Hojjat Haghverdi

Hojjat Haghverdi
Personal information
Full name	Hojjat Haghverdi
Date of birth	3 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mashhad, Iran
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Center Back
Team information
Current team	Neftçi
Number	3
Youth career
2006–2013	Aali-va-Herfei Babak Mashhad
2013–2014	Aboomoslem
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	Aboomoslem
2014–2017	Zob Ahan
2017–2021	Paykan
2021–2023	Sumgayit
2022	→ Tractor (loan)
2023–	Neftçi
International career‡
2021–	Azerbaijan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Hojjat Haghverdi (Azerbaijani: Höccət Haqverdi; Persian: حجت حق‌وردی; born 3 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Neftçi. Born in Iran, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

Club career[edit]

Aboomoslem[edit]

He joined Aboomoslem U21 in summer 2014 and was directly promoted to the first team. He made four appearances in the 2013–14 Azadegan League.

Zob Ahan[edit]

Haghverdi joined Zob Ahan in summer 2014 with a 3-year contract.^[1] He made his debut for Zob Ahan on 12 September 2014 against Paykan as a starter.^[2]

Sumgayit[edit]

On 12 January 2021, Sumgayit announced the signing of Haghverdi.^[3] On 16 June 2021, Haghverdi signed a new two-year contract with Sumgayit.^[4]

Club career statistics[edit]

As of 9 January 2021

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aboomoslem	Division 1	2013–14	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Zob Ahan	Pro League	2014–15	5		1		—		6
		2015–16	12		2		0	0	14
		2016–17	9		4		2	0	15
	Total		30	0	7	0	2	0	39	0
Paykan	Pro League	2017–18	28	1	1	0	—		29	1
		2018–19	26	0	2				28	1
		2019–20	29	1	1				30	0
		2020–21	7	1	0				7	1
	Total		90	3	4	0	—		94	3
Career Total			120	3	11	0	2	0	133	3

International career[edit]

Iran U23[edit]

He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada^[5] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification).

Azerbaijan[edit]

He made his debut for Azerbaijan national football team on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against Belarus.^[6]

International goals[edit]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 September 2022	Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia	Slovakia	2–1	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Zob Ahan

Hazfi Cup (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016

References[edit]

^ "كورة اون لاين koora online | بث مباشر مباريات اليوم لايف يلا كوره اونلاين".
^ "لیگ برتر : صباي قم - ذوب آهن اصفهان". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ "Sumqayıt FK Höccət Haqverdini heyətinə qatıb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Höccət Haqverdi "Sumqayıt" FK ilə 2 illik müqavilə imzalayıb". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید".
^ "Товарищеский матч. Беларусь — Азербайджан: с новыми надеждами, но со старым результатом" (in Russian). Pressball. 2 June 2021.

External links[edit]

Hojjat Haghverdi at IranLeague.ir
Hojjat Haghverdi at PersianLeague.com

[1] "كورة اون لاين koora online | بث مباشر مباريات اليوم لايف يلا كوره اونلاين".

[2] "لیگ برتر : صباي قم - ذوب آهن اصفهان". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[3] "Sumqayıt FK Höccət Haqverdini heyətinə qatıb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[4] "Höccət Haqverdi "Sumqayıt" FK ilə 2 illik müqavilə imzalayıb". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[5] "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید".

[6] "Товарищеский матч. Беларусь — Азербайджан: с новыми надеждами, но со старым результатом" (in Russian). Pressball. 2 June 2021.

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