Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov
Kazakh footballer (born 1998)
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Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov (Kazakh: Бақтияр Батыржанұлы Зайнутдинов; born 2 April 1998) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Kazakhstan national team. Known for his versatility, he mainly plays as a left-sided winger or full-back alongside a host of other positions.
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Zaynutdinov with Beşiktaş in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Taraz, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Taraz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Taraz | 27 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Astana | 27 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Rostov | 31 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | CSKA Moscow | 64 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Beşiktaş | 36 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dynamo Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kazakhstan U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018– | Kazakhstan | 44 | (15) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:30, 13 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
He is Kazakhstan’s all time top goalscorer.[2]
Career
Club
On 25 November 2017, FC Astana announced the signing of Zaynutdinov.[3] On 4 October 2018, in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage game against Rennes, he scored his first continental goal, becoming at 20 years and 6 months the youngest Kazakh goalscorer in an UEFA club competition final stage game.[4]
On 12 January 2019, Zaynutdinov signed for Rostov.[5] On 8 December 2019, he scored twice in a 4–1 away victory over FC Spartak Moscow.[6]
On 25 August 2020, he signed a five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[7]
On 21 August 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[8] Three days later, on 24 August 2024, he played his first game and scored his first and only goal with Beşiktaş in the first leg of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, an away game against Dynamo Kiev[a], as the Turkish side won the game 3-2.[9] It was his second continental goal and his first in UEFA Conference League.
On 31 January 2025, he got severely injured at his hamstring and was sidelined for the rest of the season.[10]
On 28 July 2025, Zaynutdinov signed a four-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 October 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Taraz | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Astana | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 7 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[f] | 1 | – | 37 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 25 | ||
- game relocated in Bucharest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Includes Kazakhstan Cup, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances, one goal in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[13]
| Kazakhstan | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 15 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.[13]
Honours
Astana FC
CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş