Nizami Hajiyev (; born 8 February 1988) is an

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who is currently banned from football by the AFFA.

Career

Club

Hajiyev started his career with Olimpik Baku in 2006, before moving in 2008 to Khazar Lankaran. In May 2013 Hajiyev moved from

Keshla Keşlə (; Кешлә, کشله; also Keshly, Keshlya, Kəşlə, Keşlä, Kešlæ, Kishly, Kishlya, Kishty, Kişli and Kitly) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 25,626. The Keshla area is becoming main ...

and signed a one-year contract with Gabala. Hajiyev left Gabala on 7 August 2014. On 30 November 2017,

Keshla FK Shamakhi FK (, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997–2004) The club has been func ...

confirmed that they had terminated Hajiyev's contract due to suspicion of manipulating matches. The following day, 1 December 2017, Hajiyev was banned from all footballing activities by the AFFA.

International

He is also a member of the

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, and played for Azerbaijan's U21 side in the Euro 2009–2010 qualifiers against

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 27 February 2012''

International goals

References

External links

Player profile on official club website
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