Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rashad Farhad oglu Sadygov | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Qarabağ | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1999 | Sharur F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Turan Tovuz | 9 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Neftchi Baku | 24 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Foolad | 20 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Neftchi Baku | 61 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Kayserispor | 10 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Neftchi Baku | 40 | (7) |
2008–2009 | Kocaelispor | 16 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Qarabağ | 20 | (1) |
2010 | Eskişehirspor | 5 | (0) |
2011– | Qarabağ | 125 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
1999–2000 | Azerbaijan U18 | 3 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Azerbaijan U21 | 5 | (0) |
2001– | Azerbaijan | 109 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2016 |
Rashad Sadygov (Azerbaijani: Rəşad Sadıqov; born June 16, 1982) is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side FK Qarabağ.
Sadygov began playing football during his school years at Vagif Pashayev-led Youth Football Sports School at the age of 10. He also spent time playing football for the clubs Sharur, the Air Force team, and Real Baku, all of which are based in Baku.
In 2000, Sadygov signed his first professional contract with PFK Turan Tovuz, but played only nine games. At that time, he also played for the Azerbaijan Under-21 football team. At the end of the 2000/01 season, the defender was transferred to PFC Neftchi.
He played for Foolad F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League in 2002. After his comeback to Neftchi, Rashad won the national championship and cup and succeeded in passing the first qualification round of the Champions League with the black-and-whites. He played 8 games in European cups for Neftchi (2 in UEFA Cup qualifying in 01/02, 2 in UEFA Champions League qualifying 04/05, 4 in UCL qualifying 05/06).
He traveled to Turkey to play for Kayserispor in 2005/06. He was loaned back to Neftchi in January 2006. He played once at the start of 2006/07 season, but planned to go back with Neftchi, again. Sadygov failed to notice that the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan had changed the deadline of the transfer window, so he changed to play basketball to keep his fitness.