Elman Tagaýew (born June 2, 1989 in Kyzyl-Arvat[1]) is a Turkmen professional football midfielder of Azerbaijani descent, who last played for FC Ahal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elman Şamsidinowiç Tagaýew | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyzyl-Arvat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Ahal | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2012 | Aşgabat | (0) | |
| 2012–2013 | AZAL | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aşgabat | (0) | |
| 2014–2016 | Altyn Asyr | (0) | |
| 2016 | Andijon | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Altyn Asyr | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sabail | 25 | (2) |
| 2019 | Navbahor | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | FC Ahal | 20 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Turkmenistan | 18 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Biography
Tagaýew was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to an Azerbaijani family. He began playing football at eight years old. In 2014, he married his wife Arina. In 2015, they had two twin sons named Alan and Ali.[2]
Career
Club
Tagaýew started his career at Aşgabat before going on trial with Khazar Lankaran in early 2012. During his trial with Khazar Lankaran he appeared as a substitute, and scored, against Turkmenistan.[3] Khazar declined to sign Tagaýew due to the players attitude during a game.[4] Tagaýew went on to sign for AZAL in the summer of 2012, but only made 8 appearances before leaving in March 2013.[5]
In June 2017, Tagayev signed a one-year contract with newly-promoted Azerbaijan Premier League team Səbail FK.[6] Tagayev was released by Sabail FK at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
International
Elman Tagaýew played for the Turkmenistan national under-23 football team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Tagaýew's first international goal came against Nepal in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup group stage. As part of the national team of Turkmenistan, he became the finalist of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 May 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AZAL[9] | 2012–13 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Aşgabat | 2013 | Ýokary Liga | – | – | ||||||||
| 2014 | – | – | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Altyn Asyr | 2014 | Ýokary Liga | – | – | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Andijon | 2016 | Uzbek League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Altyn Asyr | 2017 | Ýokary Liga | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Səbail | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 51 | 3 | ||
International
| Turkmenistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2017[10]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 March 2012 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu |  Nepal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup |
Honours
Turkmenistan
- AFC Challenge Cup runner-up: 2012
Individual
- Football Federation of Turkmenistan Footballer of the Year: 2021 [11]
- Ýokary Liga Top Goalscorer: 2021 (10 goals)
References
External links
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