Nizami Hajiyev (Azerbaijani: Nizami Hacıyev; born 8 February 1988) is an Azerbaijani football midfielder who is currently banned from football by the AFFA.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nizami Ogtay oglu Hajiyev | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Olimpik Baku | 36 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Inter Baku | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Olimpik Baku | 21 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Khazar Lankaran | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Inter Baku | 53 | (7) |
| 2011 | → MOIK Baku (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gabala | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Keshla | 77 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Azerbaijan U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Azerbaijan U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Azerbaijan | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2017 | |||
Career
Club
Hajiyev started his career with Olimpik Baku in 2006, before moving in 2008 to Khazar Lankaran.
In May 2013 Hajiyev moved from Keshla and signed a one-year contract with Gabala.[2] Hajiyev left Gabala on 7 August 2014.[3]
On 30 November 2017, Keshla FK confirmed that they had terminated Hajiyev's contract due to suspicion of manipulating matches.[4] The following day, 1 December 2017, Hajiyev was banned from all footballing activities by the AFFA.[1]
International
He is also a member of the Azerbaijan national under-21 football team, and played for Azerbaijan's U21 side in the Euro 2009–2010 qualifiers against Austria.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olimpik Baku | 2005–06[8] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07[9] | 21 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 4 | ||||
| Inter Baku | 2007–08[10] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 4 | - | - | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Olimpik Baku | 2008–09[11] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Khazar Lankaran | 2009–10[12] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||
| Inter Baku | 2010–11[13] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[14] | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2012–13[15] | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 60 | 12 | ||
| MOIK Baku (Loan) | 2010–11[13] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Gabala | 2013–14[16] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 2 | ||
| Keshla | 2014–15[17] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[18] | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 77 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 95 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 294 | 42 | ||
International
| Azerbaijan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 27 February 2012[7]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 February 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  India | 3-0 | 3-0 | Friendly |