Nayair Tiknizyan

Nayair Tiknizyan is a left-back whose professional development took him from Saint Petersburg football to clubs in Russia and Serbia. He came through Fakel, FK Kolomyagi, and Lokomotiv-Primorskiy before joining the CSKA Moscow academy. Tiknizyan made his senior CSKA debut in a Russian Cup tie in September 2017, then spent early 2020 on loan at Avangard Kursk. In 2021, he moved to Lokomotiv Moscow, where he recorded six league goals and three assists in 22 appearances during 2023/24. Internationally, he represented Russia at the 2021 Under-21 European Championship, scoring against Iceland, before committing to Armenia in March 2023. He made his Armenia debut against Turkey and later scored against Latvia. Tiknizyan joined FK Crvena Zvezda in June 2025, continuing his career as a left-sided defender. Left-footed and capable of operating as a full-back or wing-back, he contributes through overlapping runs, interceptions, and recovery work.