Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov


Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov 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.
He is Kazakhstan’s all time top goalscorer.
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Career

Club

On 25 November 2017, FC Astana announced the signing of Zaynutdinov.
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.
On 12 January 2019, Zaynutdinov signed for Rostov. On 8 December 2019, he scored twice in a 4–1 away victory over FC Spartak Moscow.
On 25 August 2020, he signed a five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.
On 21 August 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.
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, as the Turkish side won the game 3-2. 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.
On 28 July 2025, Zaynutdinov signed a four-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.

Career statistics

International

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2018Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary2–03–2Friendly
2.5 June 2018Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan3–03–0Friendly
3.13 October 2018Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia1–01–12018–19 UEFA Nations League D
4.21 March 2019Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan3–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5.16 November 2019Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino1–03–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6.19 November 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1–01–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7.4 September 2020LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania1–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
8.7 September 2021Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.16 November 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan1–01–0Friendly
10.22 September 2022Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan2–12–12022–23 UEFA Nations League C
11.26 March 2023Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan1–23–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
12.16 June 2023Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
13.17 October 2023Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
14.17 October 2023Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland2–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
15.10 October 2025Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan2–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Astana FC
CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş