Dinar Khafizullin
Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
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Dinar Ramilevich Khafizullin (Russian: Динар Рамилевич Хафизуллин) (born 5 January 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Dinar Khafizullin | |||
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| Born |
5 January 1989 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Ak Bars Kazan HC Vityaz SKA Saint Petersburg Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
Khafizullin made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season.[1] During his fourth season with HC Vityaz in 2013–14, Khafizullin was traded at the deadline to contending club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Georgy Berdyukov on 16 January 2014.[2]
Following eight seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg, and following pre-season leading into the 2021–22 season, Khafizullin was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in exchange for Mikhail Vorobyev on 28 August 2021.[3]
On 4 May 2022, Khafizullin signed a two-year contract as a free agent to return to his original KHL club, Ak Bars Kazan.[4] In the 2022–23 season, Khafizullin contributed with 10 assist from the blueline in 41 regular season games.
After completing the first season of his contract with Ak Bars, Khafizullin opted to return to previous club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, to play the remaining year of contract on 14 July 2023.[5]
Prior to the 2025–26 season, Khafizullin left Salavat as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 31 July 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 44 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 41 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 62 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 65 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| KHL totals | 736 | 36 | 166 | 202 | 323 | 148 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 75 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Russia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2019 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2009 Canada | |
International
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) | 2015, 2017 | [7] |
