• 2019 and 2021. Marin TOMASOV (31.08.1987, Zadar, SFRY)

Ooh, Ma-rin To-ma-sov! This is how the fans sincerely greeted their idol at the celebration of the fifth championship title of modern FC Astana, which took place at the fashionable Rixos hotel on November 29, 2018.

And he really deserved these epithets! Light, fast, with a long stride, the ex-midfielder of the Croatian youth team has repeatedly baffled the opposing defense.Tomasov started his second championship season right off the bat.

On March 4, 2018, Marin scored two goals against Almaty FC Kairat in the match for the Kazakhstan Super Cup and secured victory for his club (3-0). In the first 10 rounds of the championship, he scored 4 goals and made 10 assists, after which FC Astana bought his contract from the Croatian FC Rijeka.

At the end of the season, he played 30 games in the championship (the most in the team), scored 14 goals (the most in the team), and became the Champion of Kazakhstan for the second time with FC Astana.

In European competition he played all 14 matches of the season and scored one goal against French FC Rennes. In 2021, Thomasov became the oldest in the history of determining the Best Footballer of the Year in Kazakhstan.