Nariman Akhundzade
 Akhundzade in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lankaran, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Qarabağ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Qarabağ | 68 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Azerbaijan U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Azerbaijan U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Azerbaijan | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade (Azerbaijani: Nəriman Əhməd oğlu Axundzadə, Talysh: Narimán Ahmad zoa Áxundzáda, born 23 April 2004) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ and the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
[edit]Akhundzade joined the youth academy of Qarabağ at the age of 9, and worked his way up their youth categories.[2] He debuted with Qarabağ in a 4–0 Azerbaijan Premier League win over Shamakhi FK on 30 October 2022.[3] In his debut season, he helped them win the 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League.[4] On 22 February 2024, he scored the deciding goal in stoppage time after extra time to secure a 6–5 aggregate win over Braga in the Europa League knockout round play-offs, guaranteeing his team a place in the next stage of the competition.[5]
International career
[edit]Akhundzade is a youth international for Azerbaijan, having played up to the Azerbaijan U21s.[6] He was a part of the squad that played at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[7] He debuted with the senior Azerbaijan national team in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Belgium on 19 November 2023.[8]\
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 March 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2022–23 | Azerbeijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Azerbeijan Premier League | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
| Total | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Azerbaijan Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Qarabağ
References
[edit]- ^ Kusina, Maciej (1 November 2022). "Nəriman Axundzadə". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "FutbolPress.Az | Toralın ilk məşqçisi: "Nəriman ən istedadlı uşağımızdır" (MÜSAHİBƏ)". futbolpress.az. 7 February 2012.
- ^ "18 yaşında "Qarabağ"da debüt etdi". qol.az.
- ^ ""Qarabağ" Çempionlar Liqası ilə vidalaşdı". Axar.Az. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Qarabag 2–3 Sporting Braga". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Cəlal Hüseynov, Emin Səfərov və Nəriman Axundzadə U-21-də!". 17 October 2023.
- ^ "The squad for Konya announced".
- ^ "Belçika - Azərbaycan: Millimiz Belçikaya böyük hesabla uduzdu". fanat.az.
- ^ "N. Axundzada". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nariman Akhundzade at Soccerway
- AFFA Profile