Anatoliy Nuriyev

Anatoliy Nuriyev
Personal information
Full name Anatoliy Anatoliyovych Nuriyev
Date of birth (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996
Place of birth Mukachevo, Ukraine
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Zira
Number 73
Youth career
2009–2010 Munkach Mukachevo
2010–2011 BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi
2011–2012 Munkach Mukachevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Hoverla Uzhhorod 0 (0)
2016 Munkach Mukachevo 8 (4)
2016–2017 Serednye 33 (34)
2017–2018 Stal Kamianske 7 (0)
2018–2021 Mynai 74 (36)
2021–2022 Kolos Kovalivka 13 (1)
2022 → Sumgayit (loan) 5 (1)
2022–2026 Sabah 98 (11)
2026– Zira 11 (1)
International career‡
2019 Ukraine (students) 3 (2)
2021– Azerbaijan 19 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Anatoliy Anatoliyovych Nuriyev (Azerbaijani: Anatoli Anatoli oğlu Nuriyev; Ukrainian: Анатолій Анатолійович Нурієв; born 20 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a centre-forward for Zira. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.[1]

Career

Nuriyev began his career playing for the DYuFC Mukacheve, BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi, FC Hoverla Uzhhorod, FC Mukacheve, Munkach Mukacheve, and FC Serednie youth clubs.[2]

In 2016–17 he became the top scorer of the Zakarpattia Oblast regional football championship with 25 goals in 17 games.[2] Later Nuriyev have signed with FC Stal Kamianske and played 7 games in the Ukrainian Premier League for the club.[2] Just before joining the Ukrainian Second League, FC Mynai that wanted to sign the player previously finally managed to accomplish it.[2]

On 12 February 2026, Sabah announced that Nuriyev had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, Zira announcing his signing the same day on a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.[3][4]

International career

Nuriyev was born in Mukachevo, Ukraine, to a father from Azerbaijan, and a Ukrainian mother.[5] His international career started at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy where he represented the Ukraine student team.[6]

He debuted for the Azerbaijan national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Portugal on 24 March 2021.[7]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 September 2022Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Kazakhstan3–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Mynai

Sabah

References

  1. ↑ Итоги сезона. Вторая лига. Триумф Миная, падение Буковины (in Ukrainian). sport.ua. 25 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anatoliy Nuriyev. FC Mynai
  3. ↑ "Təşəkkürlər, Anatoli Nuriyev!". instagram.com/sabahfc/?hl=en (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC Instagram. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Zira have reached an agreement with a new player". instagram.com/fc.zire/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Instagram. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Форвард украинского клуба: Если поступит предложение из сборной Азербайджана, рассмотрю его". gabalafc.az (in Russian). Gabala FK. 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Сборная Украины на Летней Универсиаде-2019: анонс, прогнозы, расписание игр, где смотреть . Footboom. 1 July 2019
  7. ↑ "Portugal vs. Azerbaijan - 24 March 2021". Soccerway. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sabah is the winner of the Azerbaijan Cup!". pfl.az. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2026.