Namiq Əvəz oğlu Ələsgərov (born 3 February 1995) is an Azerbaijani professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder for
Sabah and the
Azerbaijan national team.
Career
Club
Ələsgərov is the product of the youth academy of
FC Baku and made his debut for the senior team at the age of 17. During the summer of 2014, he transferred to
Qarabağ. Despite a strong start, Ələsgərov suffered an injury in March 2015, leaving him out of the team until the end of 2015. In 2016, Namiq was loaned out to
Kapaz.
Ələsgərov left
Qarabağ on 26 December 2016, signing for
Neftçi PFK
Neftçi Professional Football Club ( az, Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), commonly known as Neftçi PFK or simply Neftçi (), is an Azerbaijani football club based in the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the ...
the following day.
On 28 July 2020, Ələsgərov extended his contract with
Neftçi until the summer of 2022.
The
2020-2021 season became a breakthrough season for Namiq Ələsgərov as he became the top goal scorer of the Azerbaijani Premier League with 19 goals in 26 matches and helped
Neftçi win its first league title since 2013.
International
On 28 March 2015 Ələsgərov made his senior international debut for
Azerbaijan game against
Malta.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
;Baku
*
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.
...
:
2011–12
;Qarabağ
*
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 ...
:
2014–15
*
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.
...
:
2014–15
;Neftçi
*
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 ...
:
2020–21
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Individual
* Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 2020–21
References
1995 births
Living people
Azerbaijani men's footballers
People from Qusar District
Men's association football midfielders
FC Baku players
Qarabağ FK players
Kapaz PFK players
Neftçi PFK players
Bursaspor footballers
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers
Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers
Azerbaijan men's international footballers
Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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