Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan (Armenian: Նաիր Տիկնիզյան; Russian: Наир Оганесович Тикнизян; born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Lokomotiv Moscow. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national team.
 Tiknizyan with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Fakel St. Petersburg | ||
| 2008–2011 | Kolomyagi St. Petersburg | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lokomotiv-Primorsky St. Petersburg | ||
| 2013–2019 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Avangard Kursk (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 66 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Russia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Russia U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Armenia | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
CSKA Moscow edit
Tiknizyan made his debut for the main squad of CSKA Moscow on 20 September 2017 in a Russian Cup game against Avangard Kursk.[2] He made his second appearance on 10 October 2018 in a Russian Cup game against Tyumen.[3]
On 9 January 2019, CSKA Moscow announced that Tiknizyan had signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2022.[4]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for CSKA on 25 August 2019 in a game against Akhmat Grozny, as a 89th-minute substitute for Ivan Oblyakov.[5]
On 20 January 2020, Tiknizyan moved on loan to Avangard Kursk until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 11 September 2020, Tiknizyan extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2024–25 season.[7]
Lokomotiv Moscow edit
On 4 August 2021, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the signing of Tiknizyan on a five-year deal.[8]
International career edit
Tiknizyan represented Russia at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and scored a goal in their opening group stage 4–1 victory against Iceland.[9] Russia lost two remaining games and was eliminated at group stage.
In March 2023, Tiknizyan was called up to the Armenia national team.[10]
Tiknizyan made his international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played the entire match.[11] He scored his first goal for Armenia on 19 June 2023 against Latvia.
Personal life edit
Official sources such as UEFA[12] or Russian Premier League[13] list his first name as Nayair (Russian: Наяир). The clerk who issued his birth certificate made a mistake which has been perpetuated in all official documents since. Tiknizyan himself said he can not find the time to officially petition for a change of name.[14]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Avangard Kursk (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 6 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 66 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of matches played 21 November 2023[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tiknizyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Latvia |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
References edit
- ^ "Nair Tiknizyan". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Avangard - CSKA game report" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Tyumen-CSKA game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Наир Тикнизян и Виталий Жиронкин продлили контракты". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "CSKA v Akhmat game report". Russian Premier League. 25 August 2019.
- ^ "НАИР ТИКНИЗЯН ПРИСОЕДИНИЛСЯ К "АВАНГАРДУ" НА СБОРАХ". fc-avangard.ru (in Russian). FC Avangard Kursk. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Наир Тикнизян подписал новый контракт с ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Наир Тикнизян перешёл в "Локомотив" | ФК Локомотив". www.fclm.ru. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Russia U21 v Iceland U21 game report". UEFA. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "НАИР ТИКНИЗЯН ВЫЗВАН В СБОРНУЮ АРМЕНИИ" [Nair Tiknizyan called-up to Armenia national team] (in Russian). Lokomotiv Moscow. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "ARMENIA VS. TURKEY 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Tiknizyan record as UEFA Europa League competitor". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Nair Tiknizyan at Russian Premier League
- ^ "Наир Тикнизян: При выдаче свидетельства о рождении допустили ошибку" [Nair Tiknizyan: They made a mistake when they issued birth certificate] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 27 July 2017.
- ^ Nair Tiknizyan at Soccerway
- ^ "Nair Tiknizyan total international caps". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Nair Tiknizyan at National-Football-Teams.com
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