Azerbaijani-Russian footballer (born 1996)
Ramil Teymurovich Sheydayev (Azerbaijani : Ramil Teymur oğlu Şeydayev ; Russian : Рамиль Теймурович Шейдаев ; born 15 March 1996) is an Azerbaijani [ 2] professional footballer who plays for Neftçi in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan national football team .
Early and personal life
He was born in Saint Petersburg to an Azerbaijani father and a Russian mother.[ 3]
Club career
Zenit St. Petersburg
He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 19 April 2014 in a game against Znamya Truda .[ 4]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Zenit St. Petersburg on 26 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk .[ 5]
He left Zenit on 5 July 2016.[ 6]
Trabzonspor
On 12 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Trabzonspor .[ 7] Sheydayev made his Süper Lig debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–0 away victory against Kayserispor on 5 December 2016.[ 8] He scored his first goal for Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup match against Ardahanspor in a 6–0 home victory on 21 September 2016.[ 9]
He left Trabzonspor on 9 August 2018.[ 10]
Loan to Žilina
On 11 February 2017, it was announced that Sheydayev had joined Slovak club Žilina on loan for 1.5 years.[ 11] [ 12] On 26 February 2017, Sheydayev made his Žilina debut in a 4–1 home victory against Zlaté Moravce , in which he played the full 90 minutes.[ 13] He scored his first goal for Žilina in the Slovak Super Liga match against Tatran Prešov in a 3–0 home victory on 2 April 2017.[ 14] Ramil also played for Žilina B a total of five games and scored five goals in the Slovakia 2. Liga .
Sheydayev made his European debut in 2017 against Danish Copenhagen in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League in Štadión pod Dubňom .[ 15]
Loan to Qarabağ
On 31 August 2017, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a season-long loan deal.[ 16] Sheydayev made his Azerbaijan Premier League debut for Qarabağ in a 2–0 home victory against Kapaz on 17 September 2017.[ 17] He scored his first goal for Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League match against Kapaz in a 1–0 away victory on 14 April 2018.[ 18]
Ramil Sheydayev made his debut for the UEFA Champions League group stage game in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid in Wanda Metropolitano on 31 October 2017.[ 19]
Krylia Sovetov Samara
On 17 August 2018, Sheydayev signed one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara .[ 20] He made his Russian Premier League debut with Krylia Sovetov on 19 August 2018 as a substitute for Vladimir Poluyakhtov in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow .[ 21] He opened the 2019 calendar year part of the season by scoring in 3 games in a row, as Krylia acquired 7 points, including a goal on his 23rd birthday against FC Anzhi Makhachkala .
Dynamo Moscow
On 2 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow .[ 22] Dynamo terminated his contract on 9 January 2020.[ 23]
Sabah
On 17 February 2020, Sheydayev signed for Sabah on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season .[ 24] On 1 August 2020, He extended his contract with Sabah , until June 2021.[ 25] Sheydayev left Sabah in June 2021 when his contract expired.[ 26]
Qarabağ
On 1 July 2021, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a two-year contract.[ 27] On 31 May 2023, Qarabağ announced that Sheydayev had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[ 28]
International career
Russian national youth teams
Sheydayev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia, scoring two goals in the semifinal penalty shootout against Sweden and one more in the final penalty shootout against Italy. He also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship , where Russia came in second place, and he was selected for the team of the tournament.
Azerbaijan
Sheydayev was called up and played for the Azerbaijan national football team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–0 win over San Marino .[ 29]
On 8 October 2017, he scored his first senior international goal for the Azerbaijan national football team , in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Germany in Kaiserslautern .[ 30]
He is currently ranked as the second highest all-time goalscorer in the history of the national team with 9 goals (tied with Emin Makhmudov and Vagif Javadov ).
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 22 May 2023 [ 31]
International
As of match played 20 November 2022 [ 32]
Year
Apps
Goals
2016
4
0
2017
6
1
2018
6
0
2019
10
3
2020
6
1
2021
11
2
2022
9
2
Total
52
9
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheydayev goal .
List of international goals scored by Ramil Sheydayev
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
8 October 2017
Fritz-Walter-Stadion , Kaiserslautern , Germany
Germany
1–1
1–5
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
21 March 2019
Stadion Maksimir , Zagreb , Croatia
Croatia
1–0
1–2
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3
11 June 2019
Bakcell Arena , Baku , Azerbaijan
Slovakia
1–0
1–5
4
9 October 2019
Bahrain National Stadium , Riffa , Bahrain
Bahrain
3–2
3–2
Friendly
5
5 September 2020
Olympic Stadium , Baku , Azerbaijan
Luxembourg
1–0
1–2
2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
6
27 March 2021
Nagyerdei Stadion , Debrecen , Hungary
Qatar
1–0
1–2
Friendly
7
2 June 2021
Dinamo Stadium , Minsk , Belarus
Belarus
2–1
2–1
8
13 June 2022
Dalga Arena , Baku , Azerbaijan
Belarus
2–0
2–0
2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
9
20 November 2022
Toše Proeski Arena , Skopje , North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3–1
3–1
Friendly
Honours
Zenit Saint Petersburg
MŠK Žilina
Qarabağ FK
Russia U17
Individual
References
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