Emin Mahmudov is very happy to be the top scorer in the Azerbaijan national team.
"Report" reports that the captain of the national team said this in a statement to journalists after the match against Ukraine (1:1) in Baku in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
"I worked very hard to update the record. I thank my teammates for this," he emphasized.
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The national team captain also shared his thoughts on interim head coach Aykhan Abbasov:
"He couldn't change anything in the team in a short time. He said some words to motivate us. I believe that we will achieve successful results in the next matches as well."
It should be noted that Emin Mahmudov, who scored a penalty in the match against Ukraine, became the most productive football player of the national team with 15 goals. Gurban Gurbanov, who is in second place, has 14 goals.