# Ceyhun Sultanov

Ceyhun Oqtay oğlu Sultanov (born 12 June 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala. He was voted Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year in 2006. Sultanov has made 16 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.

## Career

On 8 January 2013, Sultanov signed a one-year contract with Gabala FC.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 March 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Season | Club | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | League | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total | Total |
| 1996–97 | Farid Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 0 | | | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 21 | 0 | | | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Dinamo Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 3 | | | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 1999–2000 | Dinamo Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 21 | 4 | | | - | - | 21 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Dinamo Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 1 | | | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | no league championship was held | no league championship was held | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | Iran | Iran | League | League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total | Total |
| 2003–04 | Machine Sazi Dabiri Tabriz | Azadegan League | | | | | - | - | | |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | League | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total | Total |
| 2004–05 | FC Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | FC Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 24 | 5 | | | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | FC Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 1 | | | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Kapaz | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Kapaz | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | Sumgayit | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 258 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 286 | 33 |
| Total | Iran | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 258 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 286 | 33 |

### International

Azerbaijan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 1 |

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 28 November 1998 | Ganja, Azerbaijan | Estonia | 1-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club

FC Baku
* Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2005-06
* Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2004–05
Khazar Lankaran
* Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2007–08
* CIS Cup (1): 2008

### Individual

* Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 2006