Coşqun Diniyev
Coşqun Şahin oğlu Diniyev (born on 13 September 1995 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira.
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| Full name | Coşqun Şahin oğlu Diniyev | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Zira | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 91 | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Inter Baku | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Qarabağ | 82 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Sabah | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Zira | 51 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Azerbaijan U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Azerbaijan U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Azerbaijan U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Azerbaijan U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015– | Azerbaijan | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Diniyev's father, Şahin Diniyev, is the current manager of Kapaz, for whom his older brother Karim Diniyev also plays for Sabah FC.
Club career
Coşqun Diniyev made his professional debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Inter Baku on 18 November 2012 in a game against Turan-Tovuz.[1]
On 1 June 2015, Diniyev signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[2]
Diniyev made his debut for Qarabağ in a 2–2 away draw against Gabala on 10 August 2015.[3]
Coşqun Diniyev made his debut for UEFA Champions League group stage game against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 12 September 2017.[4]
On 13 January 2019, Diniyev signed a three-year contract with Sabah FK.[5][6]
International career
Diniyev made his Azerbaijan debut on 7 June 2015 against Serbia in friendly match.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Baku | 2012–13 | APL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2015–16 | APL | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 82 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 112 | 5 | ||
| Sabah | 2018–19 | APL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 176 | 8 | ||
International
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2018[9]
Honours
- Qarabağ FK
- Azerbaijan Premier League (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2015-16
References
- "İNTER BAKI VS. TURAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 18 November 2012.
- "Coşqun Diniyev rəsmən "Qarabağ"da!". www.futbolinfo.az. Futbolinfo. 22 May 2015.
- "QABALA VS. QARABAĞ 2 - 2". Soccerway. 10 August 2015.
- 2017-18 UEFA Champions League group stage matches, UEFA.com
- "Coşqun Diniyevlə yollar ayrıldı". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ""Sabah" FK heyətini yeni futbolçuyla gücləndirib". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK Facebook. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- AFFA.az
- Joshgun Diniyev at Soccerway
- "Joshgun Diniyev". National-Football-Teams.com.