Saşa Yunisoğlu or Sasha Yunisoglu (born 18 December 1985 in Mykolaiv, now Ukraine) is an Azerbaijani former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Saşa Yunisoğlu
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Mykolaiv, Ukraine-Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Inter Baku 4 (0)
2003 Neftchi Baku 2 (0)
2003–2004 Bakılı PFK 15 (0)
2004–2007 MKT Araz 55 (5)
2007–2008 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 16 (0)
2008–2009 Polonia Warsaw 1 (0)
2009–2010 Baku 18 (1)
2010–2012 Gabala 44 (3)
2012 Neftchi Baku 1 (0)
2013 AZAL 1 (0)
2013–2014 Denizlispor 18 (0)
2014 Araz-Naxçıvan 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ravan Baku 18 (0)
2016–2017 Sabail 22 (3)
Total 209 (8)
International career
2004–2006 Azerbaijan U21 4 (0)
2007–2011 Azerbaijan 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Yunisoğlu started his career with Azerbaijani side MKT-Araz Imishli. He moved to Polish club Dyskobolia, after a match between the two clubs. He made his Ekstraklasa debut against Zagłębie Lubin on 7 October 2007. He was the second Azerbaijani to have played in Ekstraklasa. Dyskobolia finished the 2007–08 Ekstraklasa season in third.

On 9 January 2009, he returned to Azerbaijan to join FC Baku.

In June 2013, Yunisoğlu signed for Sumgayit.[1] However, two weeks later Yunisoğlu cancelled his contract with the club and signed with Turkish side Denizlispor.[2] In April 2014, Yunisoğlu left Denizlispor, citing unpaid wages.[3] Yunisoğlu was made a free agent when Araz-Naxçıvan folded and withdrew from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014.[4]

After nearly a year without a club, Yunisoğlu signed for Ravan Baku on 21 October 2015.[5]

International

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Yunisoglu earned 28 caps for the Azerbaijan national team, making his debut in 2007 against Uzbekistan.

Career statistics

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International

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Azerbaijan
Year Apps Goals
2007 4 0
2008 8 0
2009 8 0
2010 6 0
2011 2 0
Total 28 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 October 2011[6]

Honours

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Dyskobolia Grodzisk

References

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  1. ^ "The official Sasha Yunisoglu Sumgayit (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Saşa Yunisoğlu rəsmən "Dənizlispor"da". fanat.az. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ^ Юнусоглу покинул Денизлиспор (in Russian). azerifootball. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Саша Юнусоглу вернулся в футбол". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Saşa Yunisoğlu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Dyskobolia na pożegnanie wygrywa Puchar Ekstraklasy". naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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