# 2018–19 Keşla FK season

The Keşla 2018–19 season is Keşla's first full season since the changed their name in 28 October 2017, and the eighteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season.

## Season Events

On 5 June, Azer Salahli and Fuad Bayramov signed new one-year contracts with Keşla and Slavik Alkhasov signed a new two-year contract.
On 13 June, Keşla signed new one-year contracts with Tarlan Guliyev, Jabir Amirli, Andre Clennon, Murad Gayali, Denis Silva and Adrian Scarlatache, whist Sertan Tashkin signed a new two-year contract.
On 22 June, Keşla agreed new one-year contracts with Orkhan Sadigli, Vagif Javadov and Ebrima Sohna.
On 17 July Yuriy Maksymov left Keşla by mutual consent. On 25 July, Mladen Milinković was appointed as Keşla's new manager.
On 28 July, Keşla signed Elnur Jafarov on a one-year contract.
On 9 August, Keşla signed Nikola Mitrović on a one-year contract.
On 14 August, Keşla announced the signing of Ruslan Nasirli on a one-year contract from MOIK Baku, and Samir Masimov on a two-year contract.
On 17 August, Orkhan Sadigli joined Sumgayit on a season-long loan deal, with Keşla announcing the signing of Edvinas Girdvainis the following day, 18 August.
On 1 October, Keşla announced the signing of Diallo Guidileye on a contract until the end of the season.
On 11 October, Keşla announced the signing of Jonathan Ayité on a contract until the end of the season.
On 29 October 2018 Milinković was sacked as manager, with Tarlan Ahmadov being appointed as his replacement on 30 October 2018.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 May 2019
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Kamran Aghayev | GK | (1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 (age 38) | Mladá Boleslav | 2018 | | 46 | 0 |
| 16 | Shahin Zakiyev | GK | (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 25) | Trainee | 2015 | | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Davud Karimi | GK | (1984-10-08) 8 October 1984 (age 40) | Kapaz | 2018 | | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Sertan Tashkin | DF | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27) | Trainee | 2014 | 2020 | 68 | 4 |
| 3 | Denis Silva | DF | (1985-12-28) 28 December 1985 (age 38) | Neftchi Baku | 2015 | 2019 | 136 | 6 |
| 4 | Slavik Alkhasov | DF | (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31) | Sumgayit | 2016 | 2020 | 77 | 9 |
| 18 | Ruslan Amirjanov | DF | (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 39) | Sabail | 2018 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Azer Salahli | DF | (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) | Sumgayit | 2018 | | 20 | 0 |
| 33 | Tarlan Guliyev | DF | (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32) | Qarabağ | 2016 | 2019 | 82 | 1 |
| 65 | Jabir Amirli | DF | (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27) | | 2018 | | 21 | 1 |
| 66 | Murad Gayali | DF | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | Trainee | 2016 | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 93 | Edvinas Girdvainis | DF | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2018 | | 19 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Seymur Əsədov | MF | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) | Sabail | 2018 | | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Vusal Isgandarli | MF | (1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 (age 28) | Zira | 2019 | | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Samir Masimov | MF | (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) | | 2018 | 2020 | 27 | 2 |
| 21 | Ángelo Peña | MF | (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34) | Mineros de Guayana | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Nikola Mitrović | MF | (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37) | Wisła Kraków | 2018 | 2019 | 27 | 2 |
| 24 | Fuad Bayramov | MF | (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) | Trainee | 2011 | 2020 | 125 | 4 |
| 25 | John Kamara | MF | (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 36) | Kaisar | 2019 | | 13 | 1 |
| 32 | Valeriy Kutsenko | MF | (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 (age 37) | Speranța Nisporeni | 2019 | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 90 | Orxan Fərəcov | MF | (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) | Neftchi Baku | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Javid Əliyev | MF | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Vagif Javadov | ST | (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35) | | 2018 | 2019 | 64 | 20 |
| 9 | Amil Yunanov | ST | (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) | Sumgayit | 2018 | 2019 | 27 | 6 |
| 10 | Ruslan Nasirli | ST | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) | MOIK Baku | 2018 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Andre Clennon | ST | (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35) | VPS | 2018 | 2019 | 32 | 5 |
| 23 | Jonathan Ayité | ST | (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) | Samsunspor | 2018 | 2019 | 20 | 5 |
| 91 | Nurlan Quliyev | ST | (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26) | Gabala | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Miloš Bosančić | MF | (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 36) | Slovan Liberec | 2018 | | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | César Meza | MF | (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33) | Zira | 2018 | | 62 | 9 |
| 11 | Bahodir Nasimov | ST | (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37) | Buxoro | 2018 | | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Orkhan Sadigli | GK | (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 2019 | 34 | 0 |
| 21 | Hervé Tchami | MF | (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 36) | Hajer Club | 2018 | | 20 | 0 |
| 27 | Adrian Scarlatache | DF | (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 37) | Astra Giurgiu | 2016 | 2019 | 62 | 9 |
| 31 | Giorgos Georgiadis | MF | (1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 36) | Doxa Drama | 2018 | | 8 | 1 |
| 80 | Diallo Guidileye | MF | (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 34) | Gençlerbirliği | 2018 | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Mammad Guliyev | MF | (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) | Ravan Baku | 2016 | | 39 | 4 |
| 90 | Ebrima Sohna | MF | (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 35) | VPS | 2018 | 2019 | 24 | 0 |
| 97 | Elnur Jafarov | MF | (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27) | Neftçi | 2018 | 2019 | 3 | 0 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AZE | Rijat Garayev (at Sabah) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2018 | FW | Amil Yunanov | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 14 June 2018 | DF | Azer Salahli | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 29 June 2018 | MF | Miloš Bosančić | Slovan Liberec | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2018 | FW | Elnur Jafarov | Neftçi | Free |
| 9 August 2018 | MF | Nikola Mitrović | Wisła Kraków | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2018 | MF | Samir Masimov | | Free |
| 14 August 2018 | FW | Ruslan Nasirli | MOIK Baku | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2018 | DF | Edvinas Girdvainis | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2018 | DF | Ruslan Amirjanov | Sabail | Free |
| 1 October 2018 | MF | Diallo Guidileye | Gençlerbirliği | Undisclosed |
| 11 October 2018 | FW | Jonathan Ayité | Samsunspor | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Giorgos Georgiadis | Doxa Drama | Undisclosed |
| | FW | Bahodir Nasimov | FK Buxoro | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2019 | MF | Vusal Isgandarli | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2019 | MF | John Kamara | Kaisar | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2019 | MF | Ángelo Peña | Mineros de Guayana | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2019 | MF | Valeriy Kutsenko | Speranța Nisporeni | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 6 August 2018 | MF | | César Meza | Universitatea Craiova | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 17 August 2018 | GK | | Orkhan Sadigli | Sumgayit | 8 January 2019 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 4 September 2018 | DF | Adrian Scarlatache | Zira | 4 September 2018 |
| 18 September 2018 | MF | Miloš Bosančić | Sabah | |
| | DF | Magsad Isayev | Sabah | |
| | MF | Mirsahib Abbasov | Zira | |
| | MF | Agshin Guluzade | Zira | |
| | FW | Alibey Mammadli | Sabah | 4 August 2018 |
| | FW | Gara Garayev | Shuvalan | |
| | FW | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | Zira | 23 July 2018 |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Hervé Tchami | | |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Ebrima Sohna | | |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Giorgos Georgiadis | Elazığspor | |
| 21 December 2018 | FW | Bahodir Nasimov | Navbahor Namangan | |
| 28 December 2018 | MF | Mammad Guliyev | | |
| 28 December 2018 | MF | Elnur Jafarov | | |
| 8 January 2019 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | Zira | |
| | MF | Diallo Guidileye | Elazığspor | |
| 16 May 2019 | GK | Kamran Agayev | | |
| 16 May 2019 | GK | Davud Karimi | | |
| 16 May 2019 | DF | Denis Silva | | |
| 16 May 2019 | DF | Edvinas Girdvainis | Rīgas FS | |
| 16 May 2019 | MF | Seymur Əsədov | | |
| 16 May 2019 | MF | Fuad Bayramov | Rustavi | |
| 16 May 2019 | MF | Nikola Mitrović | Zalaegerszegi | 3 July 2019 |
| 16 May 2019 | MF | Valeriy Kutsenko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| 16 May 2019 | MF | Ángelo Peña | Deportivo La Guaira | |
| 16 May 2019 | FW | Ruslan Nasirli | | |
| 16 May 2019 | FW | Amil Yunanov | Sumgayit | 4 June 2019 |
| 16 May 2019 | FW | Andre Clennon | Humble Lions | |
| 16 May 2019 | FW | Jonathan Ayité | Olympiakos | 20 August 2019 |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 2019. Source: See Results

