Renat Dadashov (, ; also spelled ''Renat Dadaschow'' in German, born 17 May 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for Polish club

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. Born in Germany, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

Early years

Dadashov was born in

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, Germany with his family being Azerbaijani. His parents moved to Germany from the Azerbaijani capital

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. His father, Oleg, played for the Azerbaijani national water polo team during his youth. Renat has an elder brother, Rufat, who is also a striker and played 16 games for Azerbaijan national team and scored 4 goals. During his early years, Dadashov played at the football academies of

SV Wehen Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The club was previously known as ''SV Wehen'' but added ''Wiesbaden'' to its name during the summer of 2007. They left their previous ground, the Taunusstein, t ...

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

and

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Club career

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 19 May 2017, Dadashov signed a three-year contract with

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side

. He scored 14 goals and 9 assists in 22 matches for Eintracht Frankfurt U-19 in the

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Estoril

On 11 June 2018, Dadashov signed a two-year contract with

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. Dadashov made his

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debut for Estoril in a 4–0 home victory against Porto B on 11 August 2018. He scored his first goal for Estoril on 18 August 2018, in a 1–0 away victory against Braga B.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 6 August 2019, Dadashov signed a four-year contract with

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Loan to Paços de Ferreira

On 6 August 2019,

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announced the signing of Dadashov on loan deal. He made his debut for Paços de Ferreira in the

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on 24 August 2019, starting in the away match against Boavista, which finished as a 1–1 draw.

Loan to Grasshoppers

On 23 August 2020,

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announced the signing of Dadashov on loan deal. While training with the club however, Dadashov had sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury, and has undergone surgery, leaving him on the sidelines for a lengthy period. He would eventually return to Wolves on the 8 October to continue his treatment.

Loan to Tondela

On 29 July 2021, Dadashov joined

side

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on a season-long loan deal.

Grasshoppers

On 7 July 2022, Dadashov signed a two-year contract with

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, along with his Wolves teammate Meritan Shabani. He made his debut in the team's first game of the season, coming in after the half-time break. His impact was immediate, as his first pass led to Grasshopper's second goal in the 47th minute. In the second game of the season, on 31 July 2022, he once again came on at half time and again had immediate impact, this time with his first goal for the Grasshoppers in the 49th minute of the game, equalizing for the 1–1 result. For his performance he was voted SFL Best Player of the Round by the fans, later voted the best player for the month of August.

Loan to Hatayspor

On 5 September 2023, Dadashov renewed his contract with Grasshoppers for a further year - lasting until 2025 - and was immediately sent on a season-long loan to

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club

Hatayspor Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and po ...

Ankaragücü

On 8 August 2024, Dadashov signed a two-year contract with Ankaragücü. On February 20, 2025, he terminated his contract with the club.

Radomiak Radom

On 24 February 2025, Dadashov moved to Polish club

on a contract until June 2025, with an option for extension.

International career

Born in Germany to an Azerbaijani family from Azerbaijan, Dadashov was eligible to play for both countries. He played for the Azerbaijani U16 team during the summer of 2014. He was later invited to the German U16 where he scored four goals in six games. On 9 September 2015, Dadashov debuted for German U17 team and played 15 matches with 13 goals during the next year. He reached the semifinals of the

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with the German team. In early 2017, it was announced that Dadashov would represent the Azerbaijan national team. He made his senior international debut on 5 September, against

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Sponsorship

On 18 February 2020, Dadashov signed a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier,

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dadashov goal''

Honours

Leipzig U17 *German U17 Bundesliga North/North-East: 2014–15 Germany U17 *Torneıo Internacıonal Algarve U17: 2016 Individual *

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

Player of the Month: August 2022

References

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