{{Short description|Azerbaijani footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rauf Rustamli | fullname = Rauf Bakir oglu Rustamli | image = | caption = | height = 1.78 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|1|11}} | birth_place = Azerbaijan | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Karvan<br>(on loan from Sabah) | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2022–2023 | clubs1 = Gabala | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023– | clubs2 = Sabah | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024–2025 | clubs3 = → Shamakhi (loan) | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025–2026 | clubs4 = → Sumgayit (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = → Karvan (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Azerbaijan U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021 | nationalteam2 = Azerbaijan U19 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam3 = Azerbaijan U21 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2025– | nationalteam4 = Azerbaijan | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | pcupdate = 6 May 2026 | ntupdate = 10 June 2025 }} '''Rauf Rustamli''' ({{langx|az|Rauf Rüstəmli}}; born 11 January 2003) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Karvan, on loan from Sabah, and the Azerbaijan national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rauf Rustamli |url=https://au.soccerway.com/player/rustamli-rauf/ptJFKf4D/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref>
==Club career== On 8 August 2022, Rustamli made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Gabala in a match against Turan Tovuz.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TURAN VS. QƏBƏLƏ 0 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/08/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/pfk-turan-tovuz/fk-qabala/3868256/|publisher=Soccerway|date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
On 17 June 2024, Shamakhi announced the season-long loan signing of Rustamli from Sabah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Xoş gəldin, Rauf Rüstəmli ! |url=https://www.shamakhifc.az/fc-media/news/item/150-xo%C5%9F-g%C9%99ldin,-rauf-r%C3%BCst%C9%99mli |website=shamakhifc.az |publisher=Shamakhi FK |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=17 June 2024}}</ref>
==International career== Rustamli made his debut for the senior Azerbaijan national team on 10 June 2025 in a friendly against Hungary.<ref>{{NFT player|100006}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 August 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|rauf-rustamli/636682}}</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"|Azerbaijan Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Gabala |2022–23 |rowspan="1"|Azerbaijan Premier League |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rustamli, Rauf}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Azerbaijani men's footballers Category:Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers Category:Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers Category:Azerbaijan men's international footballers Category:Qabala İK players Category:Sabah FK (Azerbaijan) players Category:Şamaxı FK players Category:Sumgayit FK players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players
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