| Club: | Turan Tovuz |
| Season: | 2022-23 |
| Manager: | Aykhan Abbasov |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Ogtay Abdullayev |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Stadium: | Tovuz City Stadium |
| League Topscorer: | Rooney Eva (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Rooney Eva (16) |
| Prevseason: | 2021-22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023-24 |
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The Turan Tovuz 2022–23 season is Turan Tovuz's first Azerbaijan Premier League season since the 2012–13 season, and their twenty-third Premier League season.
On 28 June, Turan Tovuz announced the signings of Tarlan Guliyev, Tarlan Ahmadli, Şehriyar Aliyev and Kamal Bayramov to one-year contracts.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The following day, 29 June, Turan Tovuz announced the season-long loan signing of Turan Valizade from Neftçi and of Veysal Rzayev and Shakir Seyidov from Sabah.[5] [6] [7]
On 30 June, Ehtiram Shahverdiyev and Eltun Turabov joined Turan Tovuz on one-year contracts.[8] [9]
On 1 July, Khayal Najafov joined Turan Tovuz on a season-long loan deal from Neftçi.[10]
On 13 July, Turan Tovuz announced the signings of Imeda Ashortia and Piruz Marakvelidze to one-year contracts from Telavi.[11] [12]
On 20 July, Turan Tovuz announced the signings of Aykhan Guseynov and Javid Taghiyev to one-year contracts, with Vusal Masimov also signing a one-year contract the following day.[13] [14] [15]
On 2 August, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Sadig Guliyev to a one-year contract, from Machhindra,[16] and the signing of Nathan Oduwa to a one-year contract from Shamakhi.[17]
On 4 August, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Ben Aziz Dao to a one-year contract, from AS Douanes.[18]
On 17 August, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Siyanda Xulu to a one-year contract, from Hapoel Tel Aviv.[19]
On 29 August, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Henry Okebugwu to a one-year contract, from KS Kastrioti.[20]
On 9 January, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Denis Marandici on a contract until the end of the season, from Zrinjski Mostar.[21]
On 22 January, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Belajdi Pusi to a six-month contract, with the option of an additional year, from Skënderbeu Korçë.[22]
On 22 March, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Roderick Miller to a three-month contract, with the option of an additional year, from Al-Minaa.[23]
On 24 March, Şehriyar Aliyev signed a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024.[24] On 29 March, Turan Tovuz signed a new one-year contract with Denis Marandici, with the option of another additional year.[25]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Tarlan Ahmadli |  | GK | 2023 5, df=yes | Sumgayit | 2022 | 2023 | 29 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mehman Hajiyev | | GK | 2023 5, df=yes | Youth team | |||||
| 85 | Kamal Bayramov | | GK | 2023 5, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Roderick Miller |  | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Al-Minaa | 2023 | 2023 (+1) | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | Tarlan Guliyev | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2022 | 2023 | 27 | 1 | |
| 4 | Şehriyar Aliyev | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2022 | 2023 | 37 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ben Aziz Dao |  | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | AS Douanes | 2022 | 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 15 | Vusal Masimov | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Kapaz | 2022 | 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 25 | Denis Marandici |  | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Zrinjski Mostar | 2023 | 2024 | 17 | 1 | |
| 33 | Eltun Turabov | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Sabah | 2022 | 2023 | 26 | 0 | |
| 39 | Sadig Guliyev | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Machhindra | 2022 | 2023 | 25 | 1 | |
| 55 | Siyanda Xulu | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2022 | 2023 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 83 | Hüseyn Hüseynov | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Youth team | 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Faig Hajiyev | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Gabala | 2021 | ||||
| 97 | Sadig Şafiyev | | DF | 2023 5, df=yes | Youth team | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Turan Valizade | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | on loan from Neftçi | 2022 | 2023 | 29 | 1 | |
| 7 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Gabala | 2022 | 2023 | 28 | 2 | |
| 8 | Shakir Seyidov | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | on loan from Sabah | 2022 | 2023 | 31 | 0 | |
| 10 | Khayal Najafov | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | on loan from Neftçi | 2022 | 2023 | 38 | 2 | |
| 11 | Aykhan Guseynov |  | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Khimki | 2022 | 2023 | 35 | 3 | |
| 17 | Nathan Oduwa | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2022 | 2023 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Abbas Aghazade | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Sabah | 2022 | 2023 | 21 | 0 | |
| 23 | Henry Okebugwu | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Kastrioti | 2022 | 2023 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Divine Naah |  | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Kauno Žalgiris | 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Piruz Marakvelidze |  | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Telavi | 2022 | 2023 | 22 | 0 | |
| 44 | Elçin Qasımov | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Sabayel Bagirov | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Diyarbakir Yol | 2019 | ||||
| 77 | Javid Taghiyev | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | Sabail | 2022 | 2023 | 11 | 0 | |
| 99 | Veysal Rzayev | | MF | 2023 5, df=yes | on loan from Sabah | 2022 | 2023 | 27 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Belajdi Pusi |  | FW | 2023 5, df=yes | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2023 | 2023 (+1) | 20 | 0 | |
| 19 | Rooney Eva |  | FW | 2023 5, df=yes | Apollon Pontou | 2022 | 36 | 17 | ||
| 22 | Famil Jamalov | | FW | 2023 5, df=yes | Neftçi | 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 9 | Imeda Ashortia | | FW | 2023 5, df=yes | Telavi | 2022 | 2023 | 15 | 0 | |
