Ruslan Dilovarshoyevich Khayloyev (Russian: Руслан Диловаршоевич Хайлоев; born 29 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Istiklol. Born in Russia, he plays for the Tajikistan national team.
Khayloyev began playing football with Tver at the age of 6, and moved to the youth academy of Zenit in 2019.[1] On 14 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Zenit.[2] In 2021, he debuted with Zenit-2 in the Russian Second League. In September 2023, he terminated his contract with Zenit-2 in order to represent Tajikistan internationally, as foreign players were not allowed to play in the division.[3] He shortly after signed with Tyumen.[4]
On 1 August 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Khayloyev to a one-year contract.[5] On 16 July 2025, Istiklol announced the departure of Khayloyev.[6]
Born in Russia, Khayloyev is of Tajik descent through his father.[7] He debuted with the senior Tajikistan national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Malaysia on 17 October 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit-2 St.Petersburg | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||
| Tyumen | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Istiklol | 2024[10] | Tajikistan Higher League | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025[11] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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