Rustam Akhmedzade
![]() Rustam Akhmedzade, 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rustam Alamovych Akhmedzade | ||
Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Burtyn, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zira | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Zirka Kyiv | ||
2017–2018 | Oleksandriya | ||
2018–2019 | Kolos Kovalivka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Kolos Kovalivka | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Podillya Khmelnytskyi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Mynai | 38 | (3) |
2022– | Qarabağ | 6 | (0) |
2022– | → Zira (loan) | 56 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Azerbaijan | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2022 |
Rustam Alamovych Akhmedzade (Azerbaijani: Rüstəm Aləm oğlu Əhmədzadə; Ukrainian: Рустам Аламович Ахмедзаде; born 25 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zira FK, on loan from Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1] Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Career
[edit]Rustam Akhmedzade was born in Khmelnytskyi oblast, and at the age of 6 he moved to Kyiv. There he studied football at the FC Zirka Kyiv. After graduation, he moved to Oleksandriya, where he played in the U-19 team at the age of 16–17. And then he moved to Kolos in January 2018.
In February 2020 he signed a half-year on loan deal with the Ukrainian Second League Podillya Khmelnytskyi,[2] and in July 2020, Akhmedzade signed a contract with FC Mynai.[3]
Akhmedzade made his Ukrainian First League debut for Mynai in a 2–1 home victory against Metalurh Zaporizhya on 19 July 2020.[4] He scored his first goal for Mynai in the Ukrainian First League match against Avanhard in a 2–0 away victory on 7 August 2020.[5]
On 15 December 2021, Akhmedzade signed for Qarabağ on a contract until 30 June 2026.[6]
International career
[edit]Akhmedzade was born in Khmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine, to a father from Azerbaijan, and a Ukrainian mother.[3] He was called up to the Azerbaijan national team in May 2021.[7] He debuted with Azerbaijan in a 2–1 friendly win over Belarus on 2 June 2021.[8]
Honours
[edit]Mynai
References
[edit]- ^ "Rustam Akhmedzade". soccerway.com.
- ^ "ФК "Поділля" та ФК "Колос" Ковалівка уклали договір про оренду гравців…". Podillya Khmelnytskyi Official Website. 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Рустам Ахмедзаде: "Давно спостерігав за "Минаєм", тому радий опинитися тут"". FC Mynai. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "MINAI VS. METALURH ZAPORIZHYA 2 - 1". Soccerway. 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Перемагаємо у Краматорську! Ми за крок від медалей Першої ліги!". FC Mynai. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Rüstəm Əhmədzadə "Qarabağ"ımızda!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Rüstəm Əhmədzadə". Official Website of the AFFA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Belarus vs Azerbaijan - 2021-06-02 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
External links
[edit]- Rustam Akhmedzade at Soccerway
- Rustam Akhmedzade at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)