Rashad Sadygov

Rashad Sadygov

Personal information
Full name	Rashad Farhad oglu Sadygov
Date of birth	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	9	0			-				9	0
2001–02	Neftchi Baku		24	0			2	0	-		26	0
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Other		Total
2002–03	Foolad	Pro League	20	0			-				20	0
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2003–04	Neftchi Baku	Top League	16	1			-				16	1
2004–05			32	0			4	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
2005–06			13	0			4	0	-		17	0
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2005–06	Kayserispor	Süper Lig	9	0	1	0	-				10	0
2006–07			1	0	0	0	5	0	-		6	0
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2006–07	Neftchi Baku	Top League	12	2			-				12	2
2007–08		Premier League	19	5			2	1	-		21	6
2008–09			9	0			6	1	-		15	1
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2008–09	Kocaelispor	Süper Lig	16	0	0	0	-				16	0
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2009–10	Qarabağ	Premier League	20	1	2	1	4	2	-		26	4
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2010–11	Eskişehirspor	Süper Lig	5	0	0	0	-				5	0
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2010–11	Qarabağ	Premier League	14	0	0	0	8	1	-		22	1
2011–12			27	2	4	0	6	0	-		37	2
2012–13			25	3	5	0	-				30	3
2013–14			25	0	1	0	8	0	-		34	0
2014–15			22	0	5	0	10	0	-		37	0
2015–16	14	2	1	0	12	0	-		27	2
Total	Azerbaijan		281	16	18	1	66	5	5	0	365	22
	Iran		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	Turkey		31	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	37	0
Career total			332	16	19	1	71	5	5	0	422	22

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

Neftchi Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League: (2) 2003-04, 2004-05
• Azerbaijan Cup: (2) 2001–02, 2003–04

Kayserispor

• Intertoto Cup: (1) 2006

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League: (3) 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015–16
• Azerbaijan Cup: (1) 2014-15

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: (4) 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013

References

1. "National Teams → appearances of Rəşad Sadıqov". Eu-Football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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.

External links

• Qarabağ FK profile
• Rashad Sadygov – FIFA competition record
• Rashad Sadygov – UEFA competition record