Ramil Sheydayev

{{Short description|Azerbaijani-Russian footballer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ramil Sheydayev

| fullname = Ramil Teymurovich Sheydayev

| image = Ramil Sheydayev (Dynamo Moscow) 21.07.2019.jpg

| caption = Sheydayev with Dynamo Moscow in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|15|df=yes}}{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Ramil Sheydaev - Azerbaijan - UEFA Nations League|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250055133--ramil-sheydaev/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=UEFA|language=en}}

| birth_place = Saint Petersburg, Russia

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub = Neftçi

| clubnumber = 90

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Zenit St. Petersburg

| years1 = 2013–2016

| clubs1 = Zenit St. Petersburg

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = → Zenit-2 St. Petersburg

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Rubin Kazan (loan)

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = → Zenit-2 St. Petersburg

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = Trabzonspor

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = → Žilina (loan)

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2017–2018

| clubs7 = → Qarabağ (loan)

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2018–2019

| clubs8 = Krylia Sovetov Samara

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2019

| clubs9 = Dynamo Moscow

| caps9 = 8

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2021

| clubs10 = Sabah

| caps10 = 28

| goals10 = 6

| years11 = 2021–2023

| clubs11 = Qarabağ

| caps11 = 60

| goals11 = 29

| years12 = 2023

| clubs12 = Buriram United

| caps12 = 10

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2024

| clubs13 = Kocaelispor

| caps13 = 16

| goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2024–

| clubs14 = Neftçi

| caps14 = 24

| goals14 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam1 = Russia U16

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Russia U17

| nationalcaps2 = 17

| nationalgoals2 = 7

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam3 = Russia U18

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| nationalyears4 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam4 = Russia U19

| nationalcaps4 = 7

| nationalgoals4 = 11

| nationalyears5 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam5 = Russia U21

| nationalcaps5 = 13

| nationalgoals5 = 8

| nationalyears6 = 2018

| nationalteam6 = Azerbaijan U21

| nationalcaps6 = 3

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2016–

| nationalteam7 = Azerbaijan

| nationalcaps7 = 61

| nationalgoals7 = 10

| pcupdate = 9 April 2025

| ntupdate = 03 April 2024

}}

Ramil Teymurovich Sheydayev ({{langx|az|Ramil Teymur oğlu Şeydayev}}; {{langx|ru|Рамиль Теймурович Шейдаев}}; born 15 March 1996) is an Azerbaijani{{Cite web |date=5 August 2016 |title=Ramil Şeydayevlə bağlı FIFA-nın qərarı |url=https://www.affa.az/index.php/news/ramil-eydayevl-bal-fifa-nn-qrar/58282 |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan |language=az}} professional footballer who plays for Neftçi in the Azerbaijan Premier League as the captain of the club and the Azerbaijan national football team.

Early and personal life

He was born in Saint Petersburg to an Azerbaijani father and a Russian mother.[http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/17/news/21459.html Мой отец родом из Кюрдемира] {{in lang|ru}}

Club career

=Zenit St. Petersburg=

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 19 April 2014 in a game against Znamya Truda.{{cite web|publisher=Sportbox|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Ramili-Sheydaev-Futbol-15031996/|title=Career Summary|date=11 September 2014}}

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Zenit St. Petersburg on 26 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_10414.html|title=Game Report|date=26 October 2014}}

He left Zenit on 5 July 2016.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=http://fc-zenit.ru/news/feed/2016/07/05/dmitriy-bogaev-ramil-sheydaev-i-pavel-kireenko-pokidayut-zenit/|script-title=ru:Дмитрий Богаев, Рамиль Шейдаев и Павел Киреенко покидают «Зенит»|date=5 July 2016|language=Russian}}

