The winner of the Eduard Son Award, presented to the best forward of the Freedom QJ League season, has been announced.
Following the 2026 season, the individual award went to Ordabasy forward Adilbek Turdakh, who received the prize at the annual QJL Awards ceremony.
Adilbek scored 16 goals – the second-highest tally in the League – finding the net in each of the final three matchweeks. He also provided 6 assists and led the competition in headed attempts with 26. The forward finished the season with bronze medals in the flagship competition, having claimed silver in the U-17 tournament a year earlier.
Matchweek 11 was particularly successful for Adilbek: Ordabasy defeated Astana 4–1 away from home, with Turdakh directly involved in all four goals – scoring once and providing three assists. In Matchweek 18, his equaliser in response to Daulet Orynbasar’s goal earned the Shymkent side a 1–1 draw against Kairat – one of only two matches in which the champions dropped points all season.
The Eduard Son Award was previously won by Ramazan Bagdat (Kairat) in 2023, Nurdaulet Orynbasar (Taraz) in 2024 and Abylai Toleukhan (Kairat) in 2025.
