Career
Kuat scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 10 October 2015 in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in a Union of European Football Associations Euro 2016 qualifier. He became very well known in Turkey, thanks to his goal against Latvia, which enabled the Turkish team to qualify direct as the best third-placed side in the Union of European Football Associations Euro 2016 qualifying. A dozen Turkish fans presented him with gifts and a bouquet of flowers, and thanked him personally at half-time during Kairat"s game against Atyrau on 17 October.