Anatoliy Nuriyev

Anatoliy Anatoliyovych Nuriyev (; ; born 20 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a centre-forward for Zira. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

Career Nuriyev began his career playing for the DYuFC Mukacheve, BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi, FC Hoverla Uzhhorod, FC Mukacheve, Munkach Mukacheve, and FC Serednie youth clubs.

In 2016–17 he became the top scorer of the Zakarpattia Oblast regional football championship with 25 goals in 17 games.

International career Nuriyev was born in Mukachevo, Ukraine, to a father from Azerbaijan, and a Ukrainian mother. His international career started at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy where he represented the Ukraine student team.

He debuted for the Azerbaijan national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Portugal on 24 March 2021.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 September 2022 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 3–0 3–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours Mynai Ukrainian First League: 2019–20

Sabah Azerbaijan Cup: 2024–25