Afran Ismayilov

Afran Ismayilov (, born on 8 October 1988) is an Azerbaijani professional football coach and a former midfielder who is an assistant coach with Araz-Naxçıvan.

Early years Ismayilov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, started playing football at age 8 and attended Neftchi Baku football school under Rovshan Gasimov.

Career Club Ismayilov began his career at the FK Qarabağ academy in 2004 after being chosen as one of three talents among 1200 amateur players. He was one of key players for FK Qarabağ's good performances in club's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification campaign, having scored 5 goals against opponents.

In July 2014, Ismayilov moved to Khazar Lankaran along with Rauf Aliyev. After six months with Khazar, Ismayilov signed a six-month deal with Inter Baku.

On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Ismayilov had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.

On 11 June 2018, Ismayilov signed one-year contract with Sumgayit FK.

On 13 August 2019, Ismayilov signed a one-year contract with Keşla FK. On 29 June, Keşla announced Ismayilov's contract hadn't been renewed and he'd left the club.

International Ismayilov is a part of the Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.

In 2010, he was called up for the Azerbaijan national football team and scored his first goal on his debut in friendly match against Jordan national football team in Amman.

Career statistics Club

International goals Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 February 2010 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 29 May 2016 Sportplatz Bad Erlach, Bad Erlach, Austria 1–2 1–3 Friendly 3. 4 September 2017 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 3–0 5. 5 October 2017 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Correct as of 5 October 2017

Honours Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17