Afran Ismayilov ( az, Əfran İsmayılov, born on 8 October 1988) is an

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i professional

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who plays as a

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for Azerbaijan Premier League side

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Early years

Ismayilov was born in Baku,

, started playing football at age 8 and attended Neftchi Baku football school under Rovshan Gasimov.

Career

Club

Ismayilov began his career at the

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academy in 2004 after being chosen as one of three talents among 1200 amateur players. He was one of key players for

's good performances in club's

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qualification campaign, having scored 5 goals against opponents. In July 2014, Ismayilov moved to

Khazar Lankaran Khazar Lankaran FK ( tly, Xəzər Lankon Futboli Klub, script=Latn, az, Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Since the ...

along with

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. After six months with Khazar, Ismayilov signed a six-month deal with

Inter Baku Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997– ...

. On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Ismayilov had been released by the club following expiration of his contract. On 11 June 2018, Ismayilov signed one-year contract with Sumgayit FK. On 13 August 2019, Ismayilov signed a one-year contract with

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. On 29 June, Keşla announced Ismayilov's contract hadn't been renewed and he'd left the club.

International

Ismayilov is a part of the Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. In 2010, he was called up for the

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and scored his first goal on his debut in friendly match against

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in Amman.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 January 2018''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Qarabağ * Azerbaijan Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

*
Profile
on official club website * 1988 births Living people Footballers from Baku Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Qarabağ FK players Turan Tovuz players FC Baku players Khazar Lankaran FK players Shamakhi FK players Sumgayit FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players Kapaz PFK players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub