# 2024–25 Neftçi PFK season

The Neftçi 2024–25 season is Neftçi's 33rd Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan Cup.

## Season overview

On 26 June, Neftçi announced Roman Hryhorchuk as their new Head Coach on a two-year contract after they had decided not to extend their contract with Miodrag Božović at the end of the previous season.
On 29 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Emil Safarov from Gabala to a three-year contract, and the signing of Edvin Kuč from Ballkani to a two-year contract.
On 16 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Ramil Sheydayev from Kocaelispor to a three-year contract.
On 22 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Robert Bauer from Al-Tai to a three-year contract.
On 30 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Andriy Shtohrin from Chornomorets Odesa to a three-year contract.
On 9 August, Neftçi announced the season-long loan signing of Rustam Samigullin from Sabah.
On 12 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Raphael Guzzo from Chaves to a two-year contract.
On 23 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Moustapha Seck from Portimonense to a three-year contract.
On 28 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Dembo Darboe from Al-Nasr to a two-year contract.
On 7 October, Roman Hryhorchuk left the club by mutual agreement, with Samir Abbasov being appointed as his replacement on 14 October to a two-year contract.
On 14 January, Neftçi announced that Keelan Lebon had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Later the same day, Neftçi announced the signing of Ryonosuke Ohori from TransINVEST on a contract a until the end of the season, with an option to extend it for an additional two-seasons.
On 22 January, Neftçi announced the signing of Elvin Camalov from Sabah to an 18-month contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 8 February, Neftçi announced the signing of Bassala Sambou from Enosis Neon Paralimni to an 18-month contract.
On 8 February, Neftçi announced the signing of Alex Fernandes on loan from Baltika Kaliningrad for the remainder of the season with the option of another six-months.

## Squad

    As of match played 16 March 2025
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Emil Balayev | GK | (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30) | Sabail | 2023 | 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Rustam Samigullin | GK | (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) | on loan from Sabah | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Rza Jafarov | GK | (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2022 | | 53 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Hojjat Haghverdi | DF | (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 32) | Sumgayit | 2023 | | 69 | 0 |
| 19 | Azər Salahlı | DF | (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) | Keşla | 2021 | | 92 | 2 |
| 23 | Robert Bauer | DF | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) | Al-Tai | 2024 | 2027 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Moustapha Seck | DF | (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 29) | Portimonense | 2024 | 2027 | 23 | 0 |
| 44 | Yuri Matias | DF | (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 30) | CFR Cluj | 2023 | 2025 | 63 | 9 |
| 99 | Erwin Koffi | DF | (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 30) | Pau | 2023 | 2025 | 63 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Elvin Camalov | MF | (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 30) | Sabah | 2025 | 2026 (+1) | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Raphael Guzzo | MF | (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 30) | Chaves | 2024 | 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Azer Aliyev | MF | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) | Ufa | 2022 | 2025 | 66 | 2 |
| 8 | Emin Mahmudov | MF | (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32) | Boavista | 2017 | 2025 | 248 | 58 |
| 10 | Filip Ozobić | MF | (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33) | Unattached | 2023 | 2025 | 59 | 14 |
| 13 | Emil Safarov | MF | (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22) | Gabala | 2024 | 2027 | 23 | 1 |
| 14 | Edvin Kuč | MF | (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31) | Ballkani | 2024 | 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | Rahman Hajiyev | MF | (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 31) | Baku | 2014 | | 240 | 26 |
| 18 | Ryonosuke Ohori | MF | (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 24) | TransINVEST | 2025 | 2025(+2) | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Alpha Conteh | MF | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2024 | 2026 | 25 | 1 |
| 47 | Murad Mammadov | MF | (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 18) | Academy | 2024 | | 18 | 1 |
| 88 | Andriy Shtohrin | MF | (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 26) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2024 | 2027 | 22 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Bassala Sambou | FW | (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2025 | 2026 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Alex Fernandes | FW | (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) | on loan from Baltika Kaliningrad | 2025 | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Dembo Darboe | FW | (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26) | Al-Nasr | 2024 | 2026 | 11 | 3 |
| 77 | Yegor Bogomolsky | FW | (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24) | Minsk | 2022 | 2025 | 79 | 11 |
| 90 | Ramil Sheydayev | FW | (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 29) | Kocaelispor | 2024 | 2027 | 24 | 3 |
| 91 | Agadadash Salyanski | FW | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | | 28 | 5 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 21 | Ismayil Zulfugarli | MF | (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2019 | 2025 | 66 | 4 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Ivan Brkić | GK | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 28) | Riga | 2022 | 2025 | 68 | 0 |
| 2 | Qara Qarayev | MF | (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32) | Qarabağ | 2023 | 2025 (+1) | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | Márk Tamás | DF | (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31) | Sepsi OSK | 2023 | 2025 | 38 | 0 |
| 6 | Mudo Valdez | MF | (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 31) | Guaraní | 2023 | 2024 (+1) | 26 | 3 |
| 9 | Andre Shinyashiki | FW | (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27) | Charlotte FC | 2023 | 2025 | 36 | 4 |
| 11 | Keelan Lebon | FW | (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27) | Astana | 2023 | | 72 | 6 |
| 16 | Lucas Melano | FW | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32) | Sarmiento | 2023 | 2024(+1) | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Farid Yusifli | MF | (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 23) | Academy | 2019 | | 38 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2024 | MF | Emil Safarov | Gabala | Undisclosed |
| 29 June 2024 | MF | Edvin Kuč | Ballkani | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2024 | FW | Ramil Sheydayev | Kocaelispor | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2024 | DF | Robert Bauer | Al-Tai | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2024 | MF | Andriy Shtohrin | Chornomorets Odesa | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2024 | MF | Raphael Guzzo | Chaves | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2024 | DF | Moustapha Seck | Portimonense | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2024 | FW | Dembo Darboe | Al-Nasr | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2025 | MF | Ryonosuke Ohori | TransINVEST | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2025 | MF | Elvin Camalov | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2025 | FW | Bassala Sambou | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 9 August 2024 | GK | | Rustam Samigullin | Sabah | End of season | |
| 8 February 2025 | FW | | Alex Fernandes | Baltika Kaliningrad | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 9 August 2024 | MF | | Ismayil Zulfugarli | Turan Tovuz | End of season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 9 July 2024 | GK | Ivan Brkić | Motor Lublin | |
| 24 July 2024 | MF | Mudo Valdez | Sol de América | |
| 22 August 2024 | MF | Farid Yusifli | Turan Tovuz | |
| 29 August 2024 | FW | Lucas Melano | Miami FC | 5 February 2025 |
| 19 September 2024 | MF | Qara Qarayev | Araz-Naxçıvan | 30 October 2024 |
| 26 November 2024 | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | Arda Kardzhali | 13 February 2025 |
| 4 January 2025 | DF | Márk Tamás | Sepsi OSK | 7 January 2025 |
| 14 January 2025 | FW | Keelan Lebon | Athens Kallithea | 5 February 2025 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 3 August 2024 | | Matchday 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 025.93 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 4 December 2024 | | Last 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Turan Tovuz | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 43 |
| 5 | Sabah | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 |
| 6 | Neftçi | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 31 |
| 7 | Shamakhi | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 28 |
| 8 | Sumgayit | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 28 |
* ↑ The 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Azerbaijan Cup winners finish first). If the Azerbaijan Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2025. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Results
### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 16 March 2025

