Sasha Yunisoglu

Saşa Yunisoğlu or Sasha Yunisoglu (born 18 December 1985 in Mykolaiv, now Ukraine) is an Azerbaijani former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Saşa Yunisoğlu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Mykolaiv, Ukraine-Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Inter Baku	4	(0)
2003	Neftchi Baku	2	(0)
2003–2004	Bakılı PFK	15	(0)
2004–2007	MKT Araz	55	(2)
2007–2008	Dyskobolia Grodzisk	8	(0)
2008–2009	Polonia Warsaw	0	(0)
2009–2010	Baku	18	(0)
2010–2012	Gabala	44	(3)
2012	Neftchi Baku	1	(0)
2013	AZAL	1	(0)
2013–2014	Denizlispor	18	(0)
2014	Araz-Naxçıvan	3	(0)
2015–2016	Ravan Baku	18	(0)
2016–2017	Sabail	22	(3)
Total		209	(8)
International career
2004–2006	Azerbaijan U21	4	(0)
2007–2011	Azerbaijan	28	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Yunisoğlu started his career with Azerbaijani side MKT-Araz Imishli. He moved to Polish club Dyskobolia, after a match between the two clubs. He made his Ekstraklasa debut against Zagłębie Lubin on 7 October 2007. He was the second Azerbaijani to have played in Ekstraklasa. Dyskobolia finished the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa season in third.

On 9 January 2009, he returned to Azerbaijan to join FC Baku.

In June 2013, Yunisoğlu signed for Sumgayit.^[1] However, two weeks later Yunisoğlu cancelled his contract with the club and signed with Turkish side Denizlispor.^[2] In April 2014, Yunisoğlu left Denizlispor, citing unpaid wages.^[3] Yunisoğlu was made a free agent when Araz-Naxçıvan folded and withdrew from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014.^[4]

After nearly a year without a club, Yunisoğlu signed for Ravan Baku on 21 October 2015.^[5]

International

Yunisoglu earned 28 caps for the Azerbaijan national team, making his debut in 2007 against Uzbekistan.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Azerbaijan
	2007	4	0
	2008	8	0
	2009	8	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	2	0
Total		28	0

Honours

Dyskobolia Grodzisk

• Ekstraklasa Cup: 2007–08^[7]

FC Baku^[8]

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2008–09
• Azerbaijan Cup: 2009–10