Afran Ismayilov (, born on 8 October 1988) is an

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i professional

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coach and a former

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who is an assistant coach with Araz-Naxçıvan.

Early years

Ismayilov was born in

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, started playing football at age 8 and attended Neftchi Baku football school under Rovshan Gasimov.

Career

Club

Ismayilov began his career at the FK Qarabağ academy in 2004 after being chosen as one of three talents among 1200 amateur players. He was one of key players for FK Qarabağ's good performances in club's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification campaign, having scored 5 goals against opponents. In July 2014, Ismayilov moved to Khazar Lankaran along with Rauf Aliyev. After six months with Khazar, Ismayilov signed a six-month deal with Inter Baku. On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Ismayilov had been released by the club following expiration of his contract. On 11 June 2018, Ismayilov signed one-year contract with Sumgayit FK. On 13 August 2019, Ismayilov signed a one-year contract with

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. On 29 June, Keşla announced Ismayilov's contract hadn't been renewed and he'd left the club.

International

Ismayilov is a part of the Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. In 2010, he was called up for the

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and scored his first goal on his debut in friendly match against Jordan national football team in

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 January 2018''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Qarabağ *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

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Afran Ismayilov
at Qarabagh.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ismayilov, Afran 1988 births Living people Footballers from Baku Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Qarabağ FK players Turan Tovuz players FC Baku players Khazar Lankaran FK players Shamakhi FK players Sumgayit FK players Kapaz PFK players Sabail FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players