Emin Mahmudov

Emin Mahmudov (born 27 April 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Neftchi Baku and Azerbaijan national football team. He was selected as the player of the year in Azerbaijan in 2021 and 2022.

Emin Mahmudov
Mahmudov with FC Spartak Moscow in 2015
Personal information
Full name Emin Cəbrayıl oğlu Mahmudov
Date of birth (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992[1]
Place of birth Saatly, Azerbaijan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Neftchi Baku
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2010 Saturn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Saturn 21 (1)
2011–2014 Spartak Moscow 13 (0)
2012 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Krylia Sovetov (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2016 Krylia Sovetov 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Mordovia (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2017 Boavista 12 (1)
2017– Neftchi Baku 162 (38)
International career‡
2009–2010 Russia U18 6 (3)
2010–2011 Russia U19 9 (3)
2011–2012 Russia U20 4 (1)
2012–2014 Russia U21 15 (2)
2016– Azerbaijan 42 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023

Club career

Saturn

Emin 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 FC 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] Emin 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 3 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 Emin Mahmudov from Spartak on January 31, 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. Emin missed most of that season due to a fractured leg injury that he received in September 2014.

Emin Mahmudov made his comeback to the Russian Premier League on 9 August 2015, during the game against his previous team Spartak Moscow. On August 31, it was announced that Emin Mahmudov would play on loan at Mordovia Saransk until the end of the 2015-16 season.[7] Mahmudov made his debut for Mordovia on September 20 and soon became one of the regular members of the starting squad.

Boavista

On 21 July 2016 he 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] Mahmudov 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 the 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, Emin became the new captain of club.

After finishing the league with second place for two years in a row, Emin greatly contributed to Neftchi's championship in the 2020-2021 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 10 goals.

Career statistics
As of match played 11 June 2016.[21]
Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saturn 2010 Russian Premier League 21110––221
Spartak Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 0020––20
2011–12 Russian Premier League 12020––140
Tom Tomsk 2011–12 Russian Premier League 8000––80
Spartak Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League 1000––10
Spartak Total 13040––170
Krylia Sovetov 2012–13 Russian Premier League 00002[lower-alpha 1]0–20
2013–14 Russian Premier League 12000––120
2014–15 Russian Football National League 5000––50
2015–16 Russian Premier League 1000––10
Total 1800020–200
Mordovia 2015–16 Russian Premier League 18010––190
Boavista 2016–17 Primeira Liga 12100––121
Neftçi 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 22151––272
Career total 112311120–1254
  1. includes Russian Premier League Play-Off matches

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 August 2023.

Azerbaijan
YearAppsGoals
201620
201700
201871
201950
2021127
2022101
202331
Total3910

International goals
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2018Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia3–03–1Friendly
2.30 March 2021Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Serbia1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.27 May 2021Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey Turkey1–01–2Friendly
4.1 September 2021Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–21–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.4 September 2021Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–01–1
6.12 October 2021Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrad, Serbia Serbia1–11–3
7.14 November 2021Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Qatar1–12–2Friendly
8.2–1
9.16 November 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova1–02–1
10.24 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria Austria1–21–4UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Neftchi Baku

Krylia Sovetov

Russia U21

Individual

References
  1. UEFA.com. "Emin Makhmudov - Azerbaijan - European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  2. "Game report by RFPL". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  3. Махмудов подписал контракт со «Спартаком»
  4. РФПЛ: Эмин Махмудов — Спартак Archived 2011-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Махмудов возвращается
  6. «СПАРТАК» И «КРЫЛЬЯ» ДОГОВОРИЛИСЬ О ПЕРЕХОДЕ МАХМУДОВА
  7. Эмин Махмудов будет выступать за "Мордовию" до конца сезона (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 1 September 2015.
  8. ЭМИН МАХМУДОВ - ИГРОК ПОРТУГАЛЬСКОЙ "БОАВИШТЫ"! (in Russian). Football-agent.ru. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.
  9. "ЭМИН МАХМУДОВ ДЕБЮТИРОВАЛ ЗА "БОАВИШТУ" В ИГРЕ ПРОТИВ "СПОРТИНГА"". football-agent.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  10. "Emin Mahmudov "Boavişta"da debüt etdi". cbcsport.tv. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  11. "Махмудов впервые вышел в стартовом составе Боавишты и забил первый гол". azerisport.com.
  12. "Первый гол Эмина Махмудова в чемпионате Португалии". haqqin.az.
  13. ""Neftçi" Emin Mahmudovla müqavilə bağladı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 18 September 2017.
  14. "QABALA VS. NEFTÇI 2 - 1". Soccerway. 24 September 2017.
  15. "NEFTÇI VS. QABALA 2 - 3". Soccerway. 19 November 2017.
  16. "Neftçi 2-3 Qəbələ". PFL. 19 November 2017.
  17. "Emin Mahmudovla müqavilə yenilənib" (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  18. "Azərbaycanda ilin futbolçusu bəlli olub". www.report.az. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  19. Хавбек «Спартака» Махмудов выбирает между сборными России и Азербайджана
  20. "FIFA". Archived from the original on July 28, 2015.
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  22. "Mahmudov, Emin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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