# Vüqar Nadirov

Vüqar Arshad oglu Nadirov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Ərşad oğlu Nadirov; born 15 June 1987 in Ağdam) is an Azerbaijani footballer, who last played for Sabail FK.

## Career
### Club

Nadirov left FK Qarabağ in June 2015 after six years with the club, going on to rejoin FK Khazar Lankaran later in the month.
In December 2015, Nadirov left Gabala after six-months with the club, during which he failed to make a first team appearance.
On 27 May 2016, Nadirov left Inter Baku after six-months with the club.
On 14 July 2016, Nadirov signed a one-year contract with Qarabağ FK.
Nadirov was released by Sabail FK at the end of the 2017–18 season.

### International career

Nadirov made his Azerbaijan debut on 12 February 2004, against Israel during friendly match, which made him young player ever to play for Azerbaijan until 2008.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 20 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Qarabağ | 2001–02 | Azerbaijan Top League | 2 | 2 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Qarabağ | 2003–04 | Azerbaijan Top League | 15 | 3 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 3 |
| Qarabağ | 2004–05 | Azerbaijan Top League | 25 | 4 | | | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 |
| Qarabağ | Total | Total | 42 | 9 | | | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 9 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2005–06 | Azerbaijan Top League | 17 | 3 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2006–07 | Azerbaijan Top League | 22 | 2 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2007–08 | Azerbaijan Top League | 9 | 0 | | | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Khazar Lankaran | Total | Total | 48 | 5 | | | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 48 | 5 |
| Masallı (loan) | 2007–08 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 3 |
| Karvan | 2008–09 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 24 | 6 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 6 |
| Qarabağ | 2009–10 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 2 | | | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 3 |
| Qarabağ | 2010–11 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 2 |
| Qarabağ | 2011–12 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 31 | 4 |
| Qarabağ | 2012–13 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 7 |
| Qarabağ | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 5 |
| Qarabağ | 2014–15 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 10 |
| Qarabağ | Total | Total | 167 | 19 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 34 | 5 | - | - | 219 | 31 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Gabala | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Inter Baku | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 |
| Qarabağ | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Səbail | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 332 | 46 | 25 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 5 | - | - | 393 | 60 |

### International

Azerbaijan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 4 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 3 September 2015

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 June 2007 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | 1–1 | Euro 2008 qualification |
| 2. | 3 June 2011 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | Euro 2012 qualification |
| 3. | 7 October 2011 | Dalga Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Austria | 1–3 | 1–4 | Euro 2012 qualification |
| 4. | 27 February 2012 | The Sevens, Dubai, UAE | India | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |

## Personal life

His father died in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

## Honours
### Khazar Lankaran

* Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2006–07
* Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2006–07

### Qarabağ

* Azerbaijan Premier League (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
* Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2014–15

## Footnotes

* ↑ Вугар Надыров ушел из Карабаха. azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
* ↑ Вугар Надиров перебрался в ХЛ. azerisport.com/ (in Russian). azerisport. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
* ↑ Джавадов и Надыров также ушли из Габалы. azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
* ↑ "Statement of PSC Inter". inter.az. Inter Baku. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
* ↑ "Vüqar Nadirov "Qarabağ"da". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
* ↑ "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootball. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
* ↑ На финишной черте (in Russian)
* 1 2 "Vüqar Nadirov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
* ↑ "V.Nadirov". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
* ↑ Aqil Abbas: "Vüqar Nadirov əjdaha futbolçudur" (in Azerbaijani)
* ↑ Adil Nadirov: “Vüqarın atası Qarabağda şəhid olub, onu Rusiyada oynamağa qoymaram"" (in Azerbaijani)