Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov (Kazakh: Бақтияр Батыржанұлы Зайнутдинов, romanized: Baqtiiar Batyrjanūly Zainutdinov; 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.[2]
On 25 November 2017, FC Astana announced the signing of Zaynutdinov.[3] On 4 October 2018, in an 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.[4]
On 12 January 2019, Zaynutdinov signed for Rostov.[5] On 8 December 2019, he scored twice in a 4–1 away victory over FC Spartak Moscow.[6]
On 25 August 2020, he signed a five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[7]
On 21 August 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[8] 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[a], as the Turkish side won the game 3-2.[9] 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.[10]
On 28 July 2025, Zaynutdinov signed a four-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Taraz | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Astana | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 7 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[f] | 1 | – | 37 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 25 | ||
| Kazakhstan | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 14 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2018 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–0 |
3–2 |
Friendly |
| 2. | 5 June 2018 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Azerbaijan |
3–0 |
3–0
| |
| 3. | 13 October 2018 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
1–0 |
1–1 |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
| 4. | 21 March 2019 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Scotland |
3–0 |
3–0 |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 5. | 16 November 2019 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
1–0 |
3–1
| |
| 6. | 19 November 2019 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland |
1–0 |
1–3
| |
| 7. | 4 September 2020 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| 8. | 7 September 2021 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 16 November 2021 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |  Tajikistan |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
| 10. | 22 September 2022 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Belarus |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 11. | 26 March 2023 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Denmark |
1–2 |
3–2 |
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 12. | 16 June 2023 | Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy | San Marino |
3–0 |
3–0
| |
| 13. | 17 October 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland |
1–1 |
2–1
| |
| 14. | 2–1
|
Astana FC
CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş
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