Khayal Najafov

Khayal Najafov

Personal information
Full name	Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov
Date of birth	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Turan Tovuz (on loan from Neftçi Baku)
Number	10
Youth career
	Sumgayit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	Sumgayit	103	(2)
2021–	Neftçi Baku	17	(0)
2022–	→ Turan Tovuz (loan)	54	(2)
International career^‡
2017	Azerbaijan U17	2	(0)
2017	Azerbaijan U21	2	(0)
2020–	Azerbaijan	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Khayal Nazim oglu Najafov (Azerbaijani: Xəyal Nazim oğlu Nəcəfov; born 19 December 1997) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turan Tovuz on loan from Neftçi Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

Career

Club

On 22 May 2015, Najafov made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Sumgayit match against Khazar Lankaran.[2]

National team

He made his debut for Azerbaijan national football team on 14 November 2020 in a Nations League game against Montenegro. He substituted Tellur Mutallimov in the 81st minute.[3]

References

1. "Xəyal Nəcəfov". PFL. 4 May 2023.
2. "SUMQAYIT VS. KHAZAR LANKARAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 22 May 2015.
3. "Azerbaijan v Montenegro game report". UEFA. 14 November 2020.

External links

• Khayal Najafov at Soccerway