Elvin Cafarguliyev (also spelled Jafarguliyev; , born 26 October 2000) is an Azerbaijani professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Qarabağ Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura and Ar ...

and the Azerbaijan national team.

Club career

On 10 December 2017, Cafarguliyev made his

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debut for Keşla against

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. He signed a contract with

in 2018. In summer 2019,

Sumgayit Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Ba ...

announced the signing of Cafarguliyev on a one-year loan. On 17 August 2019, he made his debut in the

for Sumgayit against Gabala. On 11 September 2020, he made his first appearance for Qarabağ in a league match against Keşla. On 18 August 2020, Cafarguliyev made his European debut against Sileks in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

International career

He made his debut for the Azerbaijan national team on 30 March 2021 in a

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against

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International goals

Honours

Keşla *

: 2017–18 Qarabağ *

: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 * Azerbaijan Cup: 2021–22, 2023–24

References

External links

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Elvin Cafarguliyev
at www.uefa.com * 2000 births Living people Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers Sumgayit FK players Qarabağ FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub