Eldar Shakhbazovych Kuliyev (Ukrainian: Ельдар Шахбазович Кулієв; born 24 March 2002) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder of Azerbaijani origin who plays for Zira in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Eldar Kuliyev
Personal information
Full name Eldar Shakhbazovych Kuliyev
Date of birth (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zira
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv
2014–2017 Dnipro
2017 Arsenal Kyiv
2017–2019 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Mariupol 7 (0)
2021–2023 Mynai 30 (1)
2023– Zira 46 (2)
International career
2022– Ukraine U21 2 (1)
2024 Ukraine U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Club career

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Born in Kyiv,[1] Kuliyev is a product of the different Ukrainian sportive school systems.

He made his debut for Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a substituted player in the drawing away match against Inhulets Petrove on 25 October 2020.[2]

On 11 February 2023, Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira announced the signing of Kuliyev to a three-and-a-half-year contract, from Mynai.[3][4]

International career

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On 6 March 2024, Kuliyev was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team preliminary squad as a preparation to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ельдар Кулієв
  2. ^ Favbet Ліга. 7-й тур Матч №49 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "PFC Zire has signed a contract with the new player". facebook.com/fc.zire/. Zira FK Facebook. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ ""Минай" продав лідера за 100 тисяч євро". www.sportyvka.com.ua. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Олімпіада-2024. Руслан Ротань визначився зі складом збірної України на товариський матч із Японією". Official UAF Website. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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