Vüqar Asgarov ( az, Vüqar Əsgərov; born 14 May 1985 in Sumgayit) is an

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who currently plays for

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. He also holds Latvian citizenship.

Career

Vüqar Asgarov was born in Azerbaijan, but moved to Latvia in an early age. Vüqar Asgarov began his career in Liepājas Metalurgs system and there he played until 2008. Later he played for Latvian First League clubs

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and FC Jūrmala. In 2010, Äsgärov joined another Latvian First League side

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and after scoring a goal against Metalurgs in Latvian Cup, he was invited to join them. After three years with Liepājas Metalurgs, he left Latvia and signed for Azerbaijani club Sumgayit a two-year contract. In December 2013, Äsgärov left Sumgayit, and whilst looking for a new club trained with his old club Liepājas Metalurgs In June 2014, Asgarov signed for newly promoted Azerbaijan Premier League side Araz-Naxçıvan.

International career

Asgarov made his debut for

national team on 24 February 2012 against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asgarov, Vugar 1985 births Living people Men's association football forwards Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers People from Sumgait FK Jelgava players FC Jūrmala players FK Liepājas Metalurgs players Zira FK players BFC Daugavpils players FK Liepāja players Sumgayit FK players AFA Olaine players Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players Latvian Higher League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Latvia