Nariman Akhundzade
Azerbaijan footballer (born 2004)
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Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade (Azerbaijani: Nəriman Əhməd oğlu Axundzadə, born 23 April 2004) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a winger for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer and the Azerbaijan national team.
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Akhundzade with Columbus Crew in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Columbus Crew | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Qarabağ | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Qarabağ | 84 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Columbus Crew | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Azerbaijan U19 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Azerbaijan U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Azerbaijan | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:53, 27 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Qarabağ
Akhundzade joined the youth academy of Qarabağ at the age of 9, and worked his way up their youth categories.[2] He debuted with Qarabağ in a 4–0 Azerbaijan Premier League win over Shamakhi FK on 30 October 2022.[3] In his debut season, he helped them win the 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League.[4] On 22 February 2024, he scored the deciding goal in stoppage time after extra time to secure a 6–5 aggregate win over Braga in the Europa League knockout round play-offs, guaranteeing his team a place in the next stage of the competition.[5]
Columbus Crew
On 10 February 2026, the Columbus Crew announced that they had acquired Akhundzade for an undisclosed fee through the leagues' U22 initiative.[6]
International career
Akhundzade is a youth international for Azerbaijan, having played up to the Azerbaijan U21s.[7] He was a part of the squad that played at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[8] He debuted with the senior Azerbaijan national team in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Belgium on 19 November 2023.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | -— | 12[c] | 1 | — | 48 | 17 | |||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 8[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 11 | |||
| 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 12[e] | 2 | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 84 | 24 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 32 | 3 | — | — | 127 | 35 | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 35 | ||
- Includes the Azerbaijan Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- Includes the Leagues Cup
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League
