Wesley Junio

Central Defender - Shakhter
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44 Edition

The Shakhter Gazette

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings31 May 2027

Nahuel Curcio beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 27. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad31 May 2027

Tempers go at Shakhter

Nahuel Curcio was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad31 May 2027

Älikhan Israilov signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Älikhan Israilov commits to Shakhter for another 4 years.

The dugout31 May 2027

No hiding place for Aleksandr Migunov

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Aleksandr Migunov, and the manager let it.

The dugout31 May 2027

Samat Beysebekov on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Samat Beysebekov after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

The dugout31 May 2027

Örken Makhan asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Match29 May 2027

No goals between Shakhter and Atyrau

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Atyrau will be the happier side with the point.

Looking ahead31 May 2027

A reunion for Igor' Shatskii

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Tobol in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market31 May 2027

The Maksim Galkin talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Shakhter know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

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43 Edition

The Shakhter Gazette

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match22 May 2027

The drought breaks for Shakhter

9 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and Akzhaiyk were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.

Player ratings24 May 2027

Alexandr Zuev beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad24 May 2027

Tempers go at Shakhter

Igor' Shatskii was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad24 May 2027

Words at Shakhter training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bohdan Savkiv is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match22 May 2027

Shakhter get the job done against Akzhaiyk

A 2‑0 win over Akzhaiyk, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings24 May 2027

Ninety minutes of Nahuel Curcio at his very best

Marked 8.46. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Shakhter.

The dugout24 May 2027

Wesley Junio gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match24 May 2027

Halfway: Shakhter sit in position 9

10 points at the turn. The first half of a season is a promise; the second is a bill, and the town is about to find out which of the two this one was.

The dugout24 May 2027

A satisfied Samat Beysebekov

“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 2‑0, Samat Beysebekov could afford to be generous.

In brief

33 Edition

The Shakhter Gazette

15 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad15 Mar 2027

Tempers go at Shakhter

Nahuel Curcio was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad15 Mar 2027

Words at Shakhter training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bohdan Savkiv is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The terraces15 Mar 2027

The crowd has taken to Nahuel Curcio

At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Player ratings15 Mar 2027

Ninety minutes of Nahuel Curcio at his very best

Marked 8.04. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Shakhter.

Player ratings15 Mar 2027

Alexandr Zuev beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Match13 Mar 2027

Honours even between Shakhter and Tobol

1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

The dugout15 Mar 2027

When it matters, Dias Qalybaev plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout15 Mar 2027

Half-satisfied: Samat Beysebekov on the draw

“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.

Squad15 Mar 2027

Rustambek Fomin has had enough of the bench

“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Shakhter will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.

In brief