Qara Elxan oğlu Qarayev (born 12 October 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan and Azerbaijan national team. He has been twice selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2014 and 2020.
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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) |
| 2024– | Araz-Naxçıvan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Azerbaijan U17 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Azerbaijan U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Azerbaijan U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2013– | Azerbaijan | 76 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024 | |||
Personal life
editClub career
editOn 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]
On 30 October 2024, Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan signed a contract with Qarayev until the end of the season.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
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 | ||
| Araz-Naxçıvan | 2024-25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
editStatistics accurate as of match played 17 June 2022[7]
| 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
editClub
edit- Qarabağ FK
- Azerbaijan Premier League: (9) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–2023
- Azerbaijan Cup: (5) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22
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.
- ^ "Qara Qarayev "Araz-Naxçıvan"da". arazpfk.com. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 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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