Ayaz Guliyev (russian: Аяз Бахтиярович Гулиев, az, Ayaz Bəxtiyar oğlu Quliyev; born 27 November 1996) is Russian

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player who plays as defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Club career

Spartak Moscow

He made his professional debut in the

Russian Professional Football League The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...

for

FC Spartak-2 Moscow FC Spartak-2 Moscow (russian: ФК «Спартак-2» Москва) was a Russian football team from Moscow, founded in 1964. It was a farm club for the Russian Premier League team FC Spartak Moscow. History The club has participated in profes ...

on 9 April 2014 in a game against FC Tambov.

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 20 February 2017, it was announced that Guliyev had joined Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala on loan. He made his Russian Premier League debut for

Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...

against Spartak Moscow in

Otkrytiye Arena Otkritie Bank Arena ( rus, «Открытие Арена», p=ɐtˈkrɨtʲɪjə ɐˈrʲenə, ), also known as Spartak Stadium (the stadium's official name during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup), is a multi-purpose stad ...

on 12 March 2017. Guliyev scored his first goal for

in the Russian Premier League match against Arsenal Tula in a 3–2 home victory on 22 October 2017. His Anzhi loan was terminated on 7 January 2018.

Rostov

On 10 January 2018, he joined FC Rostov on loan until 31 May 2018. On 6 June 2018, he moved to Rostov on a permanent basis, signing a 4-year contract. Guliyev scored his first goal for Rostov in the Russian Premier League match against Yenisey in a 4–0 home victory on 19 August 2018.

Return to Spartak

On 9 January 2019, Spartak Moscow announced that they bought Guliyev back from Rostov and signed a long-term contract with him. On 11 May 2021, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Arsenal Tula

On 21 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Arsenal Tula.

Khimki

On 8 July 2022, Guliyev joined

Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...

on a two-season deal.

Sabah

On 28 August 2023,

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

club Sabah announced the signing of Guliyev from

on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

International

He participated in the

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates between 17 October and 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, cla ...

with

Russia national under-17 football team The Russia national under-17 football team, controlled by the Russian Football Union, representa Russia at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup and international friendly match fixtures at the under-17 age level. On 28 F ...

. Later he represented

Russia national under-19 football team The Russia national under-19 football team, controlls by the Russian Football Union, represents Russia at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level. On 28 February 2022, in ...

at the

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (64th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-19 ...

, where Russia came in second place.

Personal life

Guliyev was born in Moscow, Russia, to a father from Azerbaijan, Bakhtiyar Guliyev, and a Russian mother.

References

External links

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Ayaz Guliyev's profile
on FC Rostov website. 1996 births Footballers from Moscow Russian sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent People of Talysh descent Talysh people Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Rostov players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Khimki players Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1996-stub