Ali Babayev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eli Babayev
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.{{WorldFootball.net|eli-babayev}}

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.{{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}}

=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.{{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}}