| Qara Qarayev | |
| Full Name: | Qara Elxan oğlu Qarayev |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Horadiz, Füzuli, Azerbaijan |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Years1: | 2008–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Qarabağ |
| Caps1: | 308 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Neftçi |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Araz-Naxçıvan |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam1: | Azerbaijan U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Azerbaijan U19 |
| Nationalteam3: | Azerbaijan U21 |
| Nationalteam4: | Azerbaijan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 76 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 3 October 2024 |
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.
Qara Qarayev was born on 12 October 1992 in Füzuli.[1]
On 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]
| 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 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 308 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 469 | 5 | |||
| Neftçi | 2023-24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 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 | |||
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 June 2022[8]
| 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 | |
(9) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–2023
(5) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22