Elvin Yunuszade
Azerbaijani footballer (born 1992)
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Elvin Yunuszade (Azerbaijani: Elvin Yunuszadə; born 22 August 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Karvan İK.[2]
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Yunuszade in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvin Garib oglu Yunuszade | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Qazakh, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karvan İK | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Neftchi Baku | 75 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Simurq (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Qarabağ | 52 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Sabah | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sabail | 23 | (2) |
| 2020 | Čelik Zenica | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Shkupi | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Keşla | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kapaz | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Iravan | (0) | |
| 2024–2025 | Gabala | 20 | (0) |
| 2025- | Karvan İK | 19 | (0[1]) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Azerbaijan U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Azerbaijan | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Yunuszade was born in Qazax. On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ FK announced that Yunuszade had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.[3]
On 9 January 2019, Sabail announced the singing of Yunuszade.[4] On 21 December 2019, Yunuszade left Sabail by mutual consent.[5]
On 9 February 2020, Yunuszade signed contract with NK Čelik Zenica until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
On 10 August 2020, Yunuszade signed contract with KF Shkupi until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 14 August 2024, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Yunuszade to a one-year contract.[8] On 27 June 2025, Gabala announced that Yunuszade's contract hadn't been renewed and that he had left the club after playing 22 games.[9]
International career
Yunuszade made his debut for the Azerbaijan national team on 5 March 2014, scoring the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Philippines in a friendly match.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 December 2018[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neftchi Baku | 2010–11 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
| Simurq (loan) | 2010–11 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 74 | 3 | ||
| Sabah | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 8 | ||
International
| Azerbaijan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2014[11]
- Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 March 2014 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Philippines | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
Honours
Neftchi Baku
Qarabağ