Nariman Akhundzade

Nariman Akhundzade
Akhundzade in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nariman Ahmad oğlu Akhundzade
Date of birth (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Azerbaijan U19 6 (2)
2022– Azerbaijan U21 9 (1)
2023– Azerbaijan 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Azerbaijan
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:06, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

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.

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
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 9 0 0 0 0 0 - - 9 0
Career total 84 24 11 8 0 0 32 3 0 0 127 35
  1. ^ Includes the Azerbaijan Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Qarabağ[10]

References

  1. ^ Kusina, Maciej (1 November 2022). "Nəriman Axundzadə". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "FutbolPress.Az | Toralın ilk məşqçisi: "Nəriman ən istedadlı uşağımızdır" (MÜSAHİBƏ)". futbolpress.az. 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ "18 yaşında "Qarabağ"da debüt etdi". qol.az.
  4. ^ ""Qarabağ" Çempionlar Liqası ilə vidalaşdı". Axar.Az. 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Qarabag 2–3 Sporting Braga". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew acquire forward Nariman Akhundzada from Qarabağ FK | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Cəlal Hüseynov, Emin Səfərov və Nəriman Axundzadə U-21-də!". 17 October 2023.
  8. ^ "The squad for Konya announced".
  9. ^ "Belçika - Azərbaycan: Millimiz Belçikaya böyük hesabla uduzdu". fanat.az.
  10. ^ a b "N. Axundzada". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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