Alidzhoni Ayni

Alidzhoni Ayni

Personal information
Full name	Burizod Alidzhoni Ayni
Date of birth	(2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Kulob, Tajikistan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Samgurali Tsqaltubo
Number	30
Youth career
	Lokomotiv-Pamir
2021	Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Regar-TadAZ	8	(1)
2022–	Krasnodar-2	2	(0)
2023	→ Istiklol (loan)	17	(1)
2024–	→ Samgurali Tsqaltubo (loan)	4	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Tajikistan U16	9	(0)
2020–	Tajikistan U17	7	(2)
2021–	Tajikistan	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Burizod Alidzhoni Ayni (Tajik: Алиҷони Айни, Russian: Алиджони Айни; born 6 August 2004) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Georgian club Samgurali Tsqaltubo on loan from the Russian club Krasnodar-2, and the Tajikistan national team.

Career

Club

During the 2022 summer transfer window, Ayni left Regar-TadAZ for whom he played for during the first half of the 2022 season.[2]

On 11 August 2022, Ayni signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and was initially assigned to the reserves team, Krasnodar-2.[3]

On 18 February 2023, Ayni signed for Istiklol on loan until the end of 2023.[4]

In February 2024, Ayni moved to Samgurali Tsqaltubo in Georgia.[5]

International

In March 2021, Ayni was called up to the Tajikistan national team for the first time, as a replacement for Iskandar Dzhalilov who'd suffered a dislocated foot and fracture lower leg.[6] Ayni subsequently made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 against Mongolia, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Parvizdzhon Umarbayev.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2024[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Krasnodar-2	2022–23	Russian First League	2	0	–								2	0
Istiklol (loan)	2023[10]	Tajikistan Higher League	17	1	3	0	–		0[b]	0	1[c]	0	21	1
Samgurali Tsqaltubo (loan)	2024	Erovnuli Liga	4	0	0	0	–						4	0
Career total			23	1	3	0	-	-	0	0	1	0	27	1

1. Includes Russian Cup, Tajikistan Cup, Georgian Cup
2. Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
3. Appearances in the Tajik Supercup

International

Tajikistan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	3	0
2022	3	0
2023	4	0
2024	2	0
Total	12	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 January 2024[7]

Honours

Istiklol

• Tajikistan Higher League: 2023[11]
• Tajikistan Cup: 2023[12]

References

1. "Ayni Alidzhoni. Official site FC Krasnodar". fckrasnodar.ru. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. "ЛЕТНЕЕ МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2022: КТО КОГО ПРИОБРЕЛ?". fft.tj/ (in Tajik). Football Federation of Tajikistan. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
3. ""КРАСНОДАР-2" ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С АЙНИ АЛИДЖОНИ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. "Alijani Aini became a player of "Istiklol"". t.me/fcistiklol2007/ (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
5. "ტაჯიკეთის ნაკრების შემტევი სამგურალში" [Attacker of the Tajikistan national team in Samgurali] (in Georgian). FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo. 16 February 2024.
6. "АЛИДЖОНИ АЙНИ ВЫЗВАН В НАЦИОНАЛЬНУЮ СБОРНУЮ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Tajik). Football Federation Tajikistan. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
7. "Ajni Aliconi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "АЛИДЖОНИ АЙНИ ДЕБЮТИРОВАЛ ЗА НАЦИОНАЛЬНУЮ СБОРНУЮ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. Alidzhoni Ayni at Soccerway
10. 2023 FC Istiklol season
11. ""ИСТИКЛОЛ" ОБЫГРАЛ "РАВШАН" И СТАЛ ДЕСЯТИКРАТНЫМ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЕМ КУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
12. "«ИСТИКЛОЛУ» ВРУЧЕН ЧЕМПИОНСКИЙ КУБОК ЗА ПОБЕДУ В ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.