Qara Qarayev (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Qara Elxan oğlu Qarayev | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Horadiz, Füzuli, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2023 | Qarabağ | 308 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Neftçi | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Azerbaijan U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Azerbaijan U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Azerbaijan U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2013– | Azerbaijan | 76 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024 | |||
Qara Elxan oğlu Qarayev (born 12 October 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan national team. He has been twice selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2014 and 2020.
Personal life
[edit]Qara Qarayev was born on 12 October 1992 in Füzuli.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 22 May 2019, Qarayev signed a new two-year contract with Qarabağ.[2]
Qarayev left Qarabağ on 24 July 2023, with Neftçi announcing his signing to a two-year contract with the option of an additional year the same day.[3][4] On 19 September 2024, Neftçi announced the departure of Qarayev from the club by mutual agreement.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2008–09 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13[f] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11[g] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14[i] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[j] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 308 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 469 | 5 | ||
| Neftçi | 2023-24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 333 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 497 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Europa League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
International
[edit]Statistics accurate as of match played 17 June 2022[6]
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Qarabağ FK
- Azerbaijan Premier League: (7) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Azerbaijan Cup: (3) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
Individual
[edit]- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (2): 2014, 2020
References
[edit]- ^ ""Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunun doğulduğu kənd işğaldan azad olundu" (in Azerbaijani). Sportal.az. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "QARA QARAYEV DAHA 2 İL "QARABAĞ"IMIZDA". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Qara Qarayevə klubumuza göstərdiyi xidmətlərə görə təşəkkür edir, gələcək karyerasında uğurlar arzulayırıq!". facebook.com/FKQarabagh/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK Facebook. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Qara Qarayev "Neftçi"də!". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Təşəkkürlər, Qara Qarayev!". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Qara Qarayev". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Q.Qarayev". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Gara Garayev at Soccerway
- Profile on official club website
- Gara Garayev at National-Football-Teams.com
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