Nariman Akhundzade
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Akhundzade in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lankaran, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Columbus Crew | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Qarabağ | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Qarabağ | 84 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Azerbaijan U19 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Azerbaijan U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Azerbaijan | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:06, 9 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade (Azerbaijani: Nəriman Əhməd oğlu Axundzadə, born 23 April 2004) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a winger for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer and the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
Qarabağ
Akhundzade joined the youth academy of Qarabağ at the age of 9, and worked his way up their youth categories.[2] He debuted with Qarabağ in a 4–0 Azerbaijan Premier League win over Shamakhi FK on 30 October 2022.[3] In his debut season, he helped them win the 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League.[4] On 22 February 2024, he scored the deciding goal in stoppage time after extra time to secure a 6–5 aggregate win over Braga in the Europa League knockout round play-offs, guaranteeing his team a place in the next stage of the competition.[5]
Columbus Crew
On 10 February 2026, the Columbus Crew announced that they had acquired Akhundzade for an undisclosed fee through the leagues' U22 initiative.[6]
International career
Akhundzade is a youth international for Azerbaijan, having played up to the Azerbaijan U21s.[7] He was a part of the squad that played at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[8] He debuted with the senior Azerbaijan national team in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Belgium on 19 November 2023.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | -— | 12[c] | 1 | — | 48 | 17 | |||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 8[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 11 | |||
| 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 12[e] | 2 | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 84 | 24 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 32 | 3 | — | — | 127 | 35 | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes the Azerbaijan Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes the Leagues Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League
Honours
Qarabağ[10]
References
- ^ Kusina, Maciej (1 November 2022). "Nəriman Axundzadə". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "FutbolPress.Az | Toralın ilk məşqçisi: "Nəriman ən istedadlı uşağımızdır" (MÜSAHİBƏ)". futbolpress.az. 7 February 2012.
- ^ "18 yaşında "Qarabağ"da debüt etdi". qol.az.
- ^ ""Qarabağ" Çempionlar Liqası ilə vidalaşdı". Axar.Az. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Qarabag 2–3 Sporting Braga". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024.
- ^ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew acquire forward Nariman Akhundzada from Qarabağ FK | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Cəlal Hüseynov, Emin Səfərov və Nəriman Axundzadə U-21-də!". 17 October 2023.
- ^ "The squad for Konya announced".
- ^ "Belçika - Azərbaycan: Millimiz Belçikaya böyük hesabla uduzdu". fanat.az.
- ^ a b "N. Axundzada". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
- Nariman Akhundzade at Soccerway
- AFFA Profile