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Nikita Haikin
	Haikin in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Nikita Ilyich Haikin
Date of birth	11 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Netanya, Israel
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	12
Youth career
2002–2008	FShM Moscow
2009	Dynamo Moscow
2009–2010	Chelsea
2010–2012	Portsmouth
2012–2013	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	C.D. Nacional
2014–2015	Marbella
2015	Mordovia Saransk
2015–2016	Kuban Krasnodar
2016–2017	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
2017–2018	Hapoel Kfar Saba
2019–2022	Bodø/Glimt
2023	Bristol City
2023–	Bodø/Glimt
International career‡
2010	Russia U16
2012	Russia U17
2013	Russia U18
2015–2016	Russia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2017

Nikita Ilyich Haikin (Russian: Никита Ильич Хайкин, Hebrew: ניקיטה איליץ' חייקין; born 11 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bodø/Glimt. Born in Israel, he represented Russia at youth level.

Early life

Haikin was born in Netanya, Israel, to a family who emigrated from Russia to Israel. His father is businessman Ilya Haikin. In 1997, as a two year old baby, his family moved back with him to Moscow, Russia.

Aside from having Israeli and Russian citizenships, Haikin is also a British national.^[1]

Club career

Aged 7 Haikin began his youth career at FSHM Torpedo-Moscow. Nikita was also a part of Dinamo Moscow academy before moving to England.^[2]

In September 2013, Haikin went on trial with Reading following his release from Chelsea.^[3] Haikin made his professional debut in the Israeli Premier League for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 25 February 2017 in a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[4]

He then ran out of the contract and joined Hapoel Kfar Saba for one season.

In March 2019 he signed a contract with Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt with whom Nikita became a silver medalist in his first season and won, in two consecutive seasons, the Norwegian League championship in 2020 and 2021. Haikin played in the UEFA Europa League where Bodø/Glimt played the likes of Milan at San Siro, AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, and Celtic F.C. at Celtic Park.^[5]

On 25 January 2023, after being released by Bodø/Glimt, Haikin signed a short-term contract with English Championship club Bristol City until the end of the season.^[6] Haikin was released by Bristol City on 21 March 2023, re-signing with Bodø/Glimt the same day, on a contract until the summer of 2026.^[7]^[8]

International career

Haikin has been an international youth, including Russia U-21, for Russia since 2010.

He was called up to the Russia senior national team for the first time in October 2021, as part of their World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Croatia. He was included in the extended 41-players list of candidates.^[9] He was included in the final squad list for these games and was on the bench in both, backing up Matvei Safonov. On 31 October 2024 Haikin revealed he intends to apply for Norwegian citizenship due to his engagement to a Norwegian and desire to settle down there. Norway manager Ståle Solbakken commented that Haikin would be considered for a call-up should he become eligible.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mordovia Saransk	2014–15	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Kuban Krasnodar	2015–16	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2016–17	FNL	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	2	0	3	0	–		–		5	0
Hapoel Kfar Saba	2017–18	Liga Leumit	13	0	2	0	–		–		15	0
Bodø/Glimt	2019	Eliteserien	1	0	2	0	–		–		3	0
	2020		20	0	0	0	–		3	0	23	0
	2021		29	0	1	0	–		14	0	44	0
	2022		27	0	5	0	–		19	0	50	0
	Total		77	0	8	0	0	0	36	0	121	0
Bristol City	2022–23	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Bodø/Glimt	2023	Eliteserien	27	0	4	0	–		9	0	40	0
	2024	Eliteserien	30	0	0	0	–		11	0	41	0
	Total		57	0	4	0	0	0	20	0	81	0
Career total			149	0	17	0	0	0	55	0	222	0