Cəlal Hüseynov
Azerbaijani footballer (born 2003)
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Cəlal Hakim oğlu Hüseynov (born 2 January 2003) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.[1]
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Full name
Cəlal Hakim oğlu Hüseynov
Date of birth
2 January 2003
Place of birth
Baku, Azerbaijan
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Hüseynov in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cəlal Hakim oğlu Hüseynov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Zira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Zira | 35 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Shamakhi (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Arda Kardzhali | 73 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Shamakhi (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2026– | Petrolul Ploiești | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Azerbaijan U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Azerbaijan U21 | 21 | (0) |
| 2021– | Azerbaijan | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Hüseynov made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Zira on 25 October 2020, in a match against Qarabağ.[2] In June 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Arda Kardzhali.[3]
Shamakhi announced on 27 December 2024 that they had signed Hüseynov on loan from Arda until the end of the season.[4]
International career
He made his debut for the Azerbaijan national football team on 14 November 2021 in a friendly against Qatar.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 September 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zira | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 1 | |||
| Shamakhi (loan) | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| Arda Kardzhali | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | |||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 87 | 5 | |||
| Shamakhi (loan) | 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2026–27 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 187 | 7 | |||
- Includes Azerbaijan Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Zira
- Azerbaijan Cup runner-up: 2021–22
