Renat Dadashov

Early years

Dadaşov was born in Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany. His parents moved to Germany from Baku, Azerbaijan. His father Oleg played for the Azerbaijani national water polo team during his youth. Renat has an elder brother, Rufat Dadashov who is also a football striker and played 16 games for Azerbaijani national football team and scored 4 goals.

Career

Club

During his early years, Dadaşov played at the football academies of SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.

On 19 May 2017, Dadaşov signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.

International

Being born in Germany to an Azerbaijani family, Renat was eligible to play for both countries. He played for the Azerbaijani U-16 team during the summer of 2014. He was later invited to the German U-16 where he scored 4 goals in 6 games. On 9 September 2015, Dadaşov debuted for German U-17 team and played 15 matches with 13 goals during the next year. He reached the semifinals of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the German team.

In early 2017, it was announced that Renat will represent the Azerbaijani national team. Dadaşov made his professional debut for Azerbaijan on 5 September, against San Marino in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2017