Neftchi

Emil Balayev

Goalkeeper#1

Bio

Born in Volgograd in 1994, Emil Balayev debuted for Neftchi Baku PFC in 2011 and has also played for Sumgayit PFC, Araz PFK and Eintracht Frankfurt. He plays at goalkeeper. He has represented the Azerbaijan men's national football team. Lineball holds stats from 13 of his games across 2019–2026.

Key facts

Age: 32
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #1
Born: 17/4/1994
Birthplace: Volgograd
Debut: 2011
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: Azerbaijan

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2011–now

2011–2014Neftchi Baku PFC
2011–2012Sumgayit PFC
2013–2014Araz PFK
2015–2016Eintracht Frankfurt
2016–2017Qarabağ FK
2017–2018Səbail FK
2019FC Tobol
2020–2022Qarabağ FK
2020Zira FK
2022FC Turan
2022–2023Səbail FK
2023–Neftchi Baku PFC
2019–Azerbaijan men's national football teamNational team

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 UEFA Conference League Qualifying NEF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

goalKeeping

	CS	SV	GA
2026-27 UEFA Conference League Qualifying NEF	1	0	1

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueAzerbaijan	3	0	0	0	0	270	0	0	5	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
2026 International FriendlyAzerbaijan	1	–	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 International FriendlyAzerbaijan	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021 International FriendlyAzerbaijan	3	0	0	0	0	270	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	24
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueAzerbaijan	3	0	0	0	0	270	0	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	4	0
2019-20 UEFA Europa LeagueTobol Kostanay	2	–	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career6 seasons	13	0	0	0	0	1,080	0	0	16	9	0	0	1	0	10	24

Game log, 2026 UEFA Nations League

Game
5 Oct v LithuaniaW 1-0 5 Oct	90	3	1	1	0
2 Oct v LiechtensteinD 0-0 2 Oct	90	0	1	0	0
27 Sept @ LithuaniaD 1-1 27 Sept	90	2	1	0	1

Splits, UEFA Nations League

Split
AwayHome or away, 1W	3	90.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	1.0
HomeHome or away, 1W	3	90.0	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.7
DrawsResult, 0W	2	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
LossesResult, 0W	2	90.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
WinsResult, 2W	2	90.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 2W	6	90.0	2.7	1.0	0.2	0.8
LithuaniaOpponent, 1W	2	90.0	2.5	1.0	0.5	0.5
CyprusOpponent, 1W	1	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
LiechtensteinOpponent, 0W	1	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
LuxembourgOpponent, 0W	1	90.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
MontenegroOpponent, 0W	1	90.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Baku Olympic StadiumGround, 0W	1	90.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
GSP Stadium, NicosiaGround, 1W	1	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Neftçi Arena, BakuGround, 1W	1	90.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Podgorica City StadiumGround, 0W	1	90.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium, KaunasGround, 0W	1	90.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuGround, 0W	1	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0

Recent games

July '2631
@ Dinamo Minsk
1 CS
W 1-0
July '2623
v Dinamo Minsk
1 GA
L 4-2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).