Amir Agayev

Amir Agayev (Hebrew: אמיר עגייב / אמיר עגאייב, Azerbaijani: Əmir Ağayev; born February 10, 1992) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Alef club F.C. Dimona.

Amir Agayev

Agayev playing for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Amir Agayev
Date of birth	(1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sektzia Ness Ziona
Youth career
	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	116	(18)
2016–2017	Omonia	6	(2)
2017	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	6	(0)
2017–2018	Beitar Jerusalem	1	(0)
2018–2019	Hapoel Tel Aviv	15	(5)
2019–2020	Sumgayit	26	(6)
2020–2021	Atromitos	19	(3)
2021–2022	F.C. Ashdod	4	(1)
2022	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	17	(2)
2022–2023	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	26	(2)
2023–2024	Sektzia Ness Ziona	25	(4)
2024	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	5	(2)
2024–	F.C. Dimona	0	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Israel U19	5	(2)
2013–2014	Israel U21	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2024

Early and personal life

Agayev was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jews, Mountain Jews (Azerbaijani-Jewish) descent.

He married his girlfriend Sivan Agayev in August 2015.^[1]

Club career

On 31 January 2019, Agayev signed a 1.5 year contract with Sumgayit FK.^[2][3]

On 14 August 2020, Agayev signed a 1+1 year contract with Atromitos.^[4]

On 13 September 2020, He made his debut in the Super League Greece for Atromitos match against Volos.^[5]

International career

He has been an Israel national youth between 2010–2011. He was part of the Israel under-21 between 2013–2014.^{[citation needed]}

On 22 August 2020, Agayev was called up by the senior Azerbaijan national team for a training camp in its capital city of Baku.^[6]