Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov (; born 2 April 1998) 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.
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 Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTaraz2015Kazakhstan Premier League0000––0020160000––00201727710––287Total27710––287Astana2018Kazakhstan Premier League275008100356Rostov2018–19Russian Premier League10020––1202019–2017420––1942020–214000––40Total31440––354CSKA Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League1811060–2512021–2222341––2642022–2321160––2712023–243011–1051Total6451226010837Beşiktaş2023–24Süper Lig2703071–3712024–25901020–120Total360409100491Dynamo Moscow2025–26Russian Premier League8020––100Career total193212322321024025
International
KazakhstanYearAppsGoals201893201943202031202152202251202384202480202521Total4415
International goals Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 23 March 2018 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Friendly 2. 5 June 2018 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 3. 13 October 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 4. 21 March 2019 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan UEFA Euro 2020 qualification 5. 16 November 2019 Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino 6. 19 November 2019 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 7. 4 September 2020 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C 8. 7 September 2021 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. 16 November 2021 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Friendly 10. 22 September 2022 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 11. 26 March 2023 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 12. 16 June 2023 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy 13. 17 October 2023 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 14. 15. 10 October 2025 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Astana FC Kazakhstan Premier League: 2018 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2018
CSKA Moscow Russian Cup: 2022–23
Beşiktaş Turkish Cup: 2023–24 Turkish Super Cup: 2024
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