Ramil Teymurovich Sheydayev (; ; born 15 March 1996) is an Azerbaijani professional

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who plays for Neftçi in the

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as the captain of the club and the

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Early and personal life

He was born in

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to an Azerbaijani father and a

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mother.

Club career

Zenit St. Petersburg

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 19 April 2014 in a game against Znamya Truda. He made his

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debut for FC Zenit St. Petersburg on 26 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk. He left Zenit on 5 July 2016.

Trabzonspor

On 12 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with

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. Sheydayev made his

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debut for

in a 1–0 away victory against

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on 5 December 2016. He scored his first goal for

in the

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match against Ardahanspor in a 6–0 home victory on 21 September 2016. He left

on 9 August 2018.

Loan to Žilina

On 11 February 2017, it was announced that Sheydayev had joined Slovak club

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on loan for 1.5 years. On 26 February 2017, Sheydayev made his Žilina debut in a 4–1 home victory against Zlaté Moravce, in which he played the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal for

in the

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match against Tatran Prešov in a 3–0 home victory on 2 April 2017. Ramil also played for Žilina B a total of five games and scored five goals in the Slovakia 2. Liga. Sheydayev made his European debut in 2017 against Danish

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in the second qualification round of the

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in Štadión pod Dubňom.

Loan to Qarabağ

On 31 August 2017, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a season-long loan deal. Sheydayev made his

debut for Qarabağ in a 2–0 home victory against Kapaz on 17 September 2017. He scored his first goal for Qarabağ in the

match against Kapaz in a 1–0 away victory on 14 April 2018. Ramil Sheydayev made his debut for the UEFA Champions League group stage game in a 1–1 away draw against

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in Wanda Metropolitano on 31 October 2017.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 17 August 2018, Sheydayev signed one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. He made his

debut with Krylia Sovetov on 19 August 2018 as a substitute for Vladimir Poluyakhtov in a game against

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. He opened the 2019 calendar year part of the season by scoring in 3 games in a row, as Krylia acquired 7 points, including a goal on his 23rd birthday against

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Dynamo Moscow

On 2 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. Dynamo terminated his contract on 9 January 2020.

Sabah

On 17 February 2020, Sheydayev signed for

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on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 1 August 2020, He extended his contract with

, until June 2021. Sheydayev left Sabah in June 2021 when his contract expired.

Qarabağ

On 1 July 2021, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a two-year contract. On 31 May 2023, Qarabağ announced that Sheydayev had left the club following the expiration of his contract.

International career

Russian national youth teams

Sheydayev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia, scoring two goals in the semifinal penalty shootout against Sweden and one more in the final penalty shootout against Italy. He also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place, and he was selected for the team of the tournament.

Azerbaijan

Sheydayev was called up and played for the

in a

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1–0 win over

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. On 8 October 2017, he scored his first senior international goal for the

, in a

against

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. He is currently ranked as the second highest all-time goalscorer in the history of the national team with 9 goals (tied with Emin Makhmudov and Vagif Javadov).

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheydayev goal''.

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2014–15 MŠK Žilina * Fortuna Liga: 2016-17 Qarabağ FK *

: 2017–18, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Russia U17 *

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Individual *

Top Score: 2022–23 (22 Goals),

References

External links

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Profile by FC Krylia SovetovVideo about career of Ramil Sheydayev
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