Emil Balayev

Emil Nazim oglu Balayev (Azerbaijani: Emil Nazim oğlu Balayev; born 17 April 1994) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zira and the Azerbaijan.[1] He was selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2019.[2]

Emil Balayev
Balayev in 2013
Personal information
Full name Emil Nazim oglu Balayev
Date of birth (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994
Place of birth Volgograd, Russia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Zira
Number 12
Youth career
Neftçi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Neftçi 11 (0)
2011–2012 → Sumgayit (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Araz-Naxçıvan (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2016–2017 Qarabağ 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sabail 38 (0)
2019 Tobol 31 (0)
2020– Zira 1 (0)
National team‡
2019– Azerbaijan 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019

Club career

As a youth player Balayev was a member of Neftçi youth system, before he was promoted to the first team in 2011. Balayev made his debut for Neftchi in an Azerbaijan Premier League match against Sumgayit in September 2012.[3] In 2013 Balayev was sent on a season loan to Araz-Naxçıvan.[4]

Balayev moved from Neftçi to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2014.[5][6][7] However, he failed to make an appearance for the club and was released in June 2016.[8]

In January 2019, Balayev moved from Sabail to Kazakhstani club Tobol.[9] He made his professional debut for Tobol in the Kazakhstan Premier League on 9 March 2019, starting in the home match against Irtysh Pavlodar, which finished as a 3–0 win.[10] On 31 January 2020, Balayev left Tobol by mutual consent.[11]

On 3 March 2020, Zira announced the signing of Balayev on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]

International career

Balayev was called up to the Azerbaijan national team for the first time in September 2013 for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Israel.[13] He made his International debut in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Croatia on 9 September 2019.

Balayev was included in the squad of hosts Azerbaijan's under-23 team at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku,[14] in which Azerbaijan went on to win the gold medal.

Balayev made his Azerbaijan debut in 2019 against Croatia in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[15]

Career statistics

International
Azerbaijan
YearAppsGoals
201950
Total50

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2019[16]

Honours

Club
Neftchi Baku
Araz-Naxçıvan

International
Azerbaijan U23

References
  1. Emil Balayev at WorldFootball.net
  2. "İlin futbolçusu Emil Balayev seçilib". 19 December 2019.
  3. Sumqayit vs. Neftchi 3 - 2
  4. “Neftçi”nin qapıçısı “Araz-Naxçıvan”da
  5. "New Goalkeeper: Emil Balayev". eintracht.de. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. "Frankfurt verpflichtet Balayev - Yaffa soll folgen" [Frankfurt signs Balayev - Yaffa to follow] (in German). kicker. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. Эмиль Балаев перешел в Айнтрахт(in Russian)
  8. "Wechselbörse" [Transfermarket] (in German). kicker. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Эмиль Балаев – игрок Тобола. fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. "Tobol vs. Irtysh - 9 March 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. "Спасибо, Эмиль!". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. "Komandamız Emil Balayevlə anlaşıb". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). FK Zira. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  13. Israel vs. Azerbaijan 1 - 1
  14. "Team roster" (PDF). Baku 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  15. "Azerbaijan-Croatia". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 9 September 2019.
  16. "Emil Balayev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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