Vahdat Hanonov

Vahdat Hanonov
Hanonov with Persepolis in 2022
Personal information
Full name Vahdat Azamatovich Hanonov
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Hisor, Tajikistan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Istiklol
Number 66
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Barkchi Hisor
2019 Pamir Dushanbe 15 (1)
2020–2021 Istiklol 31 (5)
2021–2024 Persepolis 29 (1)
2024–2026 Sepahan 21 (0)
2026– Istiklol 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Tajikistan U16 2 (1)
2016–2018 Tajikistan U19 12 (0)
2017–2021 Tajikistan U23 6 (2)
2018– Tajikistan 46 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2026

Vahdat Azamatovich Hanonov (Tajik: Ваҳдат Ҳаннонов, Russian: Вахдат Азаматович Ханонов; born 25 July 2000) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol and the Tajikistan national team.

Club career

Pamir Dushanbe

Hanonov scored for Pamir Dushanbe in their 4–1 defeat to Istiklol on 9 May 2019.

Persepolis

On 7 November 2021, Hanonov left Istiklol with Manuchehr Safarov to sign for Iranian club Persepolis, on a contract until 30 June 2024. On 17 January 2022, Hanonov made his debut in a 3–0 away win against Zob Ahan Esfahan.

Sepahan

In July 2024, Hanonov signed a two-year contract with fellow Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan.

Istiklol

On 30 July 2026, Istiklol announced the return of Hanonov to the club.

International career

Hanonov made his senior team debut for Tajikistan on 16 December 2018 against Oman. He scored his first international goal during the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup against Oman on 14 June 2023.

During the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 fixtures against UAE on 28 January 2024, Hanonov scored the goal in the match which also see Tajikistan advancing to their first quarter-final in their history.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Istiklol 2020 Tajik League 110210000131
2021 205317110317
Total 315527110448
Persepolis 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League 80200010110
2022–23 101500000151
2023–24 110104000160
Total 291804010421
Sepahan 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League 170105110241
2025–26 401010—60
Total 210206110301
Career total 8161521723011610
  1. ↑ Includes Tajikistan Cup, Hazfi Cup
  2. ↑ Zero Appearances in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the Tajik Supercup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in the Iranian Super Cup

International

As of match played 6 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tajikistan 201820
202010
202170
202280
202372
2024122
202551
202651
Total466
Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2023Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Oman1–11–12023 CAFA Nations Cup
2.8 September 2023Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Singapore2–02–0Friendly
3.28 January 2024Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar United Arab Emirates1–01–1
(5–3 p)		2023 AFC Asian Cup
4.11 June 2024Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Pakistan3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.25 March 2025 Timor-Leste1–01–02027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.6 October 2026Longxing Football Stadium, Chongqing, China ChinaFriendly

Honours

Istiklol

Persepolis

Sepahan

Tajikistan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tajikistan - V. Hanonov - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov - Persepolis Defender - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov-Al Hilal v Istiklol-ACL2021". the-AFC. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "ЧЕМПИОНАТ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2019: «КУКТОШ» ОБЫГРАЛ «ХАТЛОН» И ЗАКРЕПИЛСЯ НА ТРЕТЬЕЙ СТРОЧКЕ". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. ↑ ""Истиклол" и "Персеполис" согласовали трансфер двух футболистов". fc-istiklol.tj (in Tajik). FC Istiklol. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov (Persepolis) - biography, photo, video, goals, news, statistics - Soccer365". soccer365.me. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Vahdat Hanonov-Al Hilal v Istiklol-ACL2021". the-AFC. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "بازیکنان تاجیک پرسپولیس بالاخره بازی کردند". ایسنا (in Persian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "ВАХДАТ ХАНОНОВ ПРОДОЛЖИТ КАРЬЕРУ В ИРАНСКОМ КЛУБЕ «СЕПАХАН»". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "He's back home". t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Vahdat Hanonov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Vahdat Hanonov at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ↑ 2020 FC Istiklol season
  17. ↑ 2021 FC Istiklol season
  18. ↑ "Vaxdat Xanonov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Истиклол в седьмой раз подряд завоевал золотые медали". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Истиклол выиграл первый трофей в сезоне!". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "СБОРНАЯ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА СТАЛА ПОБЕДИТЕЛЕМ ТУРНИРА «KING'S CUP 2022» В ТАИЛАНДЕ!". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Technical Report" (PDF). AFC. 12 August 2024. p. 69. Retrieved 13 August 2024.