Rashad Abdullayev (; born 1 October 1981) is a retired

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i footballer who played as a

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Career

Gabala

In May 2012, Abdullayev signed a one-year contract with Gabala. Abdullayev made his debut for Gabala on 4 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw away to Simurq. After scoring 5 goals in 28 appearances during his season at Gabala, his contract was not renewed and he left the club.

FK Baku

Shortley after his contract expired with Gabala, Abdullayev signed a one-year contract, worth in the region of $300,000, with

FK Baku FC Baku (), founded as Dinamo Baku in 1997, was an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku that had been an amateur club since 2016. Prior to that, Baku played 18 seasons in the Azerbaijan Premier League, winning the championship twice and the N ...

. On 23 July 2013, before Abdullayev had made a competitive appearance for the club, Abdullayev left

and joined city rivals Ravan Baku on loan.

AZAL

On 11 January 2014, Abdullayev cut short his loan with Ravan Baku, to move from Baku to

AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (), also known as AZAL, is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Azerbaijan. Based in Baku, adjacent to Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the carrier operates to destinations across Asia, the Commonwealth of Ind ...

on an 18-month contract.

Zira

After Abdullayev's contract with AZAL expired, he signed a one-year contract with newly promoted

Zira FK Zira Football Club () is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. History The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. Despite ...

. Zira announced on 23 May that Abdullayev had left the club at the end of his contract.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Khazar Lankaran *

Azerbaijan Cup The Azerbaijan Cup () is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid ...

: 2007–08 ;Neftchi Baku *

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 2011–12

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullayev, Rashad 1981 births Living people Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Baku Khazar Lankaran FK players Gabala SC players FC Baku players Ravan Baku FK players Shuvalan FK players Zira FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players Neftçi PFK players Azerbaijan men's international footballers