищеский матч против Афганистана ("Kyrgyz team for the friendly match against Afghanistan")] at sport.akipress.org, 10-3-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} He spent much time while at Almaty playing with Kairat youth team.

Kelm played with Kyrgyz FC Kara-Balta in 2016.[http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=534145&epoca_id=0 Viktor Kelm] at zerozero.pt During summer 2016 he joined Serbian side FK Bežanija.[http://www.prvaligasrbije.com/?nav=klub&sub=igrac&klubid=1&igracid=3202 Viktor Kelm] at Serbian First League official website

After his spell in Serbia, Kelm returned to Kyrgyzstan and joined FC Alay.

International career

Kelm had been member of the Kyrgyzstan U-17 team at tournaments during 2013 and 2014.[http://vesti.kz/player/9305/ Viktor Kelm] at vesti.kz, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}}

In 2014[http://www.vb.kg/doc/297556_fytbol:_molodejka_vyigrala_kontrolnyy_match_y_kazahstanskogo_taraza.html Футбол: "молодежка" выиграла контрольный матч у казахстанского "Тараза" ("Youth team plays a preparation match against Kazakh team Taraz")] at vb.kg, 22-12-2014, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} as in 2015 Kelm had been member of Kyrgyzstan U-21 team.

In March 2015, he was called to Kyrgyzstan main national team by coach Aleksandr Krestinin for the friendly-game against Afghanistan.

He debuted for Kyrgyzstan[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/65551/Viktor_Kelm.html Viktor Kelm] at National-Football-Teams.com in a friendly game against Turkmenistan played on October 11, 2016.

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.[http://sport.kg/main_news/35246-viktor-kelm-budu-dokazyvat-chto-dostoin-igrat-za-sbornuyu-kyrgyzstana.html#.WCaPifmLTIU Виктор Кельм: «Буду доказывать, что достоин играть за сборную Кыргызстана!» ("I will demonstrate my value to play for the main national team of Kyrgyzstan"] interview at sport.kg, 9-10-2016, retrieved 11-11-2016 {{in lang|ru}} He was then called up for the friendly matches on 6 and 11 October against Lebanon and Turkmenistan.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Футбол: на подготовку к матчу с Ливаном не вызваны в сборную пятеро игроков|url=http://www.vb.kg/doc/347801_fytbol:_na_podgotovky_k_matchy_s_livanom_ne_vyzvany_v_sbornyu_piatero_igrokov.html|website=vb.kg|accessdate=12 October 2016|language=Russian|date=6 October 2016}}

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