Alidzhoni Ayni
Tajikistani professional football player
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Burizod Alidzhoni Ayni (Tajik: Алиҷони Айни, Russian: Алиджони Айни; born 6 August 2004) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tajik club Istiklol, and the Tajikistan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Burizod Alidzhoni Ayni | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kulob, Tajikistan | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istiklol | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv-Pamir | |||
| 2021 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Regar-TadAZ | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Krasnodar-2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Istiklol (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Samgurali | 32 | (0) |
| 2026– | Istiklol | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Tajikistan U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020– | Tajikistan U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021– | Tajikistan | 12 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 15 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Club
During the 2022 summer transfer window, Ayni left Regar-TadAZ for whom he played for during the first half of the 2022 season.[2]
On 11 August 2022, Ayni signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and was initially assigned to the reserves team, Krasnodar-2.[3]
On 18 February 2023, Ayni signed for Istiklol on loan until the end of 2023.[4]
In February 2024, Ayni moved to Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali in Georgia.[5]
On 5 March 2026, Istiklol announced the signing of Ayni from Samgurali Tskaltubo.[6]
International
In March 2021, Ayni was called up to the Tajikistan national team for the first time, as a replacement for Iskandar Dzhalilov who'd suffered a dislocated foot and fracture lower leg.[7] Ayni subsequently made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 against Mongolia, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Parvizdzhon Umarbayev.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 June 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Istiklol (loan) | 2023[11] | Tajikistan Higher League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 0[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Samgurali | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Istiklol | 2026[12] | Tajikistan Higher League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[d] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
- Includes Russian Cup, Tajikistan Cup, Georgian Cup
- Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
- Appearances in the Tajik Supercup
- Appearances and goals in the AFC Challenge League
International
| Tajikistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 January 2024[8]
Honours
Istiklol
