Behlul Mustafazade

Behlul Mustafazade (Azerbaijani: Bəhlul Ələmdar oğlu Mustafazadə; born 27 February 1997) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ and the Azerbaijan national team.

Behlul Mustafazade

Personal information
Full name	Bəhlul Ələmdar oğlu Mustafazadə
Date of birth	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Qarabağ
Number	13
Youth career
	Gabala
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Gabala	29	(1)
2017–2018	→ Sumgayit (loan)	23	(2)
2019–2021	Sabah	37	(3)
2021–	Qarabağ	81	(3)
International career‡
2013	Azerbaijan U17	3	(0)
2014–2015	Azerbaijan U19	8	(1)
2017–2018	Azerbaijan U21	15	(0)
2019–	Azerbaijan	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024

Career

Club

On 7 February 2017, Mustafazadə joined Sumgayit FK on loan from Gabala FK.^[2]

On 26 June 2019, Mustafazadə signed a three-year contract with Sabah.^[3]

In the summer of 2021, Mustafazadə left Sabah to sign for Al Ain, however the UAE club subsequently cancelled the transfer, leaving Mustafazadə a free agent.^[4]

On 29 July 2021, Qarabağ announced the signing of Mustafazadə to a three-year contract.^[5]

International

Mustafazadə made his debut for Azerbaijan on 6 September 2019 in their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Wales.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2023^[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gabala	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19		23	1	5	0	1	0	—		29	1
	Total		23	1	5	0	1	0	—	—	29	1
Sumgayit (loan)	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2017–18		16	2	5	0	—		—		21	2
	Total		20	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	25	2
Sabah	2019–20	Azerbaijan Premier League	18	0	2	2	—		—		20	2
	2020–21		17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		35	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	37	3
Qarabag	2021-22	Azerbaijan Premier League	16	0	2	0	3[a]	0	—		21	0
	2022-23	Azerbaijan Premier League	25	2	1	0	13[b]	0	—		39	2
	2023-24	Azerbaijan Premier League	4	0	0	0	11[c]	2	—		15	2
	Total		45	2	3	0	27	2	—	—	75	4
Career total			123	6	15	2	28	2	—	—	166	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Champions League and two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	6	0
Total	6	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2019

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 March 2024	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Mongolia	1–0	1–0	2024 FIFA Series

Honours

Gabala

• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2018–19

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League (2): 2021-22, 2022-23
• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2021–22

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: 2023,