Mahir Emreli
Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijani: Mahir Emreli; previously Mahir Madatov, Azerbaijani: Mahir Mədətov, born on 1 July 1997) is an Azerbaijani footballer[2] who plays as a striker for Qarabağ FK and the Azerbaijan national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mahir Emreli[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Tver, Russia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2013 | Baku | ||
2014 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Baku | 17 | (0) |
2015– | Qarabağ | 104 | (41) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Azerbaijan U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Azerbaijan U19 | 8 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Azerbaijan U21 | 11 | (5) |
2017 | Azerbaijan U23 | 5 | (2) |
2017– | Azerbaijan | 19 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2019 |
Career
Club
Emreli made his professional debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for FC Baku on 27 September 2014 in a game against Araz-Naxçıvan.[3]
On 16 July 2015, Emreli signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[4]
On 23 August 2015, Mahir made his debut and scored his first goal for Qarabağ in a 2–0 away victory against Shuvalan.[5]
Emreli made his European debut in 2016 against Luxembourgish F91 Dudelange in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League which ended 2–0 for Qarabağ.[6]
On 15 September 2016, Emreli made his debut for UEFA Europa League group stage game against FC Slovan Liberec.[7]
He scored his first European goal in a 1–0 home victory against Danish Copenhagen in the play-off round of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League.[8]
Emreli made his debut for UEFA Champions League group stage game against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 12 September 2017.[9] Mahir made five appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
International
Emreli made his Azerbaijan debut on 9 March 2017 against Qatar in friendly match.[10][11]
He scored his first goal for Azerbaijan on 29 May 2018, in a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.[12]
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Azerbaijan won the Islamic Solidarity Games. He was selected by Yashar Vahabzade for his Islamic Solidarity Games U-23 squad, appearing in five games and scoring two goal in the final to help defeat Oman.[13]
Personal life
In May 2019, Emreli changed his name from Mahir Madatov to Mahir Emreli, due to his disproval at his father's new marriage.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2019[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Baku | 2014–15 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
Qarabağ | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 8 | |
2016–17 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | 32 | 6 | |||
2017–18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 37 | 9 | |||
2018–19 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | 44 | 14 | |||
2019–20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | – | 25 | 7 | |||
Total | 98 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 43 | 3 | - | - | 159 | 44 | ||
Career total | 115 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 3 | - | - | 179 | 45 |
International
- As of match played 9 September 2019[16]
Azerbaijan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 2 |
2019 | 6 | 2 |
Total | 19 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[16]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 29 May 2018 | Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
2. | 17 November 2018 | Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | |
3. | 8 June 2019 | Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | 1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
4. | 6 September 2019 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Honours
Qarabağ
- Azerbaijan Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Azerbaijan Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
Azerbaijan U23
Individual
References
- "Официально: Махир Мадатов стал Махиром Эмрели Махир оглу (ФОТО)". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azeri Football. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ""Baku" sent out to France 4 footballers". www.fcbaku.com. FC Baku. 8 January 2014.
- "BAKI VS. ARAZ 2 - 1". Soccerway. 27 September 2014.
- "Mahir Mədətov "Qarabağ"da !". www.qarabagh.com. Qarabağ FK. 16 July 2015.
- "ŞÜVƏLAN VS. QARABAĞ 0 - 2". Soccerway. 23 August 2015.
- 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round matches, UEFA.com
- 2016-17 UEFA Europa League group stage matches, UEFA.com
- 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round matches, UEFA.com
- 2017-18 UEFA Champions League group stage matches, UEFA.com
- AFFA.az
- "QATAR VS. AZERBAIJAN 1 - 2". Soccerway. 9 March 2017.
- "AZERBAIJAN VS. OMAN 2 - 1" (PDF). baku2017results.azureedge.net. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ""Nike" Mahir Mədətovla müqavilə bağladı". sportline.az. Sportline. 7 March 2018.
- "M.Mədətov". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Mahir Mədətov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Mahir Emreli at Soccerway
- Emreli profile on official club website
- Mahir Emreli – UEFA competition record