Timur Ayupov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ansarovich and the family name is Ayupov.

Timur Ansarovich Ayupov (Russian: Тимур Ансарович Аюпов; born 26 July 1993) is a Russian football defensive midfielder who plays for Ural Yekaterinburg.

Timur Ayupov

Ayupov with FC Orenburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Timur Ansarovich Ayupov
Date of birth	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ural Yekaterinburg
Number	5
Youth career
2013	FShM Moscow
2014–2015	Rubin Kazan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Rubin-2 Kazan	42	(4)
2016–2019	Nizhny Novgorod	92	(10)
2019–2023	Orenburg	108	(5)
2023–	Ural Yekaterinburg	56	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Rubin-2 Kazan on 1 August 2013 in a game against Nosta Novotroitsk.^[1]

On 12 July 2019, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Orenburg.^[2] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Orenburg on 13 July 2019 in a game against Rostov.^[3]

On 5 June 2023, Ayupov signed a two-year contract with Ural Yekaterinburg.^[4]

Personal life

His father Ansar Ayupov also was a footballer.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 July 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rubin-2 Kazan	2013–14	Russian Second League	24	2	—		—		—		24	2
	2014–15	Russian Second League	18	2	—		—		—		18	2
	Total		42	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	4
Nizhny Novgorod	2015–16	Russian Second League	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2016–17	Russian Second League	22	5	1	0	—		—		23	5
	2017–18	Russian First League	30	2	2	0	—		—		32	2
	2018–19	Russian First League	31	3	1	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		92	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	96	10
Orenburg	2019–20	Russian Premier League	22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	2020–21	Russian First League	32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	2021–22	Russian First League	31	0	1	0	—		2[a]	0	34	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	23	4	4	0	—		—		27	4
	Total		108	5	8	0	0	0	2	0	118	5
Ural Yekaterinburg	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	1	7	1	–		1[b]	0	32	2
	2024–25	Russian First League	1	1	0	0	—		—		1	1
	Total		25	2	7	1	—		1	0	33	3
Career total			267	21	19	1	0	0	3	0	289	22

1. Appearances in the promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in the relegation play-offs