Khayal Najafov

Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov (Azerbaijani: Xəyal Nazim oğlu Nəcəfov; born 19 December 1997) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League.^[1]

Khayal Najafov

Personal information
Full name	Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov
Date of birth	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sumgayit
Number	97
Youth career
	Sumgayit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Sumgayit	100	(2)
International career^‡
2017	Azerbaijan U17	2	(0)
2017	Azerbaijan U21	2	(0)
2020–	Azerbaijan	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Career

Club

On 22 May 2015, Najafov made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Sumgayit match against Khazar Lankaran.^[2]

National team

He made his debut for Azerbaijan national football team on 14 November 2020 in a Nations League game against Montenegro. He substituted Tellur Mutallimov in the 81st minute.^[3]

References

1. "Xəyal Nəcəfov". PFL. 20 September 2020.
2. "SUMQAYIT VS. KHAZAR LANKARAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 22 May 2015.
3. "Azerbaijan v Montenegro game report". UEFA. 14 November 2020.

External links

• Khayal Najafov at Soccerway