Mirabdulla Abbasov (Azerbaijani: Mirabdulla Abbasov; born 27 April 1995) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a forward for Sabail and Azerbaijan national football team.[1] He was selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2018.[2]

Mirabdulla Abbasov
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sabail
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2015 Neftchi Baku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Neftchi Baku 92 (20)
2016Daugavpils (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017Sumgayit (loan) 27 (8)
2019Sabail (loan) 11 (3)
2022– Sabail 16 (3)
International career
2017 Azerbaijan U23 1 (0)
2018– Azerbaijan 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Azerbaijan
Islamic Solidarity Games
Winner 2017 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023

Career

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Mirabdulla Abbasov was born in 1995 in Baku, Azerbaijan. His older brother Mirsahib Abbasov is a football player as well. Mirabdulla played in the academy of Neftchi Baku and made his professional debut on 5 May 2015 in a game against Baku. In 2016, he was loaned out to the Latvian Higher League team Daugavpils and Azerbaijani Premier League team Sumgayit.

He became a regular player in the main team of Neftchi during the 2017–2018 season and earned 25 caps. At the end of the season, he extended his contract with Neftchi for another year until the end of 2018–2019 season.[3]

On 25 June 2019, Abbasov had joined Sabail on a season-long loan deal.[4]

International

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He made his debut for Azerbaijan national football team on 17 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D game against Faroe Islands.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neftçi Baku 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
2015–16 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2017–18 25 5 5 1 - - 30 6
2018–19 11 5 0 0 1 0 - 12 5
Total 40 10 5 1 2 0 - - 47 11
Daugavpils (loan) 2016 Latvian Higher League 7 0 3 0 - - 10 0
Sumgayit (loan) 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 27 8 3 0 - - 30 8
Career total 74 18 11 1 2 0 - - 87 19

Honours

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International

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Azerbaijan U23

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Mirabdulla Abbasov at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Mirabdulla Abbasov ilin futbolçusu seçilib". 28 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Mirabdulla Abbasov Has Extended His Contract". Neftchi PFC official page. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mirabdulla Abbasov "Səbail"ə xoş gəlmisən!". facebook.com. Sabail FK Facebook. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands game report". UEFA. 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "M.Abbasov". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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