Rustam Alamovych Akhmedzade ( az, Rüstəm Aləm oğlu Əhmədzadə; uk, Рустам Аламович Ахмедзаде; born 25 December 2000) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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for
Zira FK, on loan from
Qarabağ in the
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 ...
. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the
Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
Akhmedzade was born in
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...
, Ukraine to an Azerbaijani father and Ukrainian mother. At the age of 6, he moved to
Kyiv and played football for local side Zirka Kyiv before moving to
Oleksandriya
Oleksandriia () is a city located in Oleksandriia Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion (district). Oleksandriia also hosts the administrat ...
at the age of 16. In 2018, he joined
FC Kolos Kovalivka.
In February 2020, Akhmedzade signed a half-year loan deal with the
Ukrainian Second League Podillya Khmelnytskyi
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi is a professional Ukrainian football team that is based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. The club competes in the Ukrainian Second League.
History Soviet era
Established in the Soviet Union as part of the D ...
,
and in July 2020, Akhmedzade signed a contract with
FC Mynai
FC Mynai or FC Minaj ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Минай», Futbolnyi klub Mynai) is a Ukrainian football club from Mynai, a suburb of Uzhhorod in the Zakarpattia Oblast. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, d ...
.
Akhmedzade made his
Ukrainian First League debut for
Mynai in a 2–1 home victory against
Metalurh Zaporizhya
MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a " phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...
on 19 July 2020. He scored his first goal for
Mynai in the
Ukrainian First League match against
Avanhard in a 2–0 away victory on 7 August 2020.
On 15 December 2021, Akhmedzade signed for
Qarabağ on a contract until 30 June 2026. He was loaned to
Zira in July 2022.
International career
Akhmedzade was eligible to represent either Ukraine or Azerbaijan at international level through his parents.
He was first called up to the
Azerbaijani national team in May 2021 and made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over
Belarus on 2 June 2021.
Honours
Mynai
*
Ukrainian First League:
2019–20
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Azerbaijani men's footballers
Azerbaijan men's international footballers
Ukrainian men's footballers
Azerbaijani people of Ukrainian descent
Ukrainian people of Azerbaijani descent
Men's association football forwards
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
FC Kolos Kovalivka players
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi players
FC Mynai players
Footballers from Khmelnytskyi Oblast