Maksat Yesengeldiuly Taykenov (Kazakh: Мақсат Есенгелдіұлы Тәйкенов, Maqsat Esengeldıūly Täikenov; born 14 August 1997) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Caspiy and the Kazakhstan national team.
Taykenov began his senior career with Bayterek, before moving to Caspiy in 2018.
He made his professional debut with Caspiy in a 3–0 Kazakhstan Premier League loss to FC Kairat on 18 August 2020.
[1] Taykenov made his international debut for the Kazakhstan national team in a 0–1 loss to Finland at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 4 September 2021, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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