=Trabzonspor=

On 12 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Trabzonspor.{{cite web|title=Ramil Sheydaev Trabzonspor'da|url=http://www.ligtv.com.tr/haber/ramil-sheydaev-trabzonsporda|website=www.ligtv.com.tr|publisher=Lig TV|language=Turkish|date=12 July 2016}} Sheydayev made his Süper Lig debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–0 away victory against Kayserispor on 5 December 2016.{{Cite news |title=KAYSERISPOR VS. TRABZONSPOR 0 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/05/turkey/super-lig/kayserispor/trabzonspor/2291254/|publisher=Soccerway|date=5 December 2017}} He scored his first goal for Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup match against Ardahanspor in a 6–0 home victory on 21 September 2016.{{Cite news |title=TRABZONSPOR VS. SERHAT ARDAHANSPOR 6 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/21/turkey/cup/trabzonspor/ardahanspor/2356619/|publisher=Soccerway|date=5 December 2016}}

He left Trabzonspor on 9 August 2018.{{cite web|title=Ramil Sheydaev ile sözleşmemiz feshedilmiştir|url=http://www.trabzonspor.org.tr/tr/haberler/guncel-haberler/kamuoyuna-duyuru-8-9-2018|website=trabzonspor.org|publisher=Trabzonspor|language=Turkish|date=9 August 2018}}

==Loan to Žilina==

On 11 February 2017, it was announced that Sheydayev had joined Slovak club Žilina on loan for 1.5 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolmedia.az/news.php?id=38382|title=Ramil Şeydayev "Jilina" ilə rəsmən müqavilə imzaladı|website=futbolmedia.az}}{{cite web|url=http://sportal.az/news/81837|title=AFFA təsdiqlədi: Ramil Şeydayev "Jilina"da|website=sportal.az}} On 26 February 2017, Sheydayev made his Žilina debut in a 4–1 home victory against Zlaté Moravce, in which he played the full 90 minutes.{{Cite news |title=ŽILINA VS. ZLATÉ MORAVCE 4 - 1 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/26/slovakia/super-liga/mk-ilina/fc-zlate-moravce/2264210/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=26 February 2017}} He scored his first goal for Žilina in the Slovak Super Liga match against Tatran Prešov in a 3–0 home victory on 2 April 2017.{{Cite news |title=ŽILINA VS. TATRAN PREŠOV 3 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/02/slovakia/super-liga/mk-ilina/1-fc-tatran-preov/2264234/|publisher=Soccerway|date=2 April 2017}} Ramil also played for Žilina B a total of five games and scored five goals in the Slovakia 2. Liga.

Sheydayev made his European debut in 2017 against Danish Copenhagen in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League in Štadión pod Dubňom.[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021511--zilina-vs-copenhagen/ 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round matches, UEFA.com]

==Loan to Qarabağ==

On 31 August 2017, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|title=Ramil Şeydayev rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda!|url=http://qarabagh.com/1987/index.php?name=newsread&type=3&news_id=12626&lang=1|website=qarabagh.com|publisher=Qarabağ FK|language=Azerbaijani|date=31 August 2017}} Sheydayev made his Azerbaijan Premier League debut for Qarabağ in a 2–0 home victory against Kapaz on 17 September 2017.{{Cite news |title=QARABAĞ VS. KAPAZ 2 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/17/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/fk-karabakh-agdam/fk-ganja/2563645/|publisher=Soccerway|date=17 September 2017}} He scored his first goal for Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League match against Kapaz in a 1–0 away victory on 14 April 2018.{{Cite news |title=KAPAZ VS. QARABAĞ 0 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/14/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/fk-ganja/fk-karabakh-agdam/2563714/|publisher=Soccerway|date=14 April 2018}}

Ramil Sheydayev made his debut for the UEFA Champions League group stage game in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid in Wanda Metropolitano on 31 October 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021639--atleti-vs-qarabag/|title = Atlético-Qarabağ 2018 History}}

=Krylia Sovetov Samara=

On 17 August 2018, Sheydayev signed one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara.{{Cite news |title=Шейдаев и Самарджич стали игроками "Крыльев Советов"|url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?16385|publisher=Krylia Sovetov|date=17 August 2018}} He made his Russian Premier League debut with Krylia Sovetov on 19 August 2018 as a substitute for Vladimir Poluyakhtov in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/match/match_12600.html|title=Krylia Sovetov-Lokomotiv Moscow game report|date=19 August 2018|language=Russian}} He opened the 2019 calendar year part of the season by scoring in 3 games in a row, as Krylia acquired 7 points, including a goal on his 23rd birthday against FC Anzhi Makhachkala.

