Afran Ismayilov(Azerbaijani:Əfran İsmayılov,born on 8 October 1988) is anAzerbaijaniprofessionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielderforAzerbaijan Premier LeaguesideKapaz.

Afran Ismayilov
Personal information
Full name Afran Amit oglu İsmayılov
Date of birth (1988-10-08)8 October 1988(age 36)
Place of birth Baku,Azerbaijan SSR
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kapaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Qarabağ 100 (13)
2009Turan Tovuz(loan) 10 (2)
2013–2014 Baku 17 (8)
2014 Khazar Lankaran 11 (1)
2015 Keşla 10 (3)
2015–2018 Qarabağ 63 (9)
2018–2019 Sumgayit 20 (3)
2019–2020 Keşla 15 (0)
2020–2022 Sabail 34 (3)
2022– Kapaz 4 (1)
International career
2008–2010 Azerbaijan U21 6 (0)
2010–2018 Azerbaijan 38 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017

Early years

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Ismayilov was born inBaku,Azerbaijan,started playing football at age 8 and attendedNeftchi Bakufootball school under Rovshan Gasimov.

Career

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Club

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Ismayilov began his career at theFK Qarabağacademy in 2004 after being chosen as one of three talents among 1200 amateur players.[1]He was one of key players forFK Qarabağ's good performances in club's2010–11 UEFA Europa Leaguequalification campaign, having scored 5 goals against opponents.[2]

In July 2014, Ismayilov moved toKhazar Lankaranalong withRauf Aliyev.[3]After six months with Khazar, Ismayilov signed a six-month deal withInter Baku.[4]

On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Ismayilov had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.[5]

On 11 June 2018, Ismayilov signed one-year contract withSumgayit FK.[6]

On 13 August 2019, Ismayilov signed a one-year contract withKeşla FK.[7]On 29 June, Keşla announced Ismayilov's contract hadn't been renewed and he'd left the club.[8]

International

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Ismayilov is a part of theAzerbaijan U-21side that is competing in the2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[9]

In 2010, he was called up for theAzerbaijan national football teamand scored his first goal on his debut in friendly match againstJordan national football teaminAmman.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 May 2018[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Qarabağ 2006–07 Azerbaijan Premier League 7 0 - - - 7 0
2007–08 6 0 - - - 6 0
2008–09 1 0 - - - 1 0
2009–10 27 5 - 4 0 - 31 5
2010–11 12 1 0 0 - 6 5 - 18 6
2011–12 25 6 4 1 - 5 0 - 34 7
2012–13 22 1 5 1 - - - 27 2
Total 100 13 - - 15 5 - - 115 18
Turan-Tovuz(loan) 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League 10 2 - 10 2
Baku 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 17 8 0 0 17 8
Khazar Lankaran 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 11 1 0 0 11 1
Inter Baku 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 10 3 3 1 13 4
Qarabağ 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 29 6 5 0 - 9 1 - 43 7
2016–17 21 1 6 0 - 9 0 - 36 1
2017–18 13 2 3 1 - 8 1 - 24 4
Total 63 9 14 1 - - 26 2 - - 103 12
Career total 211 28 26 4 - - 41 7 - - 278 39

International

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Azerbaijan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 1
2011 7 0
2012 4 0
2013 5 0
2014 1 0
2015 8 0
2016 5 1
2017 6 3
2018 1 0
Total 38 5

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 January 2018[12]

International goals

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Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 February 2010 King Abdullah Stadium,Amman,Jordan Jordan 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 29 May 2016 Sportplatz Bad Erlach,Bad Erlach,Austria Macedonia 1–2 1–3 Friendly
3. 4 September 2017 Bakcell Arena,Baku,Azerbaijan San Marino 1–0 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 3–0
5. 5 October 2017 Baku Olympic Stadium,Baku, Azerbaijan Czech Republic 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 5 October 2017[13]

Honours

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Qarabağ

References

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  1. ^"Əfran İsmayılovla bağlı maraqlı faktlar açıqlandı".qol.az. Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved7 August2010.
  2. ^"Əfran İsmayılov: həm Avropanın, həm də Azərbaycanın bombardiri"(in Azerbaijani). Qol.az. Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved6 August2010.
  3. ^"Хазар собрал сливки сборной Азербайджана".azerifootball.Azerifootball.Retrieved12 July2014.
  4. ^Первый трансфер года: Афран Исмайлов перешел в Интер.azerifootball(in Russian). Azerifootball. 1 January 2015.Retrieved1 January2015.
  5. ^"Qarabağ FK-dan bildiriş".qarabagh /(in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 24 May 2018.Retrieved24 May2018.
  6. ^""Sumqayıt" FK Əfran İsmayılovu heyətinə cəlb edib ".sumqayitpfc.az(in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 11 June 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2018.Retrieved26 June2018.
  7. ^"Əfran İsmayılov Keşlə FK-da".keshlafc.az/(in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 13 August 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2019.Retrieved16 August2019.
  8. ^"Keşlə 5 futbolçu ilə yolları ayırdı".keshlafc.az/(in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 29 June 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2020.Retrieved5 July2020.
  9. ^"U-21 проводит тренировки в Антальи".AFFA.az.Retrieved19 February2010.
  10. ^В Аммане сборная Азербайджана по футболу обыграла ИорданиюArchived27 February 2010 at theWayback Machine(in Russian)
  11. ^"Ə.İsmayılov".soccerway /.Soccerway.Retrieved4 September2017.
  12. ^ab"Əfran İsmayılov".National-Football-Teams.Retrieved4 September2017.
  13. ^Football PLAYER: Əfran İsmayılov
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