Eli Babayev (Azerbaijani: Əli Babayev, Hebrew: אלי בבייב; born 1 November 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Israel, he played for the Azerbaijan national team.[1]

Eli Babayev
Babayev in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eli Babayev
Date of birth (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ra'anana, Israel
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana 135 (5)
2010–2012Hapoel Marmorek (loan) 45 (3)
2018–2019 Sumgayit 25 (0)
2019–2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva 28 (1)
2021 Hapoel Ramat Gan 11 (0)
International career
2019 Azerbaijan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club

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Babayev made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israeli Premier League on 26 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Assi Baldout in the 0–0 draw against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.[2]

International

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Babayev was called up to the Azerbaijan national team for the first time in March 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Lithuania.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Azerbaijan national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 25 March 2019[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ali Babayev at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Bnei Yehuda vs. Hapoel Ra'anana". Soccerway. Perform Group. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan's squad named for 2 matches". AFFA.az (in Hebrew). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Əli Babayev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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