Nizami Hajiyev

Nizami Hajiyev (Azerbaijani: Nizami Hacıyev; born 8 February 1988) is an Azerbaijani football midfielder who is currently banned from football by the AFFA.^[1]

Nizami Hajiyev

Personal information
Full name	Nizami Ogtay oglu Hajiyev
Date of birth	(1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Olimpik Baku	36	(4)
2007–2008	Inter Baku	14	(4)
2008–2009	Olimpik Baku	21	(1)
2009–2010	Khazar Lankaran	19	(0)
2010–2013	Inter Baku	53	(7)
2011	→ MOIK Baku (loan)	12	(0)
2013–2014	Gabala	29	(0)
2014–2017	Keshla	77	(17)
International career‡
2006–2008	Azerbaijan U19	9	(3)
2008–2010	Azerbaijan U21	10	(1)
2011–2012	Azerbaijan	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2017

Career

Club

Hajiyev started his career with Olimpik Baku in 2006, before moving in 2008 to Khazar Lankaran.

In May 2013 Hajiyev moved from Keshla and signed a one-year contract with Gabala.^[2] Hajiyev left Gabala on 7 August 2014.^[3]

On 30 November 2017, Keshla FK confirmed that they had terminated Hajiyev's contract due to suspicion of manipulating matches.^[4] The following day, 1 December 2017, Hajiyev was banned from all footballing activities by the AFFA.^[1]

International

He is also a member of the Azerbaijan national under-21 football team, and played for Azerbaijan's U21 side in the Euro 2009–2010 qualifiers against Austria.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of Match played 25 November 2017^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpik Baku	2005–06[8]	Azerbaijan Premier League	15	2			-		-		15	2
	2006–07[9]		21	2			-		-		21	2
	Total		36	4			-	-	-	-	36	4
Inter Baku	2007–08[10]	Azerbaijan Premier League	14	4			-		-		14	4
Olimpik Baku	2008–09[11]	Azerbaijan Premier League	18	1			-		-		18	1
Khazar Lankaran	2009–10[12]	Azerbaijan Premier League	19	0	4	0	-		-		23	0
Inter Baku	2010–11[13]	Azerbaijan Premier League	1	0	0	0	2	1	-		3	1
	2011–12[14]		27	5	4	1	-		-		31	6
	2012–13[15]		20	2	2	1	4	2	-		26	5
	Total		48	7	6	2	6	3	-	-	60	12
MOIK Baku (Loan)	2010–11[13]	Azerbaijan Premier League	12	0	0	0	-		-		12	0
Gabala	2013–14[16]	Azerbaijan Premier League	29	0	5	2	-		-		34	2
	2014–15[17]		0	0	0	0	2	0	-		2	0
	Total		29	0	5	0	2	0	-	-	36	2
Keshla	2014–15[17]	Azerbaijan Premier League	20	2	3	0	0	0	-		23	2
	2015–16[18]		25	6	2	0	6	0	-		33	6
	2016–17		24	7	3	1	-		-		27	8
	2017–18		8	2	0	0	4	1	-		12	3
	Total		77	17	8	1	10	1	-	-	95	19
Career total			253	33	23	5	18	4	-	-	294	42

International

Azerbaijan
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	1	0
2012	1	1
Total	2	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 February 2012^[7]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 February 2012	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	India	3-0	3-0	Friendly