Rashad Sadygov

Not to be confused with Rashad Sadiqov.
Rashad Sadygov
Personal information
Full name Rashad Farhad oglu Sadygov
Date of birth (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Qarabağ
Number 14
Youth career
1992–1999 Sharur F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Turan Tovuz 9 (0)
2001–2002 Neftchi Baku 24 (0)
2002–2003 Foolad 20 (0)
2003–2005 Neftchi Baku 61 (1)
2005–2006 Kayserispor 10 (0)
2006–2008 Neftchi Baku 40 (7)
2008-2009 Kocaelispor 16 (0)
2009–2010 Qarabağ 20 (1)
2010 Eskişehirspor 5 (0)
2011– Qarabağ 125 (7)
National team
1999–2000 Azerbaijan U18 3 (0)
2000–2001 Azerbaijan U21 5 (0)
2001– Azerbaijan[1] 102 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2016

Rashad Sadygov (Azerbaijani: Rəşad Sadıqov; born June 16, 1982) is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side FK Qarabağ.

Early life

Sadygov began playing football during his school years at Vagif Pashayev-led Youth Football Sports School at age of 10.[2] He also spent time playing football for the clubs Sharur, the Air Force team, and Real Baku, all of which are based in Baku.[2]

Club career

Rashad Sadygov's Qarabag shirt in the 2013–14 season.

In 2000, Sadygov signed his first professional contract with PFK Turan Tovuz and but played only 9 games. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan Under-21 football team. At the end of the 2000/01 season, the defender was transferred to PFC Neftchi.

He played for Foolad F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League in 2002. After his comeback to Neftchi, Rashad won the national championship and cup and succeeded in passing the first qualification round of the Champions League with the black-and-whites. He played 8 games in European cups for Neftchi (2 in UEFA Cup qualifying in 01/02, 2 in UEFA Champions League qualifying 04/05, 4 in UCL qualifying 05/06).

He traveled to Turkey to play for Kayserispor in 2005/06. He was loan back to Neftchi in January 2006.[3] He played once at the start of 2006/07 season, but planned to back with Neftchi, again. Sadygov failed to notice that Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan changed the deadline of transfer window, so he changed to play basketball to keep his fitness.[4]

On January 23, 2009, Sadygov joined the Turkish Super Lig club Kocaelispor on six months contract after he was kicked out from PFC Neftchi by the head coach Hans-Jürgen Gede in December 2008. Rashad made his debut for Kocaelispor in their four nil victory over Hacettepe on January 25, 2009.

In July, 2009, Sadygov briefly returned to FK Qarabağ to help them in UEFA Europa League and scored a magnificent goal against Rosenborg BK.[5] He also scored against FC Honka after delivering the powerful free kick.[6] As a result, he signed one year contract with Karabakh, after club's impressive performance in UEFA Europa League.[7][8]

In August 2010, he signed 2 year contract with Turkish Super Lig outfit Eskişehirspor.[9] However, following string of injuries, he failed to get regular place in Eskişehirspor's defence, which caused him to seek new club.[10][11]

After being heavily linked with a move back to FK Qarabağ, Sadygov joined Qarabağ on 11 February 2011.[12][13]

International career

Sadygov made his Azerbaijan debut on 6 October 2001, against Sweden during 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA). Sadygov was Azerbaijan's vice-captain under Carlos Alberto Torres, deputising in the absence of regular captain Gurban Gurbanov, but following the retirement of Gurban Gurbanov from football, Sadygov was named as full-time captain in March 2004.[14][15]

Personal life

In 2006, as a result of missing the registration deadline for the Azerbaijani football club side Neftchi Baku, Sadygov played basketball for local club BK NTD.[16]

Sadygov was one of the favorite players among Kocaelispor supporters and nicknamed "Terminator" by local media.[17] He also featured as one of the official faces for Azerbaijan Premier League promotion campaign in 2010.[18]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2016 [19][20][21][22][23][24]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Other Total
2000–01 Turan Tovuz Top League 90 -90
2001–02 Neftchi Baku 240 20-260
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
2002–03 Foolad Pro League 200 -200
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Other Total
2003–04 Neftchi Baku Top League 161 -161
2004–05 320 405[lower-alpha 1]0410
2005–06 130 40-170
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Other Total
2005–06 Kayserispor Süper Lig 9010-100
2006–07 100050-60
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Other Total
2006–07 Neftchi Baku Top League 122 -122
2007–08 Premier League 195 21-216
2008–09 90 61-151
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Other Total
2008–09 Kocaelispor Süper Lig 16000-160
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Other Total
2009–10 Qarabağ Premier League 2012142-264
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Other Total
2010–11 Eskişehirspor Süper Lig 5000-50
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Other Total
2010–11 Qarabağ Premier League 1400081-221
2011–12 2724060-372
2012–13 25350-303
2013–14 2501080-340
2014–15 22050100-370
2015–16 14210120-272
Total Azerbaijan 281161816655036522
Iran 200000000200
Turkey 310105000370
Career total 332161917155042222
  1. Appearances in CIS Cup

International goals

As of 14 June 2014
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2004 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 3–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 4 September 2004 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Wales 1–1 1–1 2006 WC Qualification
3. 12 March 2006 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Turkey 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 12 October 2010 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Turkey 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Club

Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku
Turkey Kayserispor
Azerbaijan Qarabağ

Individual

References

  1. "National Teams → appearances of Rəşad Sadıqov". Eu-Football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 День рождения капитана сборной Азербайджана Рашада Садыхова (Russian)
  3. "Neftchi scoop gold for Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. Sadygov kicks football into touch
  5. Azerbaijan football team "Karabakh" won the match with the Norwegian «Rusenborg»
  6. Украинцы без потерь(Russian)
  7. Рашад Садыгов остается в Карабахе (Russian)
  8. Рашад Садыхов официально стал игроком Карабаха (Russian)
  9. Рашад Садыхов подписал контракт с Эскишехирспором (in Russian). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  10. "Болельщики Эскишехирспора недовольны уходом Садыхова". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  11. "Rashad Sadıgov takımımızdan ayrıldı". Eskisehirspor Official Website. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  12. "Эскишехирспор расстался с Садыховым". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  13. "Капитан вернулся в Карабах". Azerifootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  14. Ekspress newspaper:Ayağı sayalı kapitan (Azerbaijani)
  15. İspanlar Rəşad Sadıqovun oyununu bəyəndi (Azerbaijani)
  16. Rəşad Sadıqov mütləq oynamalıdır! (Azerbaijani)
  17. "TERMİNATÖR SADİGOV". Kocaeli Gazetesi. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-31. (Turkish)
  18. UniBank, futbolla yaşa! (Azerbaijani)
  19. "Premier League Stats". PFL.az. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  20. "RASHAD SADIGOV". TFF. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  21. Rashad Sadygov profile at Soccerway
  22. "Rashad Sadygov » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  23. "Кубок чемпионов Содружества - 2005". Klisf.info. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  24. "Садыгов Рашад Фархад-Оглы". Footballfacts.ru/. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

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