{{Short description|Azerbaijani footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emil Safarov | image = | caption = | fullname = Emil Jeyhun oglu Safarov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Azerbaijan | death_date = | height = 1.75 m | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = Neftçi | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Gabala | years1 = 2021–2024 | clubs1 = Gabala | caps1 = 76 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = Neftçi | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Azerbaijan U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Azerbaijan | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 9 April 2025 | ntupdate = 30 June 2024 }}
'''Emil Safarov''' ({{langx|az|Emil Səfərov}}; born 30 October 2002) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi PFK and the Azerbaijan national team.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Emil Səfərov|url=http://www.pfl.az/player/1645|publisher=PFL|date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
==Career== ===Club=== On 21 August 2021, Safarov made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Gabala against Keşla.<ref>{{Cite news |title=GABALA VS. SHAMAKHI 2 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/fk-qabala/fc-inter-baki/3616997/|publisher=Soccerway|date=21 August 2021}}</ref> On 6 June 2023, Safarov extended his contract with Gabala for an additional two years.<ref>{{cite web |title="Qəbələ"də dörd müqavilə |url=https://gabalafc.az/az/xeber/qebele-de-dord-muqavile-6199 |website=gabalafc.az |publisher=Gabala FK |access-date=12 June 2023 |language=Azerbaijani |date=6 June 2023}}</ref>
On 29 June 2024, Safarov signed a three-year contract with Neftçi PFK.<ref>{{cite web |title=“Neftçi”dən növbəti transfer! |url=https://neftchi.az/az/news/neftchi-news-2024-06-29-205012 |website=neftchi.az |publisher= Neftçi PFK |access-date=30 June 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 2 September 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|emil-safarov/636690}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Gabala |2021–22 |rowspan="3"|Azerbaijan Premier League |16||2||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||2 |- |2022–23 |31||1||5||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||37||2 |- |2023–24 |29||1||5||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||36||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!4!!14!!1!!3!!0!!-!!-!!93!!5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !76!!4!!14!!1!!3!!0!!-!!-!!93!!5 |}
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|emil-safarov/636690}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Safarov, Emil}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Azerbaijani men's footballers Category:21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Qabala İK players Category:Neftçi PFK players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers Category:Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers Category:Azerbaijan men's international footballers
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