Azer Aliyev

Azer Aliyev
Aliyev with FC Ufa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Azer Ilgar ogly Aliyev
Date of birth (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Bazaklo, Georgia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yenisey
Number 10
Youth career
–2012 DYuSSh-2 Krasnoyarsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Yenisey 90 (6)
2013 → Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (loan) 10 (6)
2017–2018 Krylia Sovetov 39 (4)
2018–2020 Ufa 46 (2)
2019 → Ufa-2 1 (0)
2021 Tambov 10 (1)
2021–2022 Ufa 13 (0)
2022–2025 Neftçi 55 (2)
2025– Yenisey 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Azerbaijan 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2023

Azer Ilgar ogly Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Azər İlqar oğlu Əliyev; Russian: Азер Илгар оглы Алиев; born 12 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian First League club Yenisey. While his primary position is left midfielder, he also plays as right midfielder or attacking midfielder. Born in Georgia, Aliyev grew up and started his career in Russia. He plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

Club career

Aliyev made his debut in the Russian National Football League for Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 13 April 2013 in a game against Sibir Novosibirsk.

He made his Russian Premier League debut with Krylia Sovetov Samara on 11 August 2018 as a substitute for Nadson in a game against Rostov.

He was released from his Krylia Sovetov contract by mutual consent on 29 August 2018.

On 31 August 2018, Aliyev signed with Ufa. On 25 December 2020, he was released by Ufa by mutual consent.

On 30 June 2021, he returned to Ufa on a 1-year contract. On 27 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. On the same day, he signed with Neftçi in Azerbaijan.

On 12 December 2025, Aliyev returned to his first club Yenisey on a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.

Career statistics

As of 16 May 2026
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yenisey 2012–13 Russian First League 3000——30
2013–14 Russian First League 5000——50
2014–15 Russian First League 13110—40181
2015–16 Russian First League 32221—32375
2016–17 Russian First League 37320—70463
Total 90651001421099
Sakhalin (loan) 2013–14 Russian Second League 106———106
Krylia Sovetov 2017–18 Russian First League 38421—10415
2018–19 Russian Premier League 10———10
Total 394210010425
Ufa 2018–19 Russian Premier League 13010—00140
2019–20 Russian Premier League 19120——211
2020–21 Russian Premier League 14120——161
Total 462500000512
Ufa-2 2018–19 Russian Second League 10———10
Tambov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 101———101
Ufa 2021–22 Russian Premier League 13020——150
Neftçi 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 11030——140
2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League 2112020—251
2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League 1313020—181
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League 10020——120
Total 5521004000692
Yenisey 2025–26 Russian First League 0000——00
Career total 264212424015230725
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in FNL Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in promotion play-offs, five appearances in FNL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Азер Алиев: "Азербайджанский футбол развивается стремительными темпами. Здесь большие финансовые вливания"".
  2. ↑ Azer Aliyev at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Азер Алиев: Я родом из Грузии, а в Баку в последний раз бывал в 2015 году - Azerifootball.com". www.azerifootball.com. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Азер Алиев: "Хочу вбить свою фамилию в историю родной команды!"". krasnoyarsk.bezformata.com.
  5. ↑ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rostov-Krylia Sovetov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Азер Алиев покинул "Крылья Советов"" (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 29 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Азер Алиев стал игроком "Уфы"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Азер Алиев покидает ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 25 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Азер Алиев, с возвращением в ФК "Уфа"!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 30 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Азер Алиев, спасибо за все!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 27 January 2022.
  12. ↑ ""Neftçi"dən daha bir transfer" (Press release) (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Азер Алиев будет защищать цвета ФК "Енисей"" [Azer Aliyev will defend the colors of FC "Yenisey"] (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.