Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov

Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov (Kazakh: Бақтияр Батыржанұлы Зайнутдинов, romanized: Baqtiiar Batyrjanūly Zainutdinov; born 2 April 1998) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays 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.

Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov

Zaynutdinov with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov
Date of birth	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, left-back
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	1	(0)
International career‡
2017	Kazakhstan U21	4	(1)
2018–	Kazakhstan	42	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

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 an 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 has been sidelined since then.^[10]

On 28 July 2025, Zaynutdinov signed a four-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 August 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			186	21	22	2	23	2	1	0	232	25

1. game relocated in Bucharest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2. Includes Kazakhstan Cup, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances, one goal in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[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
Total	42	14

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.^[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 March 2018	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–0	3–2	Friendly
2.	5 June 2018	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0
3.	13 October 2018	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	1–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
4.	21 March 2019	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Scotland	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5.	16 November 2019	Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	3–1
6.	19 November 2019	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	1–3
7.	4 September 2020	LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	Lithuania	1–0	2–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
8.	7 September 2021	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–2	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	16 November 2021	Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Tajikistan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
10.	22 September 2022	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Belarus	2–1	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
11.	26 March 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Denmark	1–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
12.	16 June 2023	Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy	San Marino	3–0	3–0
13.	17 October 2023	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–1	2–1
14.				2–1

Honours

Astana FC

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2018
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2018

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2022–23^[14]

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Cup: 2023–24
• Turkish Super Cup: 2024^[15]