Rufat Dadashov

Rufat Oleg oglu Dadashov is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a striker for Regionalliga Nordost club BFC Dynamo. He has 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.

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.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 May 2013	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar		1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	14 August 2013	Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan		1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	14 August 2013	Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan		3–0	3–0	Friendly
4	11 October 2013	Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan		1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	9 October 2019	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain		1–1	3–2	Friendly