Rufat Dadashov

Rufat Oleg oglu Dadashov (Azerbaijani: Rüfət Oleq oğlu Dadaşov; born 29 September 1991) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a striker for German club BFC Dynamo. He also played for the Azerbaijan national team.

Rufat Dadashov
Personal information
Full name Rufat Oleg oglu Dadashov
Date of birth (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 BFC Dynamo
Number 9
Youth career
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Mainz 05
0000–2008 FV Biebrich
2008–2010 SV Gonsenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 SV Gonsenheim 63 (28)
2012–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 41 (5)
2014 SVN Zweibrücken 5 (2)
2014–2015 1. FC Saarbrücken 13 (1)
2015–2016 Germania Halberstadt 28 (10)
2016–2017 ZFC Meuselwitz 33 (12)
2017–2018 BFC Dynamo 25 (26)
2018–2019 Preußen Münster 51 (14)
2020–2021 Phoenix Rising 29 (15)
2021–2023 Schalke 04 II 47 (23)
2021 Schalke 04 2 (0)
2023– BFC Dynamo 9 (9)
International career
2013–2019 Azerbaijan[1] 24 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Career

Born in Baku[2] to an Lezgin family,[3] Dadashov has played club football in Germany for SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Mainz 05, FV Biebrich, SV Gonsenheim, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, SVN Zweibrücken and 1. FC Saarbrucken.[1][4][5][6][7]

In June 2016, he signed with ZFC Meuselwitz.[8]

Dadashov played for BFC Dynamo in the Regionalliga Nordost in the 2017–18 season, where he became the league's top scorer with 25 goals.

On 5 April 2018, he signed with a two-year contract with SC Preußen Münster.[9]

On 13 January 2020, Dadashov signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship.[10] In his first game with the team on 7 March 2020, he scored a hat trick in a 6–1 win over Portland Timbers 2.[11]

In August 2021 he returned to Germany, signing with Schalke 04 II.[12][13]

He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in a 2–1 away defeat against FC St. Pauli on 4 December 2021.[14]

Dadashov returned to BFC Dynamo on 1 July 2023.[15]

International career

Dadashov made his national team debut on 1 February 2013 against Uzbekistan in a friendly match.[16] He scored his first goal on 29 May 2013 against Qatar in a friendly match.[17] On 14 August 2013, he scored two goals in a friendly against Malta.[18]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Azerbaijan 2013104
201460
201500
201600
201700
201840
201941
Total245
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dadashov goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Rufat Dadashov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 May 2013Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–11–1Friendly
214 August 2013Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Malta1–03–0Friendly
33–03–0
411 October 2013Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Northern Ireland1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
59 October 2019Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–13–2Friendly

Honors

Individual
  • USL Championship All-League Second Team: 2020[19]

References
  1. Rufat Dadashov at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ""Hesab ürəyimizcə olmadı" – Samir Abasov". apasport.az.
  3. "Руфат Дадашев рассказал о себе (Интервью)". www.azerifootball.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "Profile" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
  5. Rufat Dadashov at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  6. Rufat Dadashov at Soccerway
  7. "Endlich! Dada da!" (in German). Bild. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. "Руфат Дадашов сменил клуб в Германии". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. "Toptorjäger Rufat Dadashov kommt im Sommer vom BFC Dynamo". www.scpreussen-muenster.de (in German). SC Preußen Münster. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. "Phoenix Rising Signs Forward Rufat Dadashov". Phoenix Rising Communications. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. Anderson, Jake (7 March 2020). "Rufat Dadashov nets hat trick as Phoenix Rising thrash Timbers 2". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  12. Communications, Phoenix Rising (12 August 2021). "Phoenix Rising FC Transfers Forward Rufat Dadashov to FC Schalke 04 II". Phoenix Rising FC | Arizona's Highest Level Professional Soccer Team.
  13. USLChampionship com Staff (12 August 2021). "Rising FC Announces Transfer of Dadashov to FC Schalke 04 II". USL Championship.
  14. "Schalke narrowly beaten 2-1 at FC St. Pauli". FC Schalke 04. 4 December 2021.
  15. "Dadashov kehrt zum BFC Dynamo zurück". Kicker (in German). 10 May 2023.
  16. "Rüfət Dadaşov, international footballer". eu-football.info.
  17. "Qatar vs. Azerbaijan – 29 May 2013 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  18. "Qatar 1 – 1 Azerbaijan". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  19. "USL Championship Reveals 2020 All-League Teams". USLChampionship.com Staff. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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