Emin Mahmudov, the captain of the "Neftçi" football team, has reached 70 goals scored for the club. The midfielder's jubilee goal coincided with the 25th round of the Misli Premier League.
İdman.Biz reports that the experienced footballer reached this historic milestone by scoring against "İmişli" in the home match (6:0). Mahmudov, who has been wearing the capital club's jersey since 2017, celebrated his 70th goal in his 281st official match.
The captain's goals are distributed by tournament as follows:
Premier League: 54 goals (in 229 matches)
Azerbaijan Cup: 7 goals (in 27 matches)
European Cups: 9 goals (in 25 matches)
With this result, Emin Mahmudov has entered the club's history as the 10th footballer to score 70 or more goals in "Neftçi"'s 89-year glorious history. He currently shares 9th-10th place with Gurban Gurbanov, who has the same number of goals.
It is worth noting that the best scorer in "Neftçi" history is Samir Alakbarov with 142 goals.