Nair Tiknizyan

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oganesovich and the family name is Tiknizyan.

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.

Nair Tiknizyan

Tiknizyan with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan
Date of birth	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)
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	85	(12)
International career‡
2017	Russia U19	5	(1)
2020–2021	Russia U21	7	(1)
2023–	Armenia	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Club career

CSKA Moscow

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

On 4 August 2021, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the signing of Tiknizyan on a five-year deal.^[8]

International career

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

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

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	22	6	8	3	–		–		30	9
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	16	2	7	0	—		—		23	2
	Total		85	12	24	4	3	0	0	0	112	16
Career total			121	14	28	4	8	0	0	0	157	18

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played 17 November 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Armenia	2023	10	1
	2024	8	0
Total		18	1

Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tiknizyan goal.

List of international goals scored by Nair Tiknizyan^[17]

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

Honors

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Super Cup: 2018

References

1. "Nair Tiknizyan". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
2. "Avangard - CSKA game report" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 20 September 2017.
3. "Tyumen-CSKA game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 10 October 2018.
4. "Наир Тикнизян и Виталий Жиронкин продлили контракты". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "CSKA v Akhmat game report". Russian Premier League. 25 August 2019.
6. "НАИР ТИКНИЗЯН ПРИСОЕДИНИЛСЯ К "АВАНГАРДУ" НА СБОРАХ". fc-avangard.ru (in Russian). FC Avangard Kursk. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
7. "Наир Тикнизян подписал новый контракт с ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Наир Тикнизян перешёл в "Локомотив" | ФК Локомотив". www.fclm.ru. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
9. "Russia U21 v Iceland U21 game report". UEFA. 25 March 2021.
10. "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.
11. "ARMENIA VS. TURKEY 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
12. "Tiknizyan record as UEFA Europa League competitor". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
13. Nair Tiknizyan at Russian Premier League
14. "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.
15. Nair Tiknizyan at Soccerway
16. "Nair Tiknizyan total international caps". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
17. Nair Tiknizyan at National-Football-Teams.com