Emin Mahmudov Explained

Emin Mahmudov
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Full Name:Emin Cəbrayıl oğlu Mahmudov
Birth Date:27 April 1992[1]
Birth Place:Saatly, Azerbaijan
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Neftchi Baku
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2007–2010
Youthclubs1:Saturn
Years1:2010
Clubs1:Saturn Ramenskoye
Caps1:21
Goals1:1
Years2:2011–2014
Clubs2:Spartak Moscow
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:2012
Clubs3:Tom Tomsk (loan)
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Krylia Sovetov (loan)
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2016
Clubs5:Krylia Sovetov
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Mordovia (loan)
Caps6:18
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Boavista
Caps7:12
Goals7:1
Years8:2017–
Clubs8:Neftchi Baku
Caps8:183
Goals8:40
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalteam1:Russia U18
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalteam2:Russia U19
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2011–2012
Nationalteam3:Russia U20
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2012–2014
Nationalteam4:Russia U21
Nationalcaps4:15
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2016–
Nationalteam5:Azerbaijan
Nationalcaps5:48
Nationalgoals5:14
Club-Update:03:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:12 June 2024

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.

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 an 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saturn Ramenskoye2010Russian Premier League21110221
Spartak Moscow2010Russian Premier League002020
2011–12Russian Premier League12020140
2012–13Russian Premier League100010
Total13040170
Tom Tomsk (loan)2011–12Russian Premier League800080
Krylia Sovetov (loan)2012–13Russian Premier League00002020
Krylia Sovetov Samara2013–14Russian Premier League12000120
2014–15Russian Football National League500050
2015–16Russian Premier League100010
Total1800000180
Mordovia Saransk (loan)2015–16Russian Premier League18010190
Boavista2016–17Primeira Liga12100121
Neftchi Baku2017–18Azerbaijan Premier League22151272
2018-19Azerbaijan Premier League2680011279
2019-20Azerbaijan Premier League1931063266
2020-21Azerbaijan Premier League2342020274
2021-22Azerbaijan Premier League275418 43910
2022-23Azerbaijan Premier League361752404519
2023-24Azerbaijan Premier League1200041161
Total165381740025920751
Career total255402342025930553

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Azerbaijan201620
201700
201871
201950
2021127
2022101
202374
202451
Total4814

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[21]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 9 June 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 3–0 3–1 Friendly
2 30 March 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 27 May 2021 Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 1 September 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1–2 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 4 September 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 12 October 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrad, Serbia 1–1 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 14 November 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–1 "2–2 Friendly
8 2–1
9 16 November 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova 1–0 2–1 Friendly
10 24 March 2023 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria 1–2 1–4 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
11 12 September 2023Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan1–0 2–1 Friendly
12 16 November 2023 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
13 3–0
14 11 June 2024 Haladás Sportkomplexum,Szombathely, Hungary2–2 3–2 Friendly

Honours

Neftchi Baku

2020–21

Krylia Sovetov

2014–15

Russia U21

2012, 2013

Individual

2021, 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA.com . Emin Makhmudov - Azerbaijan - European Qualifiers . 12 June 2023 . UEFA.com . en.
  2. Web site: Game report by RFPL . 26 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427065523/http://www.rfpl.org/reports/id6601 . 27 April 2010 . dead .
  3. http://spartak.com/main/13/9036/ Махмудов подписал контракт со «Спартаком»
  4. РФПЛ: Эмин Махмудов — Спартак
  5. http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/smonline/326668.html Махмудов возвращается
  6. http://spartak.com/main/news/49051/ «СПАРТАК» И «КРЫЛЬЯ» ДОГОВОРИЛИСЬ О ПЕРЕХОДЕ МАХМУДОВА
  7. Web site: FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?12671. ru:Эмин Махмудов будет выступать за "Мордовию" до конца сезона. 1 September 2015. ru.
  8. Web site: ru:ЭМИН МАХМУДОВ - ИГРОК ПОРТУГАЛЬСКОЙ "БОАВИШТЫ"!. http://www.football-agent.ru/ru/company-news/emin-mahmudov-igrok-portugalskoy-boavishty. Football-agent.ru. ru. 21 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916104601/http://www.football-agent.ru/ru/company-news/emin-mahmudov-igrok-portugalskoy-boavishty. 16 September 2016.
  9. News: ЭМИН МАХМУДОВ ДЕБЮТИРОВАЛ ЗА "БОАВИШТУ" В ИГРЕ ПРОТИВ "СПОРТИНГА".. football-agent.ru. 22 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223062932/http://www.football-agent.ru/ru/company-news/emin-mahmudov-debyutiroval-za-boavishtu-v-igre-protiv-sportinga. 23 December 2016. dead.
  10. News: Emin Mahmudov "Boavişta"da debüt etdi. cbcsport.tv. 22 December 2016. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032544/http://www.cbcsport.tv/news/football/news-11754/. dead.
  11. News: Махмудов впервые вышел в стартовом составе Боавишты и забил первый гол. azerisport.com.
  12. News: Первый гол Эмина Махмудова в чемпионате Португалии. haqqin.az.
  13. Web site: "Neftçi" Emin Mahmudovla müqavilə bağladı. neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. az. 18 September 2017.
  14. News: QABALA VS. NEFTÇI 2 - 1. Soccerway. 24 September 2017.
  15. News: NEFTÇI VS. QABALA 2 - 3. Soccerway. 19 November 2017.
  16. News: Neftçi 2-3 Qəbələ. PFL. 19 November 2017.
  17. Web site: Emin Mahmudovla müqavilə yenilənib. Neftçi PFK. az. 17 June 2018. 17 June 2018.
  18. Web site: Azərbaycanda ilin futbolçusu bəlli olub. 12 January 2022. www.report.az.
  19. http://www.championat.com/football/news-905054.html Хавбек «Спартака» Махмудов выбирает между сборными России и Азербайджана
  20. Web site: FIFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20150728235738/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300331944/index.html. dead. 28 July 2015.
  21. Web site: Mahmudov, Emin. National Football Teams. 10 June 2018.