Marsel Islamkulov

As a youth player, Islamkulov joined the youth academy of Dynamo (Kyiv), Ukraine's most successful club, after playing for the youth academy of Abdysh-Ata in Kyrgyzstan. Before the 2013 season, he signed for Kazakhstani second division side Astana-1964.

From 2017 to 2019, Islamkulov was periodically called up to the Kazakhstan national team, but remained on the bench in all those cases. In 2023, he switched international allegiance to the Kyrgyzstan national team. He made his debut on 25 December 2023 in a friendly against Uzbekistan. He was included in Kyrgyzstan's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.