Alidzhoni Ayni

Alidzhoni Ayni
Personal information
Full name Burizod Alidzhoni Ayni
Date of birth (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004
Place of birth Kulob, Tajikistan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Istiklol
Youth career
Lokomotiv-Pamir
2021 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Regar-TadAZ 8 (1)
2022–2024 Krasnodar-2 2 (0)
2023 → Istiklol (loan) 17 (1)
2024–2026 Samgurali 32 (0)
2026– Istiklol 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Tajikistan U16 9 (0)
2020– Tajikistan U17 7 (2)
2021– Tajikistan 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Tajik club Istiklol, 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 Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali in Georgia.[5]

On 5 March 2026, Istiklol announced the signing of Ayni from Samgurali Tskaltubo.[6]

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.[7] Ayni subsequently made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 against Mongolia, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Parvizdzhon Umarbayev.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 June 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-2 2022–23 Russian First League 20–20
Istiklol (loan) 2023[11] Tajikistan Higher League 17130–0[b]01[c]0211
Samgurali 2024 Erovnuli Liga 4000–40
2025 28000–280
Total 32000--0000320
Istiklol 2026[12] Tajikistan Higher League 2000–0[d]00[c]020
Career total 53130--0010571
  1. ↑ Includes Russian Cup, Tajikistan Cup, Georgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the Tajik Supercup
  4. ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Challenge League

International

Tajikistan national team
YearAppsGoals
202130
202230
202340
202420
Total120

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 January 2024[8]

Honours

Istiklol

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. ↑ ""Istiklol" makes its final winter signing!". t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "АЛИДЖОНИ АЙНИ ВЫЗВАН В НАЦИОНАЛЬНУЮ СБОРНУЮ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Tajik). Football Federation Tajikistan. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Ajni Aliconi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "АЛИДЖОНИ АЙНИ ДЕБЮТИРОВАЛ ЗА НАЦИОНАЛЬНУЮ СБОРНУЮ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Alidzhoni Ayni at Soccerway
  11. ↑ 2023 FC Istiklol season
  12. ↑ 2026 FC Istiklol season
  13. ↑ ""ИСТИКЛОЛ" ОБЫГРАЛ "РАВШАН" И СТАЛ ДЕСЯТИКРАТНЫМ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЕМ КУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "«ИСТИКЛОЛУ» ВРУЧЕН ЧЕМПИОНСКИЙ КУБОК ЗА ПОБЕДУ В ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.