=Dynamo Moscow=

On 2 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=14376|title=Рамиль Шейдаев – в "Динамо"!|trans-title=Ramil Sheydayev is at Dynamo!|date=2 July 2019|language=Russian}} Dynamo terminated his contract on 9 January 2020.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=14975|title=Рамиль Шейдаев покидает "Динамо"|date=9 January 2020|language=Russian}}

=Sabah=

On 17 February 2020, Sheydayev signed for Sabah on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|publisher=Sabah FC|url=https://sabahfc.az/2020/02/17/ramil-seydayev-sabahda/|title=Ramil Şeydayev "Sabah"da!|date=17 February 2020|language=Azerbaijani}} On 1 August 2020, He extended his contract with Sabah, until June 2021.{{cite web|publisher=Sabah FC|url=https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/08/01/we-extended-contract-with-ramil-sheydaev/|title=WE EXTENDED CONTRACT WITH RAMIL SHEYDAEV!|date=1 August 2020|language=English}} Sheydayev left Sabah in June 2021 when his contract expired.{{cite web |title=TƏŞƏKKÜRLƏR, RAMİL! |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/07/01/t%c9%99s%c9%99kkurl%c9%99r-ramil/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=1 July 2021}}

=Qarabağ=

On 1 July 2021, Qarabağ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a two-year contract.{{cite web |title=Ramil Şeydayev "Qarabağ"ımızda! |url=https://www.qarabagh.com/az/news/ramil-seydayev-qarabagimizda/12092 |website=qarabagh.com/ |publisher=Qarabağ FK |access-date=2 July 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=1 July 2021}} On 31 May 2023, Qarabağ announced that Sheydayev had left the club following the expiration of his contract.{{cite web |title=Ramil Şeydayev və Filip Ozobiçin klubumuzla müqavilə müddəti başa çatıb. |url=https://www.facebook.com/FKQarabagh/posts/pfbid071YKRyiDhw7yVRoh2u3ubXB9Z1TDVZEf2zzHbBJDJrUkoXVKYfecbFYfBFcwxYQZl?__cft__[0]=AZWSZ165yHThY18WCzVBnzvHPz9ez3eaYHh5W2E21T3uyWmDffBsvaNo3m1TS1duYTHag0Us5vB4JJwdd9iyJ4KQEAoxVNfjPFsL5-G4Cs9B1zo5r8IVcfTCixXPUBZFdh9mLW6LHfA5XdircQe5Ww6Umc_wtEc5hJ4ZzwxtY3_itQxsVg1SMJXwIE1UEcWZDgx-uiJ4vXrclh_iKOq0LHCK&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |website=facebook.com/FKQarabagh/ |publisher=Qarabağ FK Facebook |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=Azerbaijani |date=31 May 2023}}

International career

=Russian national youth teams=

Sheydayev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia, scoring two goals in the semifinal penalty shootout against Sweden and one more in the final penalty shootout against Italy. He also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place, and he was selected for the team of the tournament.

=Azerbaijan=

Sheydayev was called up and played for the Azerbaijan national football team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–0 win over San Marino.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300331944/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728235738/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300331944/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2015|title = FIFA}}

On 8 October 2017, he scored his first senior international goal for the Azerbaijan national football team, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Germany in Kaiserslautern.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017710/index.html|title=The official website for European football}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

He is currently ranked as the second highest all-time goalscorer in the history of the national team with 9 goals (tied with Emin Makhmudov and Vagif Javadov).

