Ceyhun Sultanov

Ceyhun Oqtay oğlu Sultanov (born 12 June 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala. He was voted Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year in 2006. Sultanov has made 16 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.^[1]

Ceyhun Sultanov

Personal information
Full name	Ceyhun Oqtay oğlu Sultanov
Date of birth	(1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Farid Baku	7	(0)
1997–1998	Neftchi Baku	21	(0)
1998–2001	Dinamo Baku	64	(8)
2003–2004	Machine Sazi	-	(-)
2004–2007	FC Baku	43	(8)
2007–2010	Khazar Lankaran	54	(3)
2010–2012	Kapaz PFC	50	(7)
2012	Sumgayit	16	(1)
2013	Gabala	3	(0)
International career
1998–2007	Azerbaijan	16	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

On 8 January 2013, Sultanov signed a one-year contract with Gabala FC.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2013

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		Other		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97[3]	Farid Baku	Azerbaijan Premier League	7	0			-		7	0
1997–98[4]	Neftchi Baku		21	0			-		21	0
1998–99[5]	Dinamo Baku		29	3			2	0	31	3
1999–2000[6]			21	4			-		21	4
2000–01[7]			14	1			-		14	1
2002-03	no league championship was held		-		-		-		0	0
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2003–04	Machine Sazi Dabiri Tabriz	Azadegan League					-
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Total
2004–05[8]	FC Baku	Azerbaijan Premier League	9	2	0	0	-		9	2
2005–06[9]			24	5			1	1	25	6
2006–07[10]			10	1			2	0	12	1
	Khazar Lankaran[11]		11	3	17	3	-		11	3
2007–08[12]			17	0			1	0	18	0
2008–09[13]			14	0			1	0	15	0
2009–10[14]			12	0			-		12	0
2010–11[15]	Kapaz		27	2	3	2	-		30	4
2011–12[16]			23	5	1	0	-		24	5
2012–13[17]	Sumgayit		16	1	0	0	-		16	1
	Gabala		3	0	2	0	-		5	0
Total	Azerbaijan		258	27	23	5	5	1	286	33
	Iran
Total			258	27	23	5	5	1	286	33

International

^[18]

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	1	1
2004	1	0
2007	7	0
2008	7	0
Total	16	1

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 November 1998	Ganja, Azerbaijan	Estonia	1-1	2-1	Friendly

Honours

Club

FC Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2005-06
• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2004–05

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2007–08
• CIS Cup (1): 2008

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 2006