Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov (Azerbaijani: Xəyal Nazim oğlu Nəcəfov; born 19 December 1997) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turan Tovuz on loan from Neftçi Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

Khayal Najafov
Personal information
Full name Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov
Date of birth (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Turan Tovuz
(on loan from Neftçi Baku)
Number 10
Youth career
Sumgayit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Sumgayit 103 (2)
2021– Neftçi Baku 17 (0)
2022–Turan Tovuz (loan) 54 (2)
International career
2017 Azerbaijan U17 2 (0)
2017 Azerbaijan U21 2 (0)
2020– Azerbaijan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Career

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Club

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On 22 May 2015, Najafov made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Sumgayit match against Khazar Lankaran.[2]

National team

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He made his debut for Azerbaijan national football team on 14 November 2020 in a Nations League game against Montenegro. He substituted Tellur Mutallimov in the 81st minute.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Xəyal Nəcəfov". PFL. 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "SUMQAYIT VS. KHAZAR LANKARAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan v Montenegro game report". UEFA. 14 November 2020.
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