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Gabala | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sumgayit | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sabah | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 27 | |
| 8 | Keşla | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23 | |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 11 May 2019

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Aghayev | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Sertan Tashkin | 19 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Denis Silva | 30 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov | 31 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 12 | 1 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Seymur Əsədov | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 27 | 6 | 13+11 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Nasirli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Vusal Isgandarli | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Andre Clennon | 20 | 3 | 9+6 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Shahin Zakiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Samir Masimov | 27 | 2 | 13+11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Amirjanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | VEN | Ángelo Peña | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Nikola Mitrović | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | TOG | Jonathan Ayité | 19 | 5 | 11+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Fuad Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SLE | John Kamara | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AZE | Davud Karimi | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | UKR | Valeriy Kutsenko | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Guliyev | 25 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | AZE | Jabir Amirli | 21 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | AZE | Orxan Fərəcov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | AZE | Nurlan Quliyev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | LTU | Edvinas Girdvainis | 19 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | AZE | Javid Əliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Keşla during the season: ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SRB | Miloš Bosančić | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PAR | César Meza | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | UZB | Bahodir Nasimov | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Hervé Tchami | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GRE | Giorgos Georgiadis | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | MTN | Diallo Guidileye | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Mammad Guliyev | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | GAM | Ebrima Sohna | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Elnur Jafarov | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Amil Yunanov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 23 | Jonathan Ayité | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Slavik Alkhasov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Andre Clennon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | | Own goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Denis Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Sertan Tashkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | Nikola Mitrović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Samir Masimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | César Meza | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 31 | Giorgos Georgiadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 7 | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 65 | Jabir Amirli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 25 | John Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 93 | Edvinas Girdvainis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 4 | 3 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Kamran Aghayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sertan Tashkin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Denis Silva | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Seymur Əsədov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Amil Yunanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Vusal Isgandarli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Andre Clennon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Samir Masimov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Azer Salahli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Ángelo Peña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Nikola Mitrović | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Jonathan Ayité | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Fuad Bayramov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | John Kamara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Davud Karimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Valeriy Kutsenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | Jabir Amirli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Nurlan Quliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | Edvinas Girdvainis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | MF | Seymur Əsədov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Keşla during the season: ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | César Meza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Adrian Scarlatache | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Giorgos Georgiadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Diallo Guidileye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Ebrima Sohna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 77 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 4 |