Kamran Agayev

Kamran Agayev (also spelled Kamran Aghayev; ; born 9 February 1986) is a retired Azerbaijani football goalkeeper.

During his professional career, Agayev played in national leagues of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Portugal and Czech Republic. He was also a member of Azerbaijan national football team and is the third most-capped player in the history of the team with 79 games. Widely recognized as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Azerbaijan, he was selected as the Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year in 2008 and goalkeeper of the year in 2009, 2011 and 2012. He announced his retirement from football in January 2022.

Club career

Early career Agayev began playing football during his school years under his father for local club named Bərəkət. At the young age of just 15, he debuted for Azerbaijani U-17, after he was spotted by one of national coaches. After his impressive performances for youth team, he joined Shafa Baku and won his first big trophy under Vagif Sadygov in 2001. A year later, on 1 February 2015, Agayev was released by Gabala. He later played for Kayserispor and Karşıyaka in Turkey and Inter Baku in Azerbaijani championship.

On 12 September 2016, Agayev signed with Primeira Liga side Boavista, until June 2017, making his debut on against Porto on 25 September 2016. His early days at the club were marked by some inconsistency, with both good and bad performances. He took some unfortunate goals, but did manage to pull off a few impressive exhibitions, securing important results for the team. He also quickly bonded with the Boavista fans, often staying in the pitch after the end of the match and taking time to thank the fans for their support.

On 28 July 2017 Agayev signed a one-year contract with Czech First League side Mladá Boleslav. He made his Czech First League debut for Mladá Boleslav against Slavia Prague in Eden Arena on 27 August 2017.

On 17 January 2018, Keşla FK announced the signing of Agayev on a six-month contract.

On 25 August 2020, Agayev signed for Sabail FK on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.

On 11 January 2022, Agayev announced his retirement from football.

International career Agayev has saved ten of the thirteen penalties he faced in matches for Azerbaijan, furthering his reputation as an excellent penalty stopper.

Career statistics

Club

International Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2018

Honours

Club Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan Premier League Winner (1): 2006–07 Azerbaijan Cup Winner (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11 CIS Cup Winner (1): 2008

Kayserispor TFF First League Winner (1): 2014–15

Keşla Azerbaijan Cup Winner (1): 2017–18

Individual Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 2008.

Azerbaijani Goalkeeper of the Year (3): 2009, 2011, 2012,