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 22 May 2023}}{{soccerway|ramil-sheydaev/269462}}

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

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Zenit St.Petersburg

|2013–14

|rowspan="3"|Russian Premier League

|0

0000{{efn|Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}}00{{efn|Appearances and goals in Russian Super Cup|name=RSC}}000
2014–15

|5

0000{{efn|Zero appearances in the UEFA Champions League, zero appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"
|50
2015–16

|0

0000{{efn|name=UCL}}00{{efn|name=RSC}}000
colspan="2"|Total

!5

000000050
rowspan="4"|Zenit-2 St.Petersburg

|2013–14

|rowspan="2"|Russian PFL

|5

2colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|52
2014–15

|26

16colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|2616
2015–16

|Russian FNL

|13

10colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|1310
colspan="2"|Total

!44

28------4428
Rubin Kazan (loan)

|2015–16

|Russian Premier League

|1

0100{{efn|Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"
|20
rowspan="3"|Trabzonspor

|2016–17

|rowspan="2"|Süper Lig

|1

021colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|31
2017–18

|0

000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|00
colspan="2"|Total

!1

021----30
rowspan="3"|MŠK Žilina (loan)

|2016–17

|rowspan="2"|Slovak Super Liga

|12

510colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|135
2017–18

|1

0002{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"
|30
colspan="2"|Total

!13

51020--165
rowspan="3"|MŠK Žilina-2 (loan)

|2016–17

|rowspan="2"|2. Liga

|2

2colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|22
2017–18

|3

3colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|33
colspan="2"|Total

!5

5------55
Qarabağ (loan)

|2017–18

|Azerbaijan Premier League

|15

1202{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—151
Krylia Sovetov

|2018–19

|Russian Premier League

|18

400colspan="2"
|2{{efn|Appearances and goals in the Russian Premier League Playoff|name=RPO}}0204
Dynamo Moscow

|2019–20

|Russian Premier League

|8

010colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|90
rowspan="3"|Sabah

|2019–20

|rowspan="2"|Azerbaijan Premier League

|3

000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|30
2020–21

|25

610colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|266
colspan="2"|Total

!28

610----296
rowspan="3"|Qarabağ

|2021–22

|rowspan="2"|Azerbaijan Premier League

|25

75414{{efn|Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}}2colspan="2"|—4413
2022–23

|35

222016{{efn|Eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}}1colspan="2"|—5323
colspan="2"|Total

!60

2974303009736
colspan="3"|Career total

!198

781553402024986

{{notelist}}

= International =

{{updated|match played 20 November 2022}}{{NFT|65036}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
YearAppsGoals
201640
201761
201860
2019103
202061
2021112
202292
Total529

:Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheydayev goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Ramil Sheydayev

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|{{dts|8 October 2017}}

|Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany

|{{fb|GER}}

|align="center"|1–1

|align="center"|1–5

|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

align="center"| 2

|{{dts|21 March 2019}}

|Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia

|{{fb|CRO}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–2

|rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

align="center"| 3

|{{dts|11 June 2019}}

|Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan

|{{fb|SVK}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–5

align="center"| 4

|{{dts|9 October 2019}}

|Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain

|{{fb|BHR}}

|align="center"|3–2

|align="center"|3–2

|Friendly

align="center"| 5

|{{dts|5 September 2020}}

|Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan

|{{fb|LUX}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–2

|2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

align="center"| 6

|{{dts|27 March 2021}}

|Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary

|{{fb|QAT}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–2

|rowspan="2"|Friendly

align="center"| 7

|{{dts|2 June 2021}}

|Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus

|{{fb|BLR}}

|align="center"|2–1

|align="center"|2–1

align="center"| 8

|{{dts|13 June 2022}}

|Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan

|{{fb|BLR}}

|align="center"|2–0

|align="center"|2–0

|2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

align="center"| 9

|{{dts|20 November 2022}}

|Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia

|{{fb|MKD}}

|align="center"|3–1

|align="center"|3–1

|Friendly

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

MŠK Žilina

Qarabağ FK

Russia U17

Individual

References

{{Reflist}}