Ilgar Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: İlqar Qurbanov; born 25 April 1986) is an Azerbaijani football player who last played for Sumgayit FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilgar Bahram oglu Gurbanov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Soviet Azerbaijan, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Khazar Lankaran | 56 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Sivasspor | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Boluspor (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Olimpik Baku | 23 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2017 | Qarabağ | 109 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Gabala | 28 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sumgayit | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Turkey U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Turkey U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Turkey U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Azerbaijan U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2018 | Azerbaijan | 30 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2018 | |||
Career
Club
Gurbanov started his career with Fenerbahçe PAF in 2000. In 2006, he transferred to FK Khazar Lankaran in his native country. On 7 August 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Sivasspor. His contract will expire on 30 May 2010. In 2010 Gurbanov will play for the Turkish second division club Mersin İdmanyurdu.
On 31 May 2017, Gabala FK announced the signing of Gurbanov on a two-year contract.[1]
On 20 August 2019, Gurbanov signed a one-year contract with Sumgayit FK.[2]
International
When he was playing for Fenerbahçe PAF, he started to play for Turkey national youth teams. His debut for Turkey U15 against Greece was on 17 June 2001. He played 7 times for Turkey U15, 2 times for Turkey U16 and 4 times for Turkey U17 team.
He called for Azerbaijan and chose to play for them. On 28 April 2004 he debuted with Azerbaijan senior team against Kazakhstan. Gurbanov also holds a Turkish passport.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Khazar Lankaran | 2004–05 | Top League | 15 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 4 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 20 | 3 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 58 | 6 | ||||
| Sivasspor | 2007–08 | Süper Lig | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Boluspor (loan) | 2008–09 | First League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||
| Olimpik Baku | 2009–10 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| Mersin İdmanyurdu | 2010–11 | First League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2010–11 | Premier League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 108 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | - | - | 143 | 6 | ||
| Gabala | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 1 | ||
| Sumgayit | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 254 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 1 | - | - | 310 | 21 | ||
International
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 June 2008[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[7]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2004 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Khazar Lankaran
- Qarabağ
- Azerbaijan Premier League (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Azerbaijan Cup: (2) 2014-15, 2015-16
- Gabala
- Azerbaijan Cup: (1) 2018–19
References
External links
- Ilgar Gurbanov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Profile on official club website
- Video about career of Ilgar Gurbanov