Eli Babayev ( az, Əli Babayev, he, אלי בבייב; born 1 November 1990) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder. Born in Israel, he played for the
Azerbaijan national team.
Career
Club
Babayev made his professional debut for
Hapoel Ra'anana in the
Israeli Premier League on 26 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for
Assi Baldout in the 0–0 draw against
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
International
Babayev was called up to the
Azerbaijan national team for the first time in March 2019 for the
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
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match against
Croatia and a friendly against
Lithuania
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.
Career statistics
International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 March 2019''
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Azerbaijani men's footballers
Israeli men's footballers
Footballers from Ra'anana
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players
Sumgayit FK players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Israeli people of Azerbaijani-Jewish descent
Israeli people of Mountain Jewish descent
Azerbaijan men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
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