Elman Tagaýew

Elman Tagaýew
Personal information
Full name Elman Şamsidinowiç Tagaýew
Date of birth (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Kyzyl-Arvat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Ahal
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2012 Aşgabat (0)
2012–2013 AZAL 8 (0)
2013–2014 Aşgabat (0)
2014–2016 Altyn Asyr (0)
2016 Andijon 12 (0)
2017 Altyn Asyr 22 (0)
2017–2018 Sabail 25 (2)
2019 Navbahor 3 (0)
2019– FC Ahal 31+ (35+)
International career‡
2012– Turkmenistan 23 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Elman Tagaýew (born June 2, 1989 in Kyzyl-Arvat) is a Turkmen professional football midfielder of Azerbaijani descent. He plays for Ýokary Liga club FC Ahal and the Turkmenistan national team.

Biography

Tagaýew was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to an Azerbaijani family. He began playing football at eight years old. In 2014, he married his wife Arina. In 2015, they had two twin sons named Alan and Ali.

Career

Club

Tagaýew started his career at Aşgabat before going on trial with Khazar Lankaran in early 2012. During his trial with Khazar Lankaran he appeared as a substitute, and scored, against Turkmenistan. Khazar declined to sign Tagaýew due to the players attitude during a game. Tagaýew went on to sign for AZAL in the summer of 2012, but only made 8 appearances before leaving in March 2013.

In June 2017, Tagayev signed a one-year contract with newly-promoted Azerbaijan Premier League team Səbail FK. Tagayev was released by Sabail FK at the end of the 2017–18 season.

International

Elman Tagaýew played for the Turkmenistan national under-23 football team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Tagaýew's first international goal came against Nepal in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup group stage. As part of the national team of Turkmenistan, he became the finalist of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZAL 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League 8000––80
Aşgabat 2013 Ýokary Liga ––
2014 ––
Total ----
Altyn Asyr 2014 Ýokary Liga ––
2015 00–
2016 30–30
Total 30--30
Andijon 2016 Uzbek League 12000––120
Altyn Asyr 2017 Ýokary Liga 10–10
Səbail 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 25221––92
Career total 4522140--513

International

Turkmenistan national team
YearAppsGoals
201241
201300
201400
201500
201620
201710
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 —
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 5 0
2024 2 0
2025 3 3
Total234

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2025

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal1–03–02012 AFC Challenge Cup
2.25 March 2025National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chinese Taipei2–12027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.14 October 2025Arkadag Stadium, Arkadag, Turkmenistan Sri Lanka2–1
4.18 November 2025 Chinese Taipei2–13–1

Honours

Turkmenistan

Individual

References

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  9. ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Elman Tagaýew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Эльман Тагаев признан лучшим футболистом 2021 года в Туркменистане". Turkmenportal. 12 January 2022.
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