Elman Tagaýew (born June 2, 1989 in Kyzyl-Arvat[1]) is a Turkmen professional football midfielder of Azerbaijani descent. He plays for Ýokary Liga club FC Ahal and the Turkmenistan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elman Şamsidinowiç Tagaýew | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyzyl-Arvat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Ahal | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2012 | Aşgabat | (0) | |
| 2012–2013 | AZAL | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aşgabat | (0) | |
| 2014–2016 | Altyn Asyr | (0) | |
| 2016 | Andijon | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Altyn Asyr | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sabail | 25 | (2) |
| 2019 | Navbahor | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | FC Ahal | 31+ | (35+) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Turkmenistan | 23 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Biography
editTagaýew was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to an Azerbaijani family. He began playing football at eight years old. In 2014, he married his wife Arina. In 2015, they had two twin sons named Alan and Ali.[2]
Career
editClub
editTagaýew 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.[3] Khazar declined to sign Tagaýew due to the players attitude during a game.[4] Tagaýew went on to sign for AZAL in the summer of 2012, but only made 8 appearances before leaving in March 2013.[5]
In June 2017, Tagayev signed a one-year contract with newly-promoted Azerbaijan Premier League team Səbail FK.[6] Tagayev was released by Sabail FK at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
International
editElman Tagaýew played for the Turkmenistan national under-23 football team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Tagaýew's first international goal came against Nepal in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup group stage. As part of the national team of Turkmenistan, he became the finalist of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 May 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AZAL[9] | 2012–13 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Aşgabat | 2013 | Ýokary Liga | – | – | ||||||||
| 2014 | – | – | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Altyn Asyr | 2014 | Ýokary Liga | – | – | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Andijon | 2016 | Uzbek League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Altyn Asyr | 2017 | Ýokary Liga | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Səbail | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 51 | 3 | ||
International
edit| Turkmenistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 23 | 4 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2025[10]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 March 2012 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Nepal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2. | 25 March 2025 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 14 October 2025 | Arkadag Stadium, Arkadag, Turkmenistan |  Sri Lanka | 2–1 | ||
| 4. | 18 November 2025 | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Honours
editTurkmenistan
- AFC Challenge Cup runner-up: 2012
Individual
- Football Federation of Turkmenistan Footballer of the Year: 2021,[11] 2024[12]
- Ýokary Liga Top Goalscorer: 2021 (10 goals)
References
edit- ↑ Elman Tagayev
- ↑ ihyzmatlary.com. "В семье чемпиона Туркменистана родилась двойня-Спорт-Turkmenportal.com". turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ Хазар обыграл сборную Туркменистана (in Russian). azerifootball.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Джунейт БИЧЕР: Мне не понравилась ни его подготовка, ни манера поведения (in Russian). sport.day.az. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ АЗАЛ попрощался с игроком сборной Туркмении (in Russian). azerifootball.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Сабаил подписал полузащитника сборной Туркмении (ФОТО)". azerifootball.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootball. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootball. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ↑ "E.Tagaýew". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Elman Tagaýew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Эльман Тагаев признан лучшим футболистом 2021 года в Туркменистане". Turkmenportal. 12 January 2022.
- ↑
External links
edit- Elman Tagaýew at National-Football-Teams.com