Amir Agayev (, ; born February 10, 1992) is an Israeli

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er who plays as an

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for

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club F.C. Dimona.

Early and personal life

Agayev was born in

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, to a family of

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews (), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () in plural and ''Mizrahi'' () in singular, and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are terms used in Israeli discourse to refer to a grouping of Jews, Jewish c ...

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( Azerbaijani-Jewish) descent. He married his girlfriend Sivan Agayev in August 2015.

Club career

On 31 January 2019, Agayev signed a 1.5 year contract with Sumgayit FK. On 14 August 2020, Agayev signed a 1+1 year contract with Atromitos. On 13 September 2020, He made his debut in the

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for Atromitos match against

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International career

He has been an Israel national youth between 2010–2011. He was part of the Israel under-21 between 2013–2014. On 22 August 2020, Agayev was called up by the senior Azerbaijan national team for a training camp in its capital city of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agayev, Amir 1992 births Israeli Mizrahi Jews Jewish footballers Living people Israeli men's footballers 21st-century Israeli sportsmen Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players AC Omonia players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Sumgayit FK players Atromitos F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. players F.C. Dimona players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Cypriot First Division players Azerbaijan Premier League players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Greece Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Footballers from Rishon LeZion Israeli people of Azerbaijani-Jewish descent Azerbaijani people of Jewish descent Israel men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders