Dmitri Naghiyev (Azerbaijani: Dmitri Ruslan oğlu Nağıyev; Ukrainian: Дмитро Русланович Нагієв; born 27 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Obolon Kyiv. Born in Ukraine, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth level.

Dmitri Naghiyev
Personal information
Full name Dmitri Ruslan oğlu Nağıyev
Date of birth (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Obolon Kyiv
Number 33
Youth career
2008 Youth Sportive School #15 Kyiv
2009–2011 Knyazha Shchaslyve
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 13 (1)
2017–2018 Karabakh Wien 15 (1)
2018 Sumgayit 0 (0)
2018 Stumbras 1 (0)
2018Stumbras B 9 (1)
2020–2021 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 21 (1)
2021–2022 Sumgayit 21 (0)
2022–2023 Inhulets Petrove 27 (0)
2023– Obolon Kyiv 13 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Azerbaijan U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 August 2023

Career edit

Naghiyev is a product of the Youth Sportive School #15 Kyiv and FC Knyazha Shchaslyve systems.

He made his debut for FC Dnipro in the match against FC Vorskla Poltava on 20 November 2016 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]

On 3 July 2018, Naghiyev signed a one-year contract with Sumgayit FK.[3] On 4 August 2018, Naghiyev left Sumgayit FK.

Defender joined Lithuanian A Lyga club Stumbras for the rest of the 2018 season and debuted on 1 September 2018, during 2018 Lithuanian Football Cup quarter-final match against Viltis. He spent most of the year playing for the Stumbras B team in the I Lyga, making only single league appearance for the main team.[4]

On 2 July 2022 he signed for Inhulets Petrove.[5]

Personal life edit

Naghiyev was born in Ukraine and is Ukrainian from his father's side (though his surname sounds like Azerbaijani) and half-Ukrainian half-Azerbaijani from his mother's side.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Dmitri Naghiyev at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ліга Парі-Матч. 15 тур. Матч № 86 20.11.2016. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Dmitri Nağıyev "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə bağlayıb". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Dmytro Nagiiev". Lietuvos Futbolas. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Офіційно: Дмитро Нагієв - гравці "Інгульця"". www.champion.com.ua. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ Дмитрий Нагиев: "Двери в сборную Украины закроются, если сыграю за Азербайджан" (in Russian). footboom.com. 4 April 2017.

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