See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2022–23.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2022 | GK | | Tarlan Ahmadli | Sumgayit | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 June 2022 | GK | | Kamal Bayramov | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 June 2022 | DF | | Tarlan Guliyev | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 June 2022 | DF | | Şehriyar Aliyev | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 June 2022 | MF | | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | Gabala | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 June 2022 | MF | | Eltun Turabov | Sabah | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 July 2022 | MF | | Nazim Hasanzada | Sabah | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 July 2022 | FW | | Rooney Eva | Apollon Pontou | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 July 2022 | MF | | Piruz Marakvelidze | Telavi | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 July 2022 | FW | | Imeda Ashortia | Telavi | Undisclosed | ||
| 20 July 2022 | MF | | Javid Taghiyev | Sabail | Undisclosed | ||
| 20 July 2022 | MF | | Aykhan Guseynov | Khimki | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 July 2022 | DF | | Vusal Masimov | Kapaz | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 August 2022 | DF | | Sadig Guliyev | Machhindra | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 August 2022 | MF | Nathan Oduwa | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | |||
| 4 August 2022 | DF | | Ben Aziz Dao | AS Douanes | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 August 2022 | DF | Siyanda Xulu | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Undisclosed | |||
| 29 August 2022 | MF | Henry Okebugwu | Kastrioti | Undisclosed | |||
| 9 January 2023 | DF | | Denis Marandici | Zrinjski Mostar | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 January 2023 | FW | | Belajdi Pusi | Skënderbeu Korçë | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 March 2023 | DF | | Roderick Miller | Al-Minaa | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2022 | MF | | Veysal Rzayev | Sabah | End of season | ||
| 29 June 2022 | MF | | Shakir Seyidov | Sabah | End of season | ||
| 29 June 2022 | MF | | Turan Valizade | Neftçi | End of season | ||
| 1 July 2022 | MF | | Khayal Najafov | Neftçi | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2022 | FW | | Imeda Ashortia | Telavi | |||
| 30 June 2023 | DF | | Ben Aziz Dao | ||||
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Siyanda Xulu | SuperSport United | 28 July 2023 | [26] [27] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | | Abbas Aghazade | ||||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | | Javid Taghiyev | Iravan | 1 September 2023 | ||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | | Divine Naah | Kauno Žalgiris | 25 August 2023 | ||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Nathan Oduwa | Chungbuk Cheongju | 15 January 2024 | [28] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Henry Okebugwu | Iliria | 16 October 2023 | |||
| 30 June 2023 | FW | | Famil Jamalov | Iravan | 1 September 2023 | ||
| 30 June 2023 | FW | | Rooney Eva | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 14 July 2023 | [29] |
See main article: 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League.
See main article: 2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Turan Tovuz during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Premier League | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 19 | Rooney Eva | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | 17 | Nathan Oduwa | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | | 4 | Şehriyar Aliyev | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| MF | | 11 | Aykhan Guseynov | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | | 2 | Roderick Miller | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | | 10 | Khayal Najafov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | 23 | Henry Okebugwu | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 3 | Tarlan Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 6 | Turan Valizade | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 39 | Sadig Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | 55 | Siyanda Xulu | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 88 | Faig Hajiyev | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 25 | Denis Marandici | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 36 | 6 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Premier League | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Tarlan Ahmadli | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 85 | Kamal Bayramov | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 12 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1 | | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | DF | Roderick Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | | DF | Şehriyar Aliyev | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | MF | Turan Valizade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | MF | Shakir Seyidov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | | FW | Belajdi Pusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Khayal Najafov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | MF | Aykhan Guseynov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | DF | Vusal Masimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | Nathan Oduwa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | | FW | Rooney Eva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Henry Okebugwu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | | DF | Denis Marandici | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | | MF | Piruz Marakvelidze | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 33 | | DF | Eltun Turabov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | | DF | Sadig Guliyev | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | DF | Siyanda Xulu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 60 | | MF | Sabayel Bagirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 85 | | GK | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | | DF | Faig Hajiyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | | MF | Veysal Rzayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Turan Tovuz during the season: | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 71 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 4 | |||||||