Zeytulayev started his professional career in the Juventus youth teams along with Serhiy Kovalenko and Viktor Budyanskiy, making him the first Uzbekistani player to play in Italy.
[2] He joined Juve permanently in February 2002 along with Kovalenko after a loan from Sportakademklub Moscow, the team he played since he was 13.
[2] They were transferred to Reggina for €1K to co-own the players in January 2005,[5] He played in his first Serie A match on 19 March 2005, coming on as a substitute for Marco Borriello in the 75th minutes against his first club Juve.
In June 2005, Juventus bought back Budyanskiy for €0.5K, while Reggina signed Zeytulayev permanently for the same price.
[citation needed] On 4 February 2014 Zeytulayev joined Croatian club HNK Gorica in a temporary deal.
[12] In 2015 he moved back to Italy, joining Eccellenza amateurs Cupello,[13] also becoming a youth coach for the team.
After retiring as a player, Zeytulayev settled down in Abruzzo, the region of origin of his Italian wife, and kept working as a youth coach for Virtus Vasto.
[20] He departed in April 2024 to accept the head coaching position at Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor.