I am very happy to be the top scorer for the national team. I have worked very hard for this. I thank my teammates for this.
İdman.biz reports that these words were said by Emin Mahmudov, a football player of the Azerbaijani national team, in an interview with journalists after the match against Ukraine in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
He also shared his thoughts on interim head coach Aykhan Abbasov: "He couldn't change anything in the team quickly. He said words to stimulate us. I believe that we will achieve successful results in the upcoming games as well."
Emin Mahmudov, who scored a penalty in the 1:1 draw with Ukraine, became the national team's top scorer with 15 goals. Gurban Gurbanov, who is in second place, has 14 goals.
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