Nuraly Alip

Nuraly Paktuly Alip (Нұралы Пақтұлы Әліп, Nūraly Paqtūly Älıp, ; born 22 December 1999) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg and the Kazakhstan national team.

Club career
In January 2022, Alip joined up with Zenit Saint Petersburg for a trial during their week long training camp in the United Arab Emirates. On 16 February 2022, Alip joined Zenit on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy. On 14 December 2022, Alip moved to Zenit on a permanent basis and signed a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for a year.

On 2 June 2024, Alip scored the winning goal in added time in the 2024 Russian Cup final.

Honours
Kairat
 * Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
 * Kazakhstan Cup: 2018
 * Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up: 2018, 2019

Zenit Saint Petersburg
 * Russian Premier League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
 * Russian Cup: 2023–24
 * Russian Super Cup: 2022, 2024