# 2023–24 Turan Tovuz season

The Turan Tovuz 2023–24 season was Turan Tovuz's second season back in the Azerbaijan Premier League, and their twenty-fourth season overall.

## Season events

On 20 June, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Aydın Bayramov from Sumgayit and Farid Nabiyev from Kapaz. The following day, 21 June, Sertan Taşqın joined from Zira.
On 30 June, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Martin Petkov from Septemvri Sofia.
On 7 July, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Brunão from Leixões, Pachu from Trofense and Otto John from Dukagjini.
On 10 July, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Budag Nasirov.
On 11 August, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Slavik Alkhasov from Zira.
On 6 September, Neftçi loaned Khayal Najafov to Turan Tovuz for the season.
On 14 September, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Emmanuel Hackman from Mladost Novi Sad.
On 11 January, Turan Tovuz announced that Sertan Taşqın had left the club by mutual consent to allow him to join TFF First League club Manisa.
On 12 January, Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Alex Souza from Hegelmann.
On 19 January, Ismayil Zulfugarli and Farid Yusifli joined Turan Tovuz on loan for the rest of the season from Neftçi.

## Squad

    As of match played 26 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 29) | Sumgayit | 2022 | | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | Aydın Bayramov | GK | (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 28) | Sumgayit | 2023 | | 29 | 0 |
| 85 | Kamal Bayramov | GK | (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 (aged 38) | Shamakhi | 2022 | | | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Tarlan Guliyev | DF | (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 32) | Shamakhi | 2022 | | 31 | 2 |
| 4 | Şehriyar Aliyev | DF | (1992-12-25)25 December 1992 (aged 31) | Shamakhi | 2022 | | 62 | 4 |
| 5 | Roderick Miller | DF | (1992-04-03)3 April 1992 (aged 32) | Al-Minaa | 2023 | 2023 (+1) | 35 | 6 |
| 6 | Brunão | DF | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 26) | Leixões | 2023 | | 33 | 2 |
| 14 | Slavik Alkhasov | DF | (1993-02-06)6 February 1993 (aged 31) | Zira | 2023 | | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Emmanuel Hackman | DF | (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 (aged 29) | Mladost Novi Sad | 2023 | | 26 | 2 |
| 25 | Denis Marandici | DF | (1996-09-18)18 September 1996 (aged 27) | Zrinjski Mostar | 2023 | 2024 | 50 | 2 |
| 33 | Eltun Turabov | DF | (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 27) | Sabah | 2022 | | 26 | 0 |
| 39 | Sadig Guliyev | DF | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 29) | Machhindra | 2022 | | 31 | 1 |
| 57 | Javid Qasimov | DF | (2005-08-30)30 August 2005 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Hüseyn Hüseynov | DF | (2006-07-25)25 July 2006 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Faig Hajiyev | DF | (1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 25) | Gabala | 2021 | | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | Ismayil Zulfugarli | MF | (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 23) | on loan from Neftçi | 2024 | 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Farid Yusifli | MF | (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 22) | on loan from Neftçi | 2024 | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Khayal Najafov | MF | (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 26) | on loan from Neftçi | 2023 | 2024 | 66 | 3 |
| 11 | Aykhan Guseynov | MF | (1999-09-03)3 September 1999 (aged 24) | Khimki | 2022 | | 70 | 10 |
| 18 | Budag Nasirov | MF | (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 27) | Unattached | 2023 | | 18 | 0 |
| 23 | Álex Serrano | MF | (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 29) | Hebar Pazardzhik | 2023 | | 36 | 1 |
| 60 | Sabayel Bagirov | MF | (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 28) | Diyarbakir Yol | 2019 | | | |
| 70 | Mazahir Mammadzada | MF | (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Sanan Aslanov | MF | | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Farid Nabiyev | MF | (1999-07-22)22 July 1999 (aged 24) | Kapaz | 2023 | | 33 | 6 |
| 99 | Veysal Rzayev | MF | (2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 21) | on loan from Sabah | 2023 | | 57 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Pachu | FW | (1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 28) | Trofense | 2023 | 2025 | 24 | 5 |
| 9 | Belajdi Pusi | FW | (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 26) | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2023 | 2023 (+1) | 53 | 7 |
| 21 | Alex Souza | FW | (2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 23) | Hegelmann | 2024 | | 18 | 6 |
| 80 | Otto John | FW | (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 26) | Dukagjini | 2023 | | 37 | 11 |
| 97 | Sadiq Shafiyev | FW | (2005-10-13)13 October 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2023 | | 5 | 0 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Sertan Taşqın | DF | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 26) | Zira | 2023 | | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | Piruz Marakvelidze | MF | (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 29) | Telavi | 2022 | | 28 | 0 |
| 79 | Martin Petkov | FW | (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 21) | Septemvri Sofia | 2023 | | 16 | 3 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2023 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 20 June 2023 | MF | Farid Nabiyev | Kapaz | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2023 | DF | Sertan Taşqın | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Martin Petkov | Septemvri Sofia | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2023 | DF | Brunão | Leixões | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2023 | FW | Pachu | Trofense | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2023 | FW | Otto John | Dukagjini | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2023 | FW | Budag Nasirov | Unattached | Free |
| 11 August 2023 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2023 | MF | Emmanuel Hackman | Mladost Novi Sad | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2024 | FW | Alex Souza | Hegelmann | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Khayal Najafov | Neftçi | End of season |
| 19 January 2024 | DF | Ismayil Zulfugarli | Neftçi | End of season |
| 19 January 2024 | MF | Farid Yusifli | Neftçi | End of season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 July 2023 | GK | | Mehman Hajiyev | Imishli | Undisclosed | |
