Mahir Emreli

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Mahir Emreli
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Personal information
Full name Mahir Mahir oğlu Emreli[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Tver,[2] Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2013 Baku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Baku 17 (0)
2015–2021 Qarabağ 126 (59)
2021–2022 Legia Warsaw 15 (2)
2022– Dinamo Zagreb 2 (0)
National team‡
2012 Azerbaijan U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Azerbaijan U19 8 (1)
2016–2018 Azerbaijan U21 6 (3)
2017 Azerbaijan U23 5 (2)
2017– Azerbaijan 32 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijani: Mahir Emreli; previously Mahir Madatov, Azerbaijani: Mahir Mədətov, born on 1 July 1997) is an Azerbaijani footballer[3] who plays as a striker for Dinamo Zagreb and the Azerbaijan national team. Besides Dinamo, he has played for Baku, Qarabağ and Legia Warsaw.

Club career[]

Emreli made his professional debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for FC Baku on 27 September 2014 in a game against Araz-Naxçıvan.[4]

Qarabağ[]

On 16 July 2015, Emreli signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[5]

On 23 August 2015, Mahir made his debut and scored his first goal for Qarabağ in a 2–0 away victory against Shuvalan.[6]

Emreli made his European debut in 2016 against Luxembourgish F91 Dudelange in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League which ended 2–0 for Qarabağ.[7]

On 15 September 2016, Emreli made his debut for UEFA Europa League group stage game against FC Slovan Liberec.[8]

He scored his first European goal in a 1–0 home victory against Danish Copenhagen in the play-off round of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League.[9]

Emreli made his debut for UEFA Champions League group stage game against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 12 September 2017.[10] Mahir made five appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

On 18 August 2020, Emreli, scoring against FK Sileks at the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, celebrated his goal with a salute to the Azerbaijani soldiers serving in the frontline during the border clashes with Armenia.[11]

Legia Warsaw[]

On 8 June 2021, Legia Warsaw announced the signing of Emreli on a contract until 30 June 2024.[12]

On 17 June 2021, Emreli made his debut and scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw in friendly a 5–0 victory against .[13] Mahir scored his first officials goals for Legia in a UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match against Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt on 7 July 2021.[14]

On 26 August 2021, during play-off match of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League against Slavia Prague, following an unsuccessful 0–1 first half, Emreli scored two goals and secured qualification of Legia Warszawa to the group stage of the tournament.[15] He set a unique record by scoring in all the tournaments he participated in.[16]

In December 2021, Mahir Emreli was one of the victims of an attack by hooligans on a bus returning after the Ekstraklasa match against Wisła Płock.[17] After this incident, Emreli decided not to play for Legia.[18] On 2 February 2022, he terminated the contract by mutual agreement.[19]

Dinamo Zagreb[]

Hours after leaving Legia, Emreli was announced as the new player of Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian First Football League. Legia owed Dinamo one million euros because they bought Lirim Kastrati from them in September 2021 for 1.2 million euros, but by December Dinamo had received only 200,000 euros. Dinamo decided to forgive Legia's debt on the condition that Emreli leaves Legia for free and signs for Dinamo.[20]

International career[]

2017 Islamic Solidarity Games[]

Azerbaijan won the Islamic Solidarity Games. He was selected by Yashar Vahabzade for his Islamic Solidarity Games U-23 squad, appearing in five games and scoring two goal in the final to help defeat Oman.[21]

Senior national team[]

Emreli made his Azerbaijan debut on 9 March 2017 against Qatar in friendly match.[22][23]

He scored his first goal for Azerbaijan on 29 May 2018, in a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.[24]

Sponsorship[]

In 2018, Emreli signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.[25]

Personal life[]

In May 2019, Emreli changed his surname from Madatov to Emreli, taking maternal family name due to his disproval at his father's new marriage.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 8 January 2022[26]
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
Baku 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 17 0 3 1 – – 20 1
Qarabağ 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 16 7 5 1 0 0 – 21 8
2016–17 21 3 5 3 6 0 – 32 6
2017–18 24 8 2 0 11 1 – 37 9
2018–19 27 16 4 0 14 0 – 45 16
2019–20 16 7 2 1 12 2 – 30 10
2020–21 22 18 3 2 6 2 – 31 22
Total 126 59 21 7 49 5 – 216 72
Legia Warsaw 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 15 2 3 1 14[a] 7 1[b] 1 33 11
Career total 158 61 27 9 63 12 1 1 249 83
  1. ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Polish SuperCup

International[]

As of match played 9 September 2019[27]
Azerbaijan
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 0
2018 10 2
2019 6 2
Total 19 4

International goals[]

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[27]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 May 2018 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 17 November 2018 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3. 8 June 2019 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Hungary 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4. 6 September 2019 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1��1 1–2

Honours[]

Qarabağ

Azerbaijan U23

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Официально: Махир Мадатов стал Махиром Эмрели Махир оглу (ФОТО)". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azeri Football. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Mahir "Sport7"yə alman klublarının maraq dairəsinə necə düşməsindən danışdı". Sport7.az. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ ""Baku" sent out to France 4 footballers". www.fcbaku.com. FC Baku. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "BAKI VS. ARAZ 2 - 1". Soccerway. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Mahir Mədətov "Qarabağ"da !". www.qarabagh.com. Qarabağ FK. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "ŞÜVƏLAN VS. QARABAĞ 0 - 2". Soccerway. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ^ "2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round matches, UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  8. ^ "2016-17 UEFA Europa League group stage matches, UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ^ "2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round matches, UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  10. ^ "2017-18 UEFA Champions League group stage matches, UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  11. ^ "Mahir Emreli Çempionlar Liqasında vurduğu qolu əsgər salamı ilə qeyd edib" (in Azerbaijani). 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Mahir Emreli – witamy w Legii". legia.com (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "SK Bischofshofen 0-5 Legia Warszawa". 90minut. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Mahir Emreli: Musimy już zapomnieć o tym meczu". legia.com. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ Pietrasik, Maciej (27 August 2021). "Legia Warszawa. Mahir Emreli cieszy się z dubletu. "Nie wiem dlaczego, ale czułem, że strzelę"". Meczyki (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Mahir Emreli Polşada tarix yazır". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Ekstraklasa: Emreli, Luquinhas i Lopes pobici przez kiboli? Skandal w Książenicach. Legia milczy" [Ekstraklasa: Emreli, Luquinhas and Lopes beaten by football fans? A scandal in Książenice. Legia is silent]. PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Ekstraklasa: Mahir Emreli nie odpuszcza. Media: piłkarz pozwał Legię" [Ekstraklasa: Mahir Emreli is not letting go. Media: the footballer sued Legia]. PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Mahir Emreli odchodzi z Legii" [Mahir Emreli leaves Legia]. www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Mahir Emreli ipak u Dinamu! On će 'otplatiti' dug za Kastratija". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  21. ^ "AZERBAIJAN VS. OMAN 2 - 1" (PDF). baku2017results.azureedge.net. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  22. ^ http://www.affa.az/index.php/matches/azrbaycan-milli-komandas/59487?mt=latest Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine AFFA.az
  23. ^ "QATAR VS. AZERBAIJAN 1 - 2". Soccerway. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ ""Nike" Mahir Mədətovla müqavilə bağladı". sportline.az. Sportline. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  26. ^ "M.Mədətov". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  27. ^ a b "Mahir Mədətov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

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