Nariman Akhundzade
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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 | 71 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Azerbaijan U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Azerbaijan U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Azerbaijan | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025 | |||
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.
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
- As of match played 31 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | |
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
| Total | 71 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 28 | ||
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Qarabağ[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "N. Axundzada". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.