Rail Malikov ( az, Rail Məlikov; born 18 December 1985) is an Azerbaijani

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defender who plays for Keşla.

Career

Malikov was born in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

, Azerbaijan. In the summer of 2012, Malikov left Neftchi Baku for

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

side Denizlispor. Malikov made 25 appearances for Denizlispor in his first, and only season with the club.

Gabala

On 2 July 2013, Malikov returned to the

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

to sign a one-year contract with Gabala. Malikov made his debut for Gabala on 2 August 2013 against Baku, a game Gabala won 2–1. On 31 August 2013, in Gabala's 2–0 victory over Khazar Lankaran, Malikov broke his leg and was ruled out for 4–5 months. Malikov made his return from injury on 19 March 2014 in the

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. Malikov left Gabala at the end of his contract.

Return to Denizlispor

On 7 August 2014, Malikov re-signed for Denizlispor on a one-year contract.

Sumgayit

On 21 June 2016, Malikov signed with

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 ...

Keşla

On 24 August 2020, Malikov signed a contract with Keşla FK until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Career statistics

Honours

FK Baku *

(1): 2005–06 *

(1): 2004–05 Neftchi Baku *

(2):

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, 2011–12

References

External links

Player profile on official club website
* * Living people 1985 births Association football defenders Azerbaijani footballers Azerbaijan international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Gabala FC players Denizlispor footballers AZAL PFK players Sumgayit FK players Neftçi PFK players Shamakhi FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players TFF First League players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub