Emin Mahmudov

Saturn Ramenskoye

Mahmudov was born in Saatly, Azerbaijan in 1992. As a child, he moved to Russia with his family and started playing football in the youth academy of Saturn Ramenskoye. During the 2010 season, he became the player of the senior team. Mahmudov made his debut in Russian Premier League on 24 April 2010, in a match against Dinamo Moscow, at the age of 17. He scored his first goal at the senior level against Anzhi on 20 November. Mahmudov played a total of 22 matches during his first season in the Premier League.

Spartak Moscow

After the dissolution of Saturn, Mahmudov signed a long-term contract with Spartak Moscow as a free agent on 15 January 2011. He played 90 minutes against Rostov in the first game of the 2011–12 season. Mahmudov appeared in a total of 12 matches during the season for Spartak, however despite a successful start, he was not able to become the player of the main squad. During the three seasons between 2012 and 2014, Mahmudov played on loan for Premier League teams Tomsk and Krylia Sovetov and also played for the reserve team of Spartak.

Krylia Sovetov

After a one-year loan, Krylia Sovetov purchased Mahmudov from Spartak on 31 January 2014, for €250,000. The same season Krylia got relegated from the Premier League. However, the 2014–15 season Krylia Sovetov became the champions of Russian Football National League and won the promotion to Premier League again. He missed most of that season due to a fractured leg…

As a dual citizen of Azerbaijan and Russia, Emin was eligible to play for both countries. Mahmudov played for Azerbaijani youth national teams until 2007, and played for all youth levels of Russian national team until 2014. Mahmudov twice became the champion of Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in 2012 and 2013 with the Russian under-21 team. Mahmudov decided to play for the Azerbaijan national football team in 2016. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over San Marino in the 2018 World Cup qualification. In 2021, Mahmudov set multiple new records for the national team by becoming the first player to score 7 international goals in a single year and 4 goals in a single qualification event, as part of the 2022 World Cup qualification tournament. On 11 June 2024, he scored a goal in a 3–2 victory over Kazakhstan in a friendly match, becoming the joint top scorer for Azerbaijan with 14 international goals, sharing the record with Gurban Gurbanov. On 9 September 2025, he scored a goal on a penalty kick in a 1–1 tie with Ukraine in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification game, thus becoming the sole top scorer for Azerbaijan with 15 goals.

Club

As of match played 16 November 2023

International

As of match played 9 June 2026

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmudov goal.

Neftchi Baku

Azerbaijan Premier League: 2020–21 Krylia Sovetov

Russian Football National League: 2014–15 Russia U21

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2012, 2013 Individual

Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2022