Playing position Height 1.81 m Number 28 Weight 70 kg | Name Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Career start 2013 Role Football player | |
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Full name Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov Date of birth (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 19) Current team Aarhus Gymnastikforening (#28 / Defender) | ||
Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov (Russian: Джамалдин Абдухалитович Ходжаниязов, Džamaldin Abduchalitovič Chodžanijazov, Turkmen: Jamaldin Abduhalitowiç Hojanyýazow, Җамалдин Абдухалитович Хоҗаныязов, جملدىن آبدوُخلىتوْوىچ خوْجنیٛيزوْو; born 18 July 1996 in Baýramaly, Turkmenistan) is a Turkmen-Russian professional football player. Khodjaniyazov is of Uyghur descent.
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He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 26 July 2013 for Zenit St. Petersburg in a game against Kuban Krasnodar.
Biography
Khodzhaniyazov was born in the Turkmenistan city of Baýramaly. He is fluent in Russian.
Club career
A graduate of the Tashkent sports school Chilanzar. First coach – Gregory Rozyev. He played for the tolyattin Akademiya Tolyatti.
In the winter of 2012 he moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a contract for 3 years. On 26 July 2013 he made his first team debut in a league match against Kuban Krasnodar.
He joined the Danish club AGF on 31 August 2015, with Zenit retaining buy-back rights. His contract got terminated in July 2017.
International career
He began performing for the Russian youth team in 2012. With it he attended the Viktor Bannikov Memorial Tournament where he played four matches. In the tournament the team finished in second place, losing the final in a penalty shootout to Ukraine.
In the junior team of Russia he went to the European U-17 Championship 2013. In the first match, he scored his first goal for Russia. At this tournament, he played all five games, and Russia U-17 team became European champion. He also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place.