Panyukov leaves Ural on Kazakh loan

Andrey Panyukov has left Ural Ekaterinburg to join Kazakh side FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK on loan. The deal will run until December this year.

Panyukov has already joined his new teammates at their training camp in Turkey. Kyzyl-Zhar SK are preparing for the start of their domestic championship, which is held from spring to autumn. 

This summer, the Petropavlovsk-based side will play in European competition for the first time in its history, as they face UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The club already have Russians on their books, in Pavel Yakovlev and former national team player Denis Kolodin on the coaching staff.

This season Panyukov has scored once in six Russian Premier Liga matches, and once in one Russian Cup match. In total, he has managed 13 goals in 75 RPL appearances for Ural, Zenit St. Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow.