{{short description|Israeli-born Azerbaijani footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eli Babayev<br>אלי בבייב | fullname = Eli Babayev | image = Eli Babayev.JPG | caption = Babayev in 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|1}} | birth_place = Ra'anana, Israel | height = {{height|m=1.67}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2007–2018 | clubs1 = Hapoel Ra'anana | caps1 = 135 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2010–2012 | clubs2 = → Hapoel Marmorek (loan) | caps2 = 45 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Sumgayit | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = Maccabi Petah Tikva | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Hapoel Ramat Gan | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Azerbaijan | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Eli Babayev''' ({{langx|az|Əli Babayev}}, {{langx|he|אלי בבייב}}; born 1 November 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Israel, he played for the Azerbaijan national team.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|ali-babayev}}</ref>
==Career== ===Club=== Babayev made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israeli Premier League on 26 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Assi Baldout in the 0–0 draw against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/26/israel/ligat-haal/bnei-yehuda-tel-aviv-fc/hapoel-raanana-fc/1513743/ |title=Bnei Yehuda vs. Hapoel Ra'anana |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |date=26 October 2013 |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
===International=== Babayev was called up to the Azerbaijan national team for the first time in March 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Lithuania.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.affa.az/index.php/news/azerbaijans-squad-named-for-2-matches-/63808 |title=Azerbaijan's squad named for 2 matches |website=AFFA.az |publisher=Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=22 March 2019 |language=Hebrew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322151610/http://www.affa.az/index.php/news/azerbaijans-squad-named-for-2-matches-/63808 |archive-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Azerbaijan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2019||1||0 |- !Total||1||0 |} ''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 March 2019''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{NFT player|id=74033|name=Əli Babayev|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|eli-babayev/264861}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Babayev, Eli}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Azerbaijani men's footballers Category:Israeli men's footballers Category:Footballers from Ra'anana Category:Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Category:Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Category:Sumgayit FK players Category:Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Category:Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Category:Israeli Premier League players Category:Liga Leumit players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Israeli people of Azerbaijani-Jewish descent Category:Israeli people of Mountain Jewish descent Category:Azerbaijan men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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