Ruslan Qurbanov

Ruslan Qurbanov

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Ildarovich Qurbanov
Date of birth	12 September 1991
Place of birth	Stavropol, Russian Federation
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Gabala
Number	10
Youth career
1998–2003	Dynamo Stavropol
2003–2008	FC Rostov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	FC Rostov	?	(?)
2008	→ FC Nika Krasny Sulin (loan)	9	(0)
2009	→ FC Taganrog (loan)	11	(0)
2010–2016	Neftchi Baku	66	(19)
2011–2013	→ Sumgayit (loan)	53	(9)
2015	→ Hajduk Split (loan)	5	(0)
2016–	Gabala	11	(3)
National team^‡
2010–2012	Azerbaijan U21	6	(1)
2015–	Azerbaijan	14	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016

Ruslan Qurbanov (Russian: Руслан Илдарович Курбанов; born 12 September 1991) is an Azerbaijani football player. He currently plays for Gabala and Azerbaijan national football team as a striker.

Career

Qurbanov was born in 1991 in Stavropol, Russia. He played for Dynamo Stavropol and Rostov during his junior career. In 2008, he started playing for the reserve team of FC Rostov. During the next two seasons he also played on loan for Russian Professional Football League (third division) teams Krasny Sulin and Taganrog. After being released by Rostov, Qurbanov moved to Azerbaijan where he signed a contract with the most titled local club Neftchi Baku. He played 6 matches in his first professional season and became the champion of Azerbaijan Premier League. Between 2011 and 2013, Qurbanov spent two seasons playing on loan for Sumgayit where he played 53 games and scored 9 goals. After his return to Neftchi, he became the winner of Azerbaijani Cup in 2013-14 season. He had a brief spell at Croatian football club Hajduk Split where he played 5 matches for the senior team. Ruslan Qurbanov returned to Neftchi once again in 2015, and became the regular player of the starting squad during the 2015-16 season. He made a total of 30 appearances in the Premier League during the season, in which he scored 13 goals and became the most goal scoring Azeri player of the league.

On 31 August 2016, Qurbanov signed a two-year contract with Gabala FK.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2016^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Neftchi Baku	2010–11	Azerbaijan Premier League	6	0	1	0	-		-		7	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2013–14		15	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	19	4
	2014–15		12	3	1	1	3	0	-		16	4
	2015–16		31	13	6	5	2	0	-		39	18
	2016–17		3	0	0	0	4	1	-		7	1
	Total		67	19	12	7	9	1	-	-	88	27
Sumgayit (loan)	2011–12	Azerbaijan Premier League	15	2	1	0	-		-		16	2
	2012–13		24	6	0	0	-		-		24	6
	2013–14		14	0	0	0	-		-		14	0
	Total		53	8	1	0	-	-	-	-	54	8
Hajduk Split (loan)	2014–15	Prva HNL	5	0	2	0	0	0	-		7	0
Gabala	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	3	1	0	5	2	-		17	5
Career total			136	30	16	7	14	3	-	-	166	39

International

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	8	0
2016	4	1
Total	12	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2016^[3]

International goals

As of 4 September 2016^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	4 September 2016	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier	[4]

Honours

Neftchi Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2010–11^[3]
• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2013–14^[3]

References

1. "Qəbələ Ruslan Qurbanovu rənglərinə bağladı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
2. "R.Qurbanov". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
3. "Ruslan Qurbanov". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
4. "San Marino 0-1 Azerbaijan". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

External links

• Career summary by KLISF