Emil Ramil ohly Mustafayev (; ; born 24 September 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr. Born in Ukraine, he represents the Azerbaijan national team.

Career

Mustafayev is a product of the different youth sportive school systems from

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and was playing a football from age 5 years old. He also played a one season in a

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FC Tarasivka.

Oleksandriya

In August 2018 Mustafayev signed a deal with the Ukrainian Premier League club

FC Oleksandriya Football Club Oleksandriya (), commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1990, the club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. The year 1948 on the ...

and made his debut in the

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on 9 May 2021, playing as the second half-time substituted player in an away losing match against

FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk was based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team currently plays its games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia. The modern club as a ...

Polissya Zhytomyr

In July 2023 he signed a deal with the Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.

Loan to Chornomorets Odesa

In January 2025 Mustafayev went on loan to

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 Kolos Kovalivka FC Kolos Kovalivka () is a professional Ukrainian football club from the village of Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast which competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, having been promoted from the Ukrainian First League on the 8 June 2019 for the first time ...

on 21 February 2025.

International career

Mustafayev was born in

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, but because he is of Azerbaijani descent, was called up to the

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in November 2021. Mustafayev made his debut for the senior Azerbaijan national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Mongolia national team.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafayev, Emil 2001 births Living people Footballers from Kropyvnytskyi Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Ukrainian men's footballers Azerbaijani people of Ukrainian descent Ukrainian people of Azerbaijani descent FC Oleksandriya players FC Polissya Zhytomyr players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers Ukrainian men's futsal players