Emil Balayev

Emil Balayev

Balayev with Araz-Naxçıvan in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Emil Nazim oglu Balayev
Date of birth	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Neftçi
Number	12
Youth career
	Neftçi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Neftçi	11	(0)
2011–2012	→ Sumgayit (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Araz-Naxçıvan (loan)	8	(0)
2015–2016	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	(0)
2016–2017	Qarabağ	0	(0)
2017–2018	Sabail	38	(0)
2019	Tobol	31	(0)
2020	Zira	1	(0)
2020–2022	Qarabağ	17	(0)
2022	Turan	1	(0)
2022–2023	Sabail	33	(0)
2023–	Neftçi	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Azerbaijan	13	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games Winner 2017 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:27, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Emil Nazim ogly Balayev (Azerbaijani: Emil Nazim oğlu Balayev; Russian: Эмиль Назим оглы Балаев; born 17 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Neftçi. Born in Russia, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.^[1] He was selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2019.^[2]