Mahir Emreli

Mahir Emreli
Emreli with Legia Warsaw in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mahir Anar oğlu Emreli
Birth name Mahir Anar oğlu Mədətov
Date of birth (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Tver, Russia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Dinamo Zagreb
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2013 Baku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Baku 17 (0)
2015–2021 Qarabağ 185 (67)
2021–2022 Legia Warsaw 15 (2)
2022– Dinamo Zagreb 29 (9)
2023Konyaspor (loan) 12 (2)
International career
2012 Azerbaijan U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Azerbaijan U19 8 (1)
2016–2018 Azerbaijan U21 6 (3)
2017 Azerbaijan U23 5 (2)
2017– Azerbaijan 39 (5)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Mahir Anar oğlu Emreli (born Mahir Anar oğlu Mədətov; 1 July 1997) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a forward for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Azerbaijan national team. Besides Dinamo Zagreb, he has played for Baku, Qarabağ, Legia Warsaw, as well as Konyaspor on loan.

Club career

Emreli made his professional debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for FC Baku on 27 September 2014 in a game against Araz-Naxçıvan.

Qarabağ

On 16 July 2015, Emreli signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.

On 23 August 2015, Mahir made his debut and scored his first goal for Qarabağ in a 2–0 away victory against Shuvalan.

Emreli made his European debut in 2016 against Luxembourgish F91 Dudelange in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League which ended 2–0 for Qarabağ.

On 15 September 2016, Emreli made his debut for UEFA Europa League group stage game against FC Slovan Liberec.

He scored his first European goal in a 1–0 home victory against Danish Copenhagen in the play-off round of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League.

Emreli made his debut for UEFA Champions League group stage game against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 12 September 2017. Mahir made five appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

On 18 August 2020, Emreli, scoring against FK Sileks at the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, celebrated his goal with a salute to the Azerbaijani soldiers serving in the frontline during the border clashes with Armenia.

Legia Warsaw

On 8 June 2021, Legia Warsaw announced the signing of Emreli on a contract until 30 June 2024.

On 17 June 2021, Emreli made his debut and scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw in friendly a 5–0 victory against SK Bischofshofen. Mahir scored his first officials goals for Legia in a UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match against Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt on 7 July 2021.

On 26 August 2021, during play-off match of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League against Slavia Prague, following an unsuccessful 0–1 first half, Emreli scored two goals and secured qualification of Legia Warszawa to the group stage of the tournament. He set a unique record by scoring in all the tournaments he participated in.

In December 2021, Mahir Emreli was one of the victims of an attack by hooligans on a bus returning after the Ekstraklasa match against Wisła Płock. After this incident, Emreli decided not to play for Legia. On 2 February 2022, he terminated the contract by mutual agreement.

Dinamo Zagreb

Hours after leaving Legia, Emreli was announced as the new player of Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian First Football League. Legia owed Dinamo one million euros because they bought Lirim Kastrati from them in September 2021 for 1.2 million euros, but by December 2021 Dinamo had received only 200,000 euros. Dinamo decided to drop Legia's debt on the condition that Emreli would leave Legia for free and sign for Dinamo.

On 24 August 2022, Emreli played in the play-off match against FK Bodø/Glimt with Dinamo Zagreb winning 4–1 and ensuring a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Loan to Konyaspor

On 14 February 2023, Emreli was loaned to Süper Lig club Konyaspor until the end of the 2022–23 season with an option of a permanent transfer at the end of the season.

International career

Youth

Azerbaijan won the Islamic Solidarity Games. He was selected by Yashar Vahabzade for his Islamic Solidarity Games U-23 squad, appearing in five games and scoring two goal in the final to help defeat Oman.

Senior

Emreli made his Azerbaijan debut on 9 March 2017 against Qatar in friendly match.

He scored his first goal for Azerbaijan on 29 May 2018, in a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.

Sponsorship

In 2018, Emreli signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Personal life

In May 2019, Mahir changed his surname from Mədətov to Emreli, taking maternal family name due to his disproval at his father's new marriage.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baku 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 17 0 3 1 20 1
Qarabağ 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 16 7 5 1 0 0 21 8
2016–17 21 3 5 3 6 0 32 6
2017–18 24 8 2 0 11 1 37 9
2018–19 27 16 4 0 14 0 45 16
2019–20 16 7 2 1 12 2 30 10
2020–21 22 18 3 2 6 2 31 22
Total 126 59 21 7 49 5 216 72
Legia Warsaw 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 15 2 3 1 14 7 1 1 33 11
Dinamo Zagreb 2021–22 Prva HNL 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 2
2022–23 10 3 0 0 3 0 13 3
2023–24 11 4 1 1 9 0 0 0 21 5
Total 29 9 1 1 14 0 0 0 44 10
Konyaspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 12 2 12 2
Career total 199 72 28 10 77 12 1 1 305 95
  1. ^ Includes Azerbaijan Cup, Polish Cup, Croatian Football Cup
  2. ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2019
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emreli goal.
List of international goals scored by Mahir Emreli
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 2018 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 17 November 2018 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3 8 June 2019 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Hungary 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 6 September 2019 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 13 June 2022 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Belarus 1–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Qarabağ

Dinamo Zagreb

Azerbaijan U23

Individual


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