Arif Dashdemirov

Arif Dashdemirov (Azerbaijani: Arif Daşdəmirov; born 10 February 1987) is an Azerbaijani football defender who has played for the Azerbaijan national team and last played for Sumgayit FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Arif Dashdemirov

Personal information
Full name	Arif Dashdemirov
Date of birth	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Shahdagh Qusar	19	(2)
2006–2007	→ MKT Araz (loan)	22	(2)
2007–2008	Masallı	20	(1)
2008	AZAL	10	(0)
2009	Standard Sumgayit	16	(0)
2009–2010	Gabala	18	(0)
2010–2015	Inter Baku	139	(9)
2015–2016	Gabala	30	(1)
2016–2018	Qarabağ	15	(0)
2018–2019	Sumgayit	24	(0)
International career‡
2004	Azerbaijan U17	3	(0)
2005	Azerbaijan U19	3	(1)
2006–2007	Azerbaijan U21	7	(0)
2010–	Azerbaijan	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016

Career

Dashdemirov signed a one-year contract with Gabala in August 2009.^[1] Dashdemirov re-signed for Gabala in June 2015.^[2] On 25 May 2016, Gabala announced that Dashdemirov had left the club.^[3] Following the 2015–16 Cup Final, Qarabağ FK manager Gurban Gurbanov announced that the club had signed Dashdemirov.^[4]

On 6 August 2018, Dashdemirov signed for Sumgayit FK.^[5]

In all, Dashdemirov has made 14 appearances for the Azerbaijan national team.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2016

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
2005–06[7]	Shahdag Qusar	Azerbaijan Premier League	19	2			-
2006–07[8]	MKT Araz (loan)		22	2			-		22	2
2007–08[9]	Masallı		20	1			-		20	1
2008–09[10]	Standard Sumgayit		16	0			-		16	0
2009–10[11]	Gabala		18	0			-		18	0
2010–11[12]	Inter Baku		30	1	3	0	2	0	35	1
2011–12[13]			27	1	4	0	-		31	1
2012–13[14]			25	1	1	0	3	0	29	1
2013–14			28	1	1	0	3	0	32	0
2014–15			29	5	4	2	4	1	37	8
2015–16	Gabala		30	1	2	0	14	0	46	1
Total			264	15	15	2	26	1	305	18

International

Azerbaijan
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	8	0
Total	9	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015^[15]

Honours

Qarabağ FK

• Azerbaijan Premier League: (1) 2016–17