Tarlan Ahmadov
# Tarlan Ahmadov

Tarlan Ahmadov (Azerbaijani: Tərlan Musa oğlu Əhmədov, born 17 November 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani international football defender who was captain of the national team. During his international career he earned 73 caps, ranking him fourth in Azerbaijan's all time appearances. Ahmadov played his club football in Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Iran, ending his career with Olimpik Baku in 2009.

## Club career

Ahmadov started his career at Termist Baku before moving to Neftchi Baku in 1989 and then Turan Tovuz in 1992. Ahmadov's first adventure playing outside of Azerbaijan was for Terek Grozny during the 1993 season, appearing 14 times. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan for the start of the 1993–94 season, signing for Qarabağ. Ahmadov played for Qarabağ for four seasons before heading back to Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala, though it was a short stay, playing five times before signing with Neftchi Baku in 1997. After three season, which included a short spell at Shafa Baku, Ahmadov yet again headed to Russia, this time signing for Fakel Voronezh in the Russian Top Division. After only seven games Ahmadov returned to Neftchi Baku, before moving to Shafa Baku again, having fallen out of favor at Neftchi. With the 2002–03 Azerbaijan Championship not being held, Ahmadov headed to Iran to sign for Esteghlal. After Esteghlal, Ahmadov signed for Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan halfway through the 2003–04 with Qarabağ, before moving to Karvan for two seasons and then Olimpik Baku for the final three seasons of his career. Ahmadov retired from football at the end of the 2008–09 season.

## Career statistics

### Club

| Season | Club | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Club | League | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| 1989 | Termist Baku | | 8 | 1 | | | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 1989 | Neftchi Baku | Soviet First League | 12 | 0 | | | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | Neftchi Baku | Soviet First League | 25 | 0 | | | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | Neftchi Baku | Soviet First League | 32 | 0 | | | - | - | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | Turan Tovuz | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | | | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | FC Terek Grozny | Russian First League "West" | 14 | 0 | | | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 6 | | | - | - | | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 5 | | | - | - | | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 21 | 9 | | | - | - | 21 | 9 |
| 1996–97 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 8 | | | - | - | 26 | 8 |
| 1997 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Russian First League | 5 | 0 | | | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | | | | | - | - | | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 2 | | | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Shafa Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 0 | | | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 0 | | | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Top Division | 7 | 0 | | | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 4 | 0 | | | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Shafa Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 2 | | | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Cup | | | | | - | - | | |
| 2003–04 | Volyn Lutsk | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 0 | | | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | | | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Karvan | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 0 | | | - | - | 27 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Karvan | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 1 | | | - | - | 23 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 0 | | | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 0 | | | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | | | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 |

### International

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Azerbaijan | 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 75 | 0 |

## Honours

### Club

**Qarabağ**

* Azerbaijan Cup: 1993
* Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 1993–94

**Karvan**

* Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2005–06

**Olimpik Baku**

* Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2007–08

### National

**Soviet Union U-21**

* UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1990

### Individual

* Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 1999
