Rahid Amirguliyev

Rahid Amirguliyev (Azerbaijani: Rahid Əmirquliyev, born on 1 September 1989) is a former Azerbaijani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan Premier League with over 450 caps.^[1]

Rahid Amirguliyev

Personal information
Full name	Rahid Alakbar Oglu Amirguliyev
Date of birth	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Qusar, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Sahdag Qusar	57	(7)
2006–2015	Khazar Lankaran	253	(23)
2015–2018	Qarabağ	37	(3)
2018–2023	Sabail	105	(2)
International career‡
2003–2005	Azerbaijan U17	6	(2)
2005–2007	Azerbaijan U19	11	(1)
2007–2009	Azerbaijan U21	7	(0)
2007–2017	Azerbaijan	59	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2017

Career

On 21 December 2015, Amirguliyev signed a 2.5-year contract with Qarabağ FK.^[2]

On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Amirguliyev had been released by the club following the expiration of his contract.^[3] On 26 May 2018, Sabail FK announced the signing of Amirguliyev.^[4]

On 23 June 2023, Amirguliyev announced his retirement from football.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2018^[6]

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
Shahdag Qusar	2003–04	Top League	16	3			-		-		16	3
	2004–05		26	1			-		-		26	1
	2005–06		15	3			-		-		15	3
	Total		57	7			-	-	-	-	57	7
Khazar Lankaran	2006–07	Premier League	17	5			-		-		17	5
	2007–08		16	1			2	0	-		18	1
	2008–09		24	4			2	0	-		26	4
	2009–10		25	1			-		-		25	1
	2010–11		30	0	6	1	2	0	-		38	1
	2011–12		31	5	3	0	2	0	-		36	5
	2012–13		30	1	6	2	4	0	-		40	3
	2013–14		31	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	40	0
	2014–15		31	2	2	0	-		-		33	2
	2015–16		18	4	1	0	-		-		19	4
	Total		253	23	23	3	15	0	1	0	292	26
Qarabağ	2015–16	Premier League	2	0	1	0	0	0	-		3	0
	2016–17		20	3	5	1	6	1	-		31	5
	2017–18		15	0	2	0	1	0	-		18	0
	Total		37	3	8	1	7	1	-	-	52	5
Sabail	2018–19	Premier League	13	0	0	0	-		-		13	0
Career total			360	33	31	4	22	1	1	0	414	37

National team

As of match played 6 September 2015^[7]

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	3	0
2009	1	0
2010	6	0
2011	9	0
2012	8	0
2013	7	1
2014	5	0
2015	8	2
2016	4	0
2017	7	0
2018	1	0
Total	59	3

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.[8]	7 September 2013	Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
2.	6 September 2015	Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	2–2	2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying
3.				2–2

Honours

Club

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2006–07
• Azerbaijan Cup (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
• Azerbaijan Supercup (1): 2013
• CIS Cup (1): 2008

Qarabağ FK

• Azerbaijan Premier League (2): 2015–16, 2016–17
• Azerbaijan Cup: (1) 2015–16

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: 2015