Rustam Akhmedzade

Azerbaijani footballer

Rustam Akhmedzade

Akhmedzade with Qarabağ in 2022

Personal information
Full name|  Rustam Alamovych Akhmedzade
Date of birth|  (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth|  Burtyn, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Height|  1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Zira
Number|  11
Youth career
2011–2017|  Zirka Kyiv
2017–2018|  Oleksandriya
2018–2019|  Kolos Kovalivka
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2019–2020|  Kolos Kovalivka|  0|  (0)
2020|  → Podillya Khmelnytskyi (loan)|  0|  (0)
2020–2022|  Mynai|  38|  (3)
2022–|  Qarabağ|  6|  (0)
2022–|  → Zira (loan)|  56|  (4)
International career‡
2021–|  Azerbaijan|  6|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2022

Rustam Alamovych Akhmedzade (Azerbaijani: Rüstəm Aləm oğlu Əhmədzadə; Ukrainian: Рустам Аламович Ахмедзаде; born 25 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zira FK, on loan from Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1] Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

## Club career

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Akhmedzade was born in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine to an Azerbaijani father and Ukrainian mother. At the age of 6, he moved to Kyiv and played football for local side Zirka Kyiv before moving to Oleksandriya at the age of 16. In 2018, he joined FC Kolos Kovalivka.

In February 2020, Akhmedzade signed a half-year loan deal with the Ukrainian Second League Podillya Khmelnytskyi,[2] and in July 2020, Akhmedzade signed a contract with FC Mynai.[3]

Akhmedzade made his Ukrainian First League debut for Mynai in a 2–1 home victory against Metalurh Zaporizhya on 19 July 2020.[4] He scored his first goal for Mynai in the Ukrainian First League match against Avanhard in a 2–0 away victory on 7 August 2020.[5]

On 15 December 2021, Akhmedzade signed for Qarabağ on a contract until 30 June 2026.[6] He was loaned to Zira in July 2022.

## International career

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Akhmedzade was eligible to represent either Ukraine or Azerbaijan at international level through his parents.[3] He was first called up to the Azerbaijani national team in May 2021[7] and made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over Belarus on 2 June 2021.[8]

## Honours

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Mynai

* Ukrainian First League: 2019–20

## References

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1. ^ "Rustam Akhmedzade". soccerway.com.
2. ^ "ФК "Поділля" та ФК "Колос" Ковалівка уклали договір про оренду гравців…". Podillya Khmelnytskyi Official Website. 13 August 2020.
3. ^ a b "Рустам Ахмедзаде: "Давно спостерігав за "Минаєм", тому радий опинитися тут"". FC Mynai. 7 August 2020.
4. ^ "MINAI VS. METALURH ZAPORIZHYA 2 - 1". Soccerway. 19 July 2020.
5. ^ "Перемагаємо у Краматорську! Ми за крок від медалей Першої ліги!". FC Mynai. 7 August 2020.
6. ^ "Rüstəm Əhmədzadə "Qarabağ"ımızda!". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
7. ^ "Rüstəm Əhmədzadə". Official Website of the AFFA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
8. ^ "Match Report of Belarus vs Azerbaijan - 2021-06-02 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

## External links

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* Rustam Akhmedzade at Soccerway
* Rustam Akhmedzade at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals