Rufat Dadashov

Rufat Oleg oglu Dadashov (Rüfət Oleq oğlu Dadaşov; born 29 September 1991) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a striker for Regionalliga Nordost club BFC Dynamo. He also played for the Azerbaijan national team.

Club career
Born in Baku to an Lezgin family, Dadashov has played club football in Germany for SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Mainz 05, FV Biebrich, SV Gonsenheim, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, SVN Zweibrücken and 1. FC Saarbrucken.

In June 2016, he signed with ZFC Meuselwitz.

Dadashov played for BFC Dynamo in the Regionalliga Nordost in the 2017–18 season, where he became the league's top scorer with 25 goals.

On 5 April 2018, he signed with a two-year contract with SC Preußen Münster.

On 13 January 2020, Dadashov signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. In his first game with the team on 7 March 2020, he scored a hat trick in a 6–1 win over Portland Timbers 2.

In August 2021 he returned to Germany, signing with Schalke 04 II.

He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in a 2–1 away defeat against FC St. Pauli on 4 December 2021.

Dadashov returned to BFC Dynamo on 1 July 2023.

International career
Dadashov made his national team debut on 1 February 2013 against Uzbekistan in a friendly match. He scored his first goal on 29 May 2013 against Qatar in a friendly match. On 14 August 2013, he scored two goals in a friendly against Malta.

Career statistics

 * Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dadashov goal.

Individual

 * USL Championship All-League Second Team: 2020