Gara Garayev (footballer)

Gara Garayev (Azerbaijani: Qara Qarayev, born 12 October 1992) is an Azerbaijani football midfielder who currently plays for FK Qarabağ and Azerbaijan national football team. He has been twice selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2014 and 2020.

Gara Garayev
Personal information
Full name Gara Elkhan oglu Garayev
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Place of birth Horadiz, Füzuli, Azerbaijan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Qarabağ
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Qarabağ 398 (4)
National team
2007–2009 Azerbaijan U17 6 (0)
2009–2011 Azerbaijan U19 8 (0)
2011–2014 Azerbaijan U21 13 (0)
2013– Azerbaijan 71 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2021

Personal life

Gara Garayev was born on 12 October 1992 in Füzuli.[1]

Career

Club

On 22 May 2019, Garayev signed a new two-year contract with FK Qarabağ.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 October 2021[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qarabağ 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League 100010
2009–10 10000010
2010–11 1300020150
2011–12 2102040270
2012–13 28140-321
2013–14 3203080430
2014–15 30050120470
2015–16 26140120421
2016–17 21050110370
2017–18 21020120350
2018–19 24030130400
2019–20 16120110291
2020–21 2514080371
2021–22 400080120
Career total 263434010103984

International

Azerbaijan national team
YearAppsGoals
201360
201470
201580
201670
201770
2018120
201990
Total560

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2019[3]

Honours

Club

Qarabağ FK

Individual

References

  1. ""Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunun doğulduğu kənd işğaldan azad olundu" (in Azerbaijani). Sportal.az. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "QARA QARAYEV DAHA 2 İL "QARABAĞ"IMIZDA". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "Qara Qarayev". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. "Q.Qarayev". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2017.


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