Nair Tiknizyan

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.

Official sources such as UEFA or Russian Premier League 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.

Club Career

CSKA Moscow

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. He made his second appearance on 10 October 2018 in a Russian Cup game against FC Tyumen.

On 9 January 2019, CSKA Moscow announced that Tiknizyan had signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2022.

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.

On 20 January 2020, Tiknizyan moved on loan to Avangard Kursk until the end of the 2019–20 season.

On 11 September 2020, Tiknizyan extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2024–25 season.

FC Lokomotiv Moscow

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

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