Ruslan Gurbanov

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Ruslan Gurbanov
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Ildar oglu Gurbanov
Date of birth (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Stavropol, USSR
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2003 Dynamo Stavropol
2003–2008 Rostov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rostov 0 (0)
2008 → Nika Krasny Sulin (loan) 9 (0)
2009 → Taganrog (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2016 Neftçi Baku 67 (19)
2011–2013 → Sumgayit (loan) 53 (9)
2015 → Hajduk Split (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2018 Gabala 45 (6)
2018–2019 Sabail 21 (2)
2019–2020 Keşla 16 (2)
2020–2021 Zira 15 (1)
2021–2022 Slavia Mozyr 5 (2)
International career‡
2010–2012 Azerbaijan U21 6 (1)
2015–2018 Azerbaijan 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2019

Ruslan Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Ruslan İldar oğlu Qurbanov; Russian: Руслан Илдарович Курбанов; born 12 September 1991) is an Azerbaijani football striker.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Gurbanov was born in 1991 in Stavropol, Russia at a Lezgi family.[1] He played for Dynamo Stavropol and Rostov during his junior career. In 2008, he started playing for the reserve team of FC Rostov. During the next two seasons, he also played on loan for Russian Professional Football League (third division) teams Krasny Sulin and Taganrog. After being released by Rostov, Qurbanov moved to Azerbaijan where he signed a contract with the most titled local club Neftchi Baku. He played 6 matches in his first professional season and became the champion of Azerbaijan Premier League. Between 2011 and 2013, Qurbanov spent two seasons playing on loan for Sumgayit where he played 53 games and scored 9 goals. After his return to Neftchi, he became the winner of Azerbaijani Cup in 2013–14 season. He had a brief spell at Croatian football club Hajduk Split where he played 5 matches for the senior team, and a match for the reserve team.[2] Ruslan Qurbanov returned to Neftchi once again in 2015, and became the regular player of the starting squad during the 2015–16 season. He made a total of 30 appearances in the Premier League during the season, in which he scored 13 goals and became the most goal scoring Azeri player of the league.

On 31 August 2016, Qurbanov signed a two-year contract with Gabala FK,[3] leaving Gabala on 31 May 2018.[4]

On 11 June 2018, Qurbanov signed with Sabail FK.[5]

On 16 June 2020, Keşla announced that they had Qurbanov's contract with the club had not been extended and he had left the club.[6]

On 19 July 2020, Gurbanov signed a two-year contract with Zira FK.[7]

International[edit]

He called up for Azerbaijan at 2015.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 8 March 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neftchi Baku 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2013–14 15 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 19 4
2014–15 12 3 1 1 3 0 - 16 4
2015–16 31 13 6 5 2 0 - 39 18
2016–17 3 0 0 0 4 1 - 7 1
Total 67 19 12 7 9 1 - - 88 27
Sumgayit (loan) 2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League 15 2 1 0 - - 16 2
2012–13 24 6 0 0 - - 24 6
2013–14 14 0 0 0 - - 14 0
Total 53 8 1 0 - - - - 54 8
Hajduk Split (loan) 2014–15 Prva HNL 5 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 0
Gabala 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 21 4 3 1 6 2 - 30 7
2017–18 24 2 5 2 0 0 - 30 4
Total 45 6 8 3 6 2 - - 59 11
Sabail 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League 21 2 2 1 - - 23 3
Keşla 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 16 2 1 0 - - 17 2
Career total 207 37 26 11 15 3 - - 248 50

International[edit]

Azerbaijan national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 8 0
2016 7 1
2017 4 1
2018 7 0
Total 26 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2018[9]

International goals[edit]

As of 25 February 2019[9]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 4 September 2016 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
1–0
1–0
 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier [10]

Honours[edit]

Neftchi Baku

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://lezgisport.com/ru/all_news/futbol/2541-renat-dadashev-priglashen-v-sbornuyu-azerbaydzhana.html
  2. ^ Omiš - Hajduk II at HNS-CFF.hr
  3. ^ "Qəbələ Ruslan Qurbanovu rənglərinə bağladı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ ""Qəbələ" üç futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Ruslan Gurbanov is the player of "Sabail" FC!". facebook.com. Sabail FK. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Ruslan Qurbanovla müqavilə uzadılmayıb". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ^ ""Zirə" PFK Şəhriyar Rəhimov və Ruslan Qurbanovla iki, Rəşad Əzizli və Tural Bayramlı ilə isə bir illik müqavilə imzalayıb". www.facebook.com/fc.zire (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 19 July 2020.
  8. ^ "R.Qurbanov". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ruslan Qurbanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ^ "San Marino 0-1 Azerbaijan". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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