Years Team Number Altyn Asyr | Playing position Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Name Elman Tagayev | |
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Date of birth (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 26) | ||
Elman Tagaýew (born June 2, 1989 in Ashgabat) is a Turkmen international football midfielder of Azerbaijani descent currently playing for Səbail FK.
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Biography
Born in Ashgabat in Azerbaijani family. Play football started in 8 years. In 2014, he married, his wife – Arina, two twin son Alan and Ali, 2015 year of birth.
Club
Tagaýew started his career at Aşgabat before going on trial with Khazar Lankaran in early 2012. During his trial with Khazar Lankaran he appeared as a substitute, and scored, against Turkmenistan . Khazar declined to sign Tagaýew due to the players attitude during a game. Tagaýew went on to sign for AZAL in the summer of 2012, but only made 8 appearances before leaving in March 2013.
In June 2017, Tagayev signed a one-year contract with newly-promoted Azerbaijan Premier League team FK Səbail.
International
Tagaýew's first international goal came against Nepal in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup group stage.
Club
As of match played 23 September 2017International
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2017