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Gara Garayev (Azerbaijani: Qara Qarayev, born 12 October 1992) is an Azerbaijani football midfielder who currently plays for FK Qarabağ and Azerbaijan national football team. He has been twice selected as the footballer of the year in Azerbaijan in 2014 and 2020.

Gara Garayev

Personal information
Full name	Gara Elkhan oglu Garayev
Date of birth	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Horadiz, Füzuli, Azerbaijan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Qarabağ
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–	Qarabağ	398	(4)
National team‡
2007–2009	Azerbaijan U17	6	(0)
2009–2011	Azerbaijan U19	8	(0)
2011–2014	Azerbaijan U21	13	(0)
2013–	Azerbaijan	75	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Personal life

Gara Garayev was born on 12 October 1992 in Füzuli.[1]

Career

Club

On 22 May 2019, Garayev signed a new two-year contract with FK Qarabağ.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 October 2021[3][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Qarabağ	2008–09	Azerbaijan Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2009–10		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11		13	0	0	0	2	0	15	0
	2011–12		21	0	2	0	4	0	27	0
	2012–13		28	1	4	0	-		32	1
	2013–14		32	0	3	0	8	0	43	0
	2014–15		30	0	5	0	12	0	47	0
	2015–16		26	1	4	0	12	0	42	1
	2016–17		21	0	5	0	11	0	37	0
	2017–18		21	0	2	0	12	0	35	0
	2018–19		24	0	3	0	13	0	40	0
	2019–20		16	1	2	0	11	0	29	1
	2020–21		25	1	4	0	8	0	37	1
	2021–22		4	0	0	0	8	0	12	0
Career total			263	4	34	0	101	0	398	4

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 June 2022[3]

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	6	0
2014	7	0
2015	8	0
2016	7	0
2017	7	0
2018	12	0
2019	9	0
2020	6	0
2021	10	0
2022	3	0
Total	75	0

Honours

Club

Qarabağ FK

• Azerbaijan Premier League: (7) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019-20
• Azerbaijan Cup: (3) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (2): 2014, 2020

References

External links

• Gara Garayev at Soccerway
• Profile on official club website
• Gara Garayev at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Gara Garayev (footballer)

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[fr] Gara Garayev (football)

Gara Garayev (en azéri : Qara Qarayev), né le 12 octobre 1992 à Fizuli en Azerbaïdjan, est un footballeur international azerbaïdjanais, qui évolue au poste de milieu défensif.

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[it] Qara Qarayev (calciatore)

Qara Qarayev (Füzuli, 12 ottobre 1992) è un calciatore azero, di ruolo centrocampista del Qarabağ.

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[ru] Гараев, Гара Эльхан оглы

Гара́ Эльхан оглы Гара́ев (азерб. Qarayev Qara Elxan oğlu; 12 октября 1992, Физули, Азербайджан) — азербайджанский футболист, защитник клуба «Карабах» (Агдам) и национальной сборной Азербайджана.

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