Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan (Russian: Наир Оганесович Тикнизян; Armenian: Նաիր Տիկնիզյան; born 12 May 1999) is a Russian football player of Armenian descent. He plays as a left-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He also plays at left midfielder.
![]() Tiknizyan with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan | ||
Date of birth | (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club 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 | 35 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Russia U19 | 5 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Russia U21 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 |
Official sources such as UEFA[2] or Russian Premier League[3] 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.[4]
Tiknizyan made his debut for the main squad of PFC CSKA Moscow on 20 September 2017 in a Russian Cup game against FC Avangard Kursk.[5] He made his second appearance on 10 October 2018 in a Russian Cup game against FC Tyumen.[6]
On 9 January 2019, CSKA Moscow announced that Tiknizyan had signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2022.[7]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for CSKA on 25 August 2019 in a game against FC Akhmat Grozny, as a 89th-minute substitute for Ivan Oblyakov.[8]
On 20 January 2020, Tiknizyan moved on loan to Avangard Kursk until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9]
On 11 September 2020, Tiknizyan extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10]
On 4 August 2021, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the signing of Tiknizyan on a five-year deal.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2016–17 | RPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Avangard Kursk (loan) | 2019–20 | FNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | RPL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
Career total | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
FC Lokomotiv Moscow – current squad | |
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