| Nair Tiknizyan | |
| Full Name: | Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Clubnumber: | 71 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fakel St. Petersburg |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kolomyagi St. Petersburg |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiv-Primorsky St. Petersburg |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | CSKA Moscow |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | CSKA Moscow |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Avangard Kursk (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Russia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Russia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Armenia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 November 2024 |
Nair Oganesovich Tiknizyan (hy|Նաիր Տիկնիզյան; ru|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.
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]
On 4 August 2021, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the signing of Tiknizyan on a five-year deal.[8]
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.
Official sources such as UEFA[12] or Russian Premier League list his first name as Nayair (ru|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.[13]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 18 | |||
| 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.