Emin Mahmudov

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Emin Mahmudov
Makhmudov Spartak.jpg
Mahmudov with Spartak Moscow in 2011
Personal information
Full name Emin Cəbrayıl oğlu Mahmudov
Date of birth (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Saatly, Azerbaijan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Neftchi Baku
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2010 Saturn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Saturn Ramenskoye 21 (1)
2011–2014 Spartak Moscow 13 (0)
2012Tom Tomsk (loan) 8 (0)
2013Krylia Sovetov (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2016 Krylia Sovetov 6 (0)
2015–2016Mordovia (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2017 Boavista 12 (1)
2017– Neftchi Baku 169 (39)
International career
2009–2010 Russia U18 6 (3)
2010–2011 Russia U19 9 (3)
2011–2012 Russia U20 4 (1)
2012–2014 Russia U21 15 (2)
2016– Azerbaijan 43 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Emin Mahmudov (born 27 April 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku and the Azerbaijan national team. He was selected as the player of the year in Azerbaijan in 2021 and 2022.

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Club career

Saturn Ramenskoye

Mahmudov was born in Saatly, Azerbaijan in 1992. As a child, he moved to Russia with his family and started playing football in the youth academy of Saturn Ramenskoye. During the 2010 season, he became the player of the senior team. Mahmudov made his debut in Russian Premier League on 24 April 2010, in a match against Dinamo Moscow, at the age of 17. [2] He scored his first goal at the senior level against Anzhi on 20 November. Mahmudov played a total of 22 matches during his first season in the Premier League.

Spartak Moscow

After the dissolution of Saturn, Mahmudov signed a long-term contract with Spartak Moscow as a free agent on 15 January 2011. [3] He played 90 minutes against Rostov in the first game of the 2011–12 season. [4] Mahmudov appeared in a total of 12 matches during the season for Spartak, however despite a successful start, he was not able to become the player of the main squad. During the three seasons between 2012 and 2014, Mahmudov played on loan for Premier League teams Tomsk and Krylia Sovetov and also played for the reserve team of Spartak. [5]

Krylia Sovetov

After a one-year loan, Krylia Sovetov purchased Mahmudov from Spartak on 31 January 2014, for €250,000. The same season Krylia got relegated from the Premier League. [6] However, the 2014–15 season Krylia Sovetov became the champions of Russian Football National League and won the promotion to Premier League again. He missed most of that season due to a fractured leg injury that he received in September 2014.

Mahmudov made his comeback to the Russian Premier League on 9 August 2015, during the game against his previous team Spartak Moscow. On 31 August, it was announced that he would play on loan at Mordovia Saransk until the end of the 2015–16 season. [7] Mahmudov made his debut for Mordovia on 20 September and soon became one of the regular members of the starting squad.

Boavista

On 21 July 2016, Mahmudov signed a two-year contract with Boavista. [8] Mahmudov debuted for the Boavista in Primeira Liga match against Sporting Lisbon on 26 November 2016. [9] [10] On 23 December 2016, Mahmudov scored his first goal for the club, away against Nacional, in Primeira Liga. [11] [12]

Neftchi Baku

On 18 September 2017, Neftchi Baku signed with Mahmudov until the end of 2017–18 season. [13] He made his Azerbaijan Premier League debut for Neftchi Baku against Gabala on 24 September 2017. [14] He scored his first goal for Neftchi Baku in a Azerbaijan Premier League match against Gabala on 19 November 2017. [15] [16] On 17 June 2018, Mahmudov a new contract with Neftçi PFK until the end of the 2019/20 season. [17] In summer of 2019, after the departure of Ruslan Abishov, he became the new captain of club.

After finishing the league with second place for two years in a row, Mahmudov greatly contributed to Neftchi's championship in the 2020–21 season of the Azerbaijan Premier League. Due to his performance at both Neftchi and the national team, he was selected as the player of the year in Azerbaijan during the vote at the end of 2021. [18]

International career

As a dual citizen of Azerbaijan and Russia, Emin was eligible to play for both countries. Mahmudov played for Azerbaijani youth national teams until 2007, [19] and played for all youth levels of Russian national team until 2014. Mahmudov twice became the champion of Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in 2012 and 2013 with the Russian under-21 team.

Mahmudov decided to play for the Azerbaijan national football team in 2016. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over San Marino in the 2018 World Cup qualification. [20]

In 2021, Mahmudov set multiple new records for the national team by becoming the first player to score 7 international goals in a single year and 4 goals in a single qualification event, as part of the 2022 World Cup qualification tournament.

He is currently the second highest goal scorer in the history of the national team with 13 goals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 November 2023 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saturn Ramenskoye 2010 Russian Premier League 21110221
Spartak Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League002020
2011–12 Russian Premier League12020140
2012–13 Russian Premier League100010
Total13040170
Tom Tomsk (loan) 2011–12 Russian Premier League800080
Krylia Sovetov (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League00002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2013–14 Russian Premier League12000120
2014–15 Russian Football National League 500050
2015–16 Russian Premier League100010
Total1800000180
Mordovia Saransk (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League18010190
Boavista 2016–17 Primeira Liga 12100121
Neftchi Baku 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 22151272
2018-19 Azerbaijan Premier League268001 [lower-alpha 2] 1279
2019-20 Azerbaijan Premier League193106 [lower-alpha 2] 3266
2020-21 Azerbaijan Premier League234202 [lower-alpha 2] 0274
2021-22 Azerbaijan Premier League275418 [lower-alpha 3] 43910
2022-23 Azerbaijan Premier League3617524 [lower-alpha 4] 04519
2023-24 Azerbaijan Premier League120004 [lower-alpha 4] 1161
Total165381740025920751
Career total255402342025930553
  1. Appearances in Russian Premier League Play-Off
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League; two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League; four appearances, two goals in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Azerbaijan 201620
201700
201871
201950
2021127
2022101
202374
Total4313
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmudov goal.
List of international goals scored by Emin Mahmudov [22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3–03–1 Friendly
230 March 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, AzerbaijanFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–11–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
327 May 2021 Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–01–2Friendly
41 September 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–21–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
54 September 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of IrelandFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
612 October 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrad, SerbiaFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–11–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
714 November 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, AzerbaijanFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–1"2–2Friendly
82–1
916 November 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, MoldovaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–1Friendly
1024 March 2023 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–21–4 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1112 September 2023 Dalga Arena, Baku, AzerbaijanFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–02–1Friendly
1216 November 2023 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, AzerbaijanFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
133–0

Honours

Neftchi Baku

Krylia Sovetov

Russia U21

Individual

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