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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gara Elkhan oglu Garayev | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Horadiz, Füzuli, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 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) |
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* 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 | |||
Career
Club
On 22 May 2019, Garayev signed a new two-year contract with FK Qarabağ.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 263 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 398 | 4 | ||
International
| 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 |
| Total | 56 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2019[3]
Honours
Club
- Qarabağ FK
- Azerbaijan Premier League: (7) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019-20
- Azerbaijan Cup: (3) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
Individual
- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (2): 2014, 2020
References
- ""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.
- "QARA QARAYEV DAHA 2 İL "QARABAĞ"IMIZDA". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Qara Qarayev". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- "Q.Qarayev". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Gara Garayev at Soccerway
- Profile on official club website
- Gara Garayev at National-Football-Teams.com
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