Nariman Akhundzade

Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade (Azerbaijani: Nəriman Əhməd oğlu Axundzadə, 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.

Nariman Akhundzade
Akhundzade in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade
Date of birth (2004-04-23) 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 37 (12)
International career‡
2022 Azerbaijan U19 6 (2)
2022– Azerbaijan U21 3 (1)
2023– Azerbaijan 1 (0)
*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)

Club career

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

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

Club
As of match played 7 March 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qarabağ 2022–23 Azerbeijan Premier League 900000000090
2023–24 Azerbeijan Premier League 206220011[lower-alpha 2]100339
Total 296220011100429
Career total 296220011100429
  1. Includes Azerbaijan Cup
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Qarabağ

References
  1. Kusina, Maciej (1 November 2022). "Nəriman Axundzadə". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. "FutbolPress.Az | Toralın ilk məşqçisi: "Nəriman ən istedadlı uşağımızdır" (MÜSAHİBƏ)". futbolpress.az. 7 February 2012.
  3. "18 yaşında "Qarabağ"da debüt etdi". qol.az.
  4. ""Qarabağ" Çempionlar Liqası ilə vidalaşdı". Axar.Az. 2 August 2023.
  5. "Qarabag 2–3 Sporting Braga". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024.
  6. "Cəlal Hüseynov, Emin Səfərov və Nəriman Axundzadə U-21-də!". 17 October 2023.
  7. "The squad for Konya announced".
  8. "Belçika - Azərbaycan: Millimiz Belçikaya böyük hesabla uduzdu". fanat.az.
  9. "N. Axundzada". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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