| 23 August 2023 | DF | | Vusal Masimov | Kapaz | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 7 July 2023 | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | Kapaz | |
| 11 January 2024 | DF | Sertan Taşqın | Manisa | 11 January 2024 |
| 24 January 2024 | FW | Martin Petkov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |
| 31 May 2024 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | Araz-Naxçıvan | 1 June 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | Zira | 5 June 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | GK | Kamal Bayramov | Shamakhi | 1 July 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | Araz-Naxçıvan | 7 August 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | Imishli | |
| 31 May 2024 | MF | Farid Nabiyev | Sabail | 4 June 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | FW | Belajdi Pusi | Shamakhi | 18 June 2024 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 5 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 036.11 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 28 November 2023 | 20 December 2023 | Second Round | Last 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 036.84 |
Last updated: 17 May 2024 Source: 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: 26 May 2024. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sumgayit | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Neftçi | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 56 | |
| 6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sabail | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 36 | |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 26 May 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadli | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AZE | Ismayil Zulfugarli | 17 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Guliyev | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Şehriyar Aliyev | 25 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | PAN | Roderick Miller | 27 | 4 | 25+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Brunão | 33 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Pachu | 24 | 5 | 18+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Farid Yusifli | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALB | Belajdi Pusi | 33 | 7 | 12+19 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Khayal Najafov | 28 | 1 | 18+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Aykhan Guseynov | 35 | 7 | 13+20 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Aydın Bayramov | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | TOG | Emmanuel Hackman | 26 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Budag Nasirov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Alex Souza | 18 | 6 | 12+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Álex Serrano | 36 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | MDA | Denis Marandici | 33 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | AZE | Javid Qasimov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | AZE | Sabayel Bagirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | AZE | Mazahir Mammadzada | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 71 | | AZE | Sanan Aslanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Farid Nabiyev | 33 | 6 | 23+8 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | NGA | Otto John | 37 | 11 | 18+18 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | GK | AZE | Kamal Bayramov | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | AZE | Faig Hajiyev | 35 | 0 | 19+14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Sadiq Shafiyev | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | AZE | Veysal Rzayev | 30 | 0 | 15+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | AZE | Sertan Taşqın | 18 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GEO | Piruz Marakvelidze | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | BUL | Martin Petkov | 16 | 3 | 8+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 80 | Otto John | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Aykhan Guseynov | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Belajdi Pusi | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | 21 | Alex Souza | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 77 | Farid Nabiyev | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | 7 | Pachu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Roderick Miller | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 79 | Martin Petkov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Brunão | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 15 | Emmanuel Hackman | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Şehriyar Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 25 | Denis Marandici | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Sertan Taşqın | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 10 | Khayal Najafov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 23 | Álex Serrano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Tarlan Guliyev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 53 | 6 | 59 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 13 | Aydın Bayramov | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 85 | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | MF | Ismayil Zulfugarli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Şehriyar Aliyev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Roderick Miller | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Brunão | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Pachu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Farid Yusifli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Belajdi Pusi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Khayal Najafov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Aykhan Guseynov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Emmanuel Hackman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Budag Nasirov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Álex Serrano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Denis Marandici | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Eltun Turabov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Sadig Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Farid Nabiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | Otto John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | Faig Hajiyev | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 99 | MF | Veysal Rzayev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players who left Turan Tovuz during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Piruz Marakvelidze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | Martin Petkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 3 |