Saşa Yunisoğlu or Sasha Yunisoglu (born 18 December 1985 in Mykolaiv, now Ukraine) is an Azerbaijani footballer.
![]() Yunisoğlu with Gabala in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Mykolaiv, Ukraine-Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | Inter Baku | 4 | (0) |
2003 | Neftchi Baku | 2 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Bakılı PFK | 15 | (0) |
2004–2007 | MKT Araz | 55 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 8 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Polonia Warsaw | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Baku | 18 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Gabala | 44 | (3) |
2012 | Neftchi Baku | 1 | (0) |
2013 | AZAL | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Sumgayit | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Denizlispor | 18 | (0) |
2014 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Ravan Baku | 18 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Sabail | 22 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2011 | Azerbaijan | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2017 |
Yunisoğlu started his career with Azerbaijani side MKT-Araz Imishli. He moved to Dyskobolia of Poland in the summer of 2007, after a match between the two clubs. He debuted in Ekstraklasa in the game versus Zagłębie Lubin on 7 October 2007. He was the second Azerbaijani to have played in Ekstraklasa. Dyskobolia finished third in the 2007-08 Ekstraklasa season.
On 9 January 2009, he returned to Azerbaijan for FC Baku.
In June 2013 Yunisoğlu signed for Sumgayit.[1] However, 2 weeks later Yunisoğlu cancelled his contract with Sumgayit and signed for Turkish side Denizlispor.[2] In April 2014 Yunisoğlu left Denizlispor citing un-paided wages.[3] Yunisoğlu was made a free agent when Araz-Naxçıvan folded and withdrew from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014.[4]
After nearly a year without a club, Yunisoğlu signed for Ravan Baku FK on 21 October 2015.[5]
Yunisoglu was called by Azerbaijan national football team for the game versus Portugal.
Azerbaijan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 4 | 0 |
2008 | 8 | 0 |
2009 | 8 | 0 |
2010 | 6 | 0 |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 October 2011[6]
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