 Dadashov playing for RB Leipzig in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renat Oleg oglu Dadashov | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rüdesheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hatayspor (on loan from Grasshoppers) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Bleidenstadt | |||
| –2013 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 2013–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2014–2017 | RB Leipzig | ||
| 2017–2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Estoril | 22 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tondela (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2022– | Grasshoppers | 38 | (9) |
| 2023– | → Hatayspor (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Azerbaijan U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 6 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 15 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Azerbaijan U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017– | Azerbaijan | 36 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 Febraury 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:35, 17 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijani: Renat Oleq oğlu Dadaşov, pronounced [reˈnɑt dɑˈdɑʃof]; also spelled Renat Dadaschow in German, born 17 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Hatayspor, on loan from Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers. Born in Germany, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Dadashov was born in Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany with his family being Azerbaijani.[1][2][3][4][5] 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 Azerbaijan national team and scored 4 goals.[6]
During his early years, Dadashov played at the football academies of SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.
On 19 May 2017, Dadashov signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.[7] He scored 14 goals and 9 assists in 22 matches for Eintracht Frankfurt U-19 in the Under 19 Bundesliga.[8]
On 11 June 2018, Dadashov signed a two-year contract with Estoril.[9]
Dadashov made his LigaPro debut for Estoril in a 4–0 home victory against Porto B on 11 August 2018.[10] He scored his first goal for Estoril on 18 August 2018, in a 1–0 away victory against Braga B.[11]
On 6 August 2019, Dadashov signed a four-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[12][13][14]
On 6 August 2019, Paços de Ferreira announced the signing of Dadashov on loan deal.[15][16] He made his debut for Paços de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga on 24 August 2019, starting in the away match against Boavista, which finished as a 1–1 draw.
On 23 August 2020, Grasshopper Club Zürich announced the signing of Dadashov on loan deal.[17] While training with the club however, Dadashov had sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury, and has undergone surgery, leaving him on the sidelines for a lengthy period.[18] He would eventually return to Wolves on the 8 October to continue his treatment.
On 29 July 2021, Dadashov joined Primeira Liga side Tondela on a season-long loan deal.[19]
On 7 July 2022, Dadashov signed a two-year contract with Grasshoppers, along with his Wolves teammate Meritan Shabani.[20] He made his debut in the team's first game of the season, coming in after the half-time break. His impact was immediate, as his first pass led to Grasshopper's second goal in the 47th minute.[21] In the second game of the season, on 31 July 2022, he once again came on at half time and again had immediate impact, this time with his first goal for the Grasshoppers in the 49th minute of the game, equalizing for the 1–1 end result.[22] For his performance he was voted SFL Best Player of the Round by the fans,[23] later voted the best player for the month of August.[24]
On 5 September 2023, Dadashov renewed his contract with Grasshoppers for a further year - lasting until 2025 - and was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Süper Lig club Hatayspor.[25]
Born in Germany to an Azerbaijani family from Azerbaijan, Dadashov was eligible to play for both countries. He played for the Azerbaijani U16 team during the summer of 2014. He was later invited to the German U16 where he scored four goals in six games. On 9 September 2015, Dadashov debuted for German U17 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 Dadashov would represent the Azerbaijan national team. He made his senior international debut on 5 September, against San Marino in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[26]
On 18 February 2020, Dadashov signed a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier, Adidas.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estoril | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Grasshoppers (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Tondela (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| Grasshoppers | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 10 | |||
| Hatayspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 4 | |
| Career total | 105 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 September 2022 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 2. | 12 September 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Jordan |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 16 November 2023 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Sweden |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
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