### 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 | Emil Balayev | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Hojjat Haghverdi | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Elvin Camalov | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR | Raphael Guzzo | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Azer Aliyev | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Emin Mahmudov | 19 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Bassala Sambou | 6 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Filip Ozobić | 22 | 6 | 14+6 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Alex Fernandes | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | AZE | Emil Safarov | 23 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | MNE | Edvin Kuč | 22 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Rahman Hajiyev | 17 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Ryonosuke Ohori | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azər Salahlı | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SLE | Alpha Conteh | 10 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | GAM | Dembo Darboe | 11 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER | Robert Bauer | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SEN | Moustapha Seck | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Yuri Matias | 26 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 47 | MF | AZE | Murad Mammadov | 18 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | BLR | Yegor Bogomolsky | 13 | 3 | 5+7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Andriy Shtohrin | 22 | 2 | 11+10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | FW | AZE | Ramil Sheydayev | 24 | 3 | 15+7 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | AZE | Agadadash Salyanski | 15 | 3 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 2 |
| 93 | GK | AZE | Rza Jafarov | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | CIV | Erwin Koffi | 27 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Neftçi during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | HUN | Márk Tamás | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Andre Shinyashiki | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SMN | Keelan Lebon | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Filip Ozobić | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | DF | 44 | Yuri Matias | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 90 | Ramil Sheydayev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 22 | Dembo Darboe | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Yegor Bogomolsky | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 91 | Agadadash Salyanski | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 47 | Murad Mammadov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 88 | Andriy Shtohrin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Emin Mahmudov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 99 | Erwin Koffi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Bassala Sambou | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | 13 | Emil Safarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 4 | Elvin Camalov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 25 | 9 | 34 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 93 | Rza Jafarov | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Emil Balayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 5 | 3 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Hojjat Haghverdi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Elvin Camalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Raphael Guzzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Emin Mahmudov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Bassala Sambou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Filip Ozobić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Emil Safarov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Edvin Kuč | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Ryonosuke Ohori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Azər Salahlı | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alpha Conteh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Moustapha Seck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Yuri Matias | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | Murad Mammadov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Yegor Bogomolsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Ramil Sheydayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Agadadash Salyanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | GK | Rza Jafarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | Erwin Koffi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Neftçi during the season: ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Keelan Lebon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 |