Rizvan Sarutdinoviç Umarov (born 5 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for Rotor Volgograd. Born in Russia, he represented Azerbaijan at international level.

Club career

Born in Stavropol, Russia, Umarov has played club football in Russia and Spain for SDYuSShOR Zenit, Castellón, Elche Ilicitano,

Anzhi Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...

and Dynamo Saint Petersburg. On 30 June 2014, Umarov signed with Russian Football National League club Dynamo Saint Petersburg. On 18 February 2016, Umarov signed with Meistriliiga club JK Narva Trans.

International career

He made his international debut for Azerbaijan in 2012.

Personal life

He also holds Russian citizenship.

References

1993 births Living people Russian footballers Azerbaijani footballers Azerbaijan international footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players CD Castellón footballers Elche CF Ilicitano footballers FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players JK Narva Trans players FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast players FC Rotor Volgograd players Meistriliiga players Association football forwards Azerbaijani expatriate footballers Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Expatriate footballers in Estonia {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub