Sasha Yunisoglu

Saşa Yunisoğlu or Sasha Yunisoglu (born 18 December 1985 in Mykolaiv, now Ukraine) is an Azerbaijani footballer.

Saşa Yunisoğlu
Yunisoğlu with Gabala in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985
Place of birth Mykolaiv, Ukraine-Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Inter Baku 4 (0)
2003 Neftchi Baku 2 (0)
2003–2004 Bakılı PFK 15 (0)
2004–2007 MKT Araz 55 (2)
2007–2008 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 8 (0)
2008–2009 Polonia Warsaw 0 (0)
2009–2010 Baku 18 (0)
2010–2012 Gabala 44 (3)
2012 Neftchi Baku 1 (0)
2013 AZAL 1 (0)
2013 Sumgayit 0 (0)
2013–2014 Denizlispor 18 (0)
2014 Araz-Naxçıvan 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ravan Baku 18 (0)
2016–2017 Sabail 22 (3)
National team‡
2007–2011 Azerbaijan 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2017

Career

Club

Yunisoğlu started his career with Azerbaijani side MKT-Araz Imishli. He moved to Dyskobolia of Poland in the summer of 2007, after a match between the two clubs. He debuted in Ekstraklasa in the game versus Zagłębie Lubin on 7 October 2007. He was the second Azerbaijani to have played in Ekstraklasa. Dyskobolia finished third in the 2007-08 Ekstraklasa season.

On 9 January 2009, he returned to Azerbaijan for FC Baku.

In June 2013 Yunisoğlu signed for Sumgayit.[1] However, 2 weeks later Yunisoğlu cancelled his contract with Sumgayit and signed for Turkish side Denizlispor.[2] In April 2014 Yunisoğlu left Denizlispor citing un-paided wages.[3] Yunisoğlu was made a free agent when Araz-Naxçıvan folded and withdrew from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014.[4]

After nearly a year without a club, Yunisoğlu signed for Ravan Baku FK on 21 October 2015.[5]

International

Yunisoglu was called by Azerbaijan national football team for the game versus Portugal.

Career statistics

International
Azerbaijan national team
YearAppsGoals
200740
200880
200980
201060
201120
Total280

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 October 2011[6]

References
  1. "The official Sasha Yunisoglu Sumgayit (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Saşa Yunisoğlu rəsmən "Dənizlispor"da". fanat.az. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. Юнусоглу покинул Денизлиспор (in Russian). azerifootball. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. "Саша Юнусоглу вернулся в футбол". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. "Saşa Yunisoğlu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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