Ramil Teymurovich Sheydayev (; ; born 15 March 1996) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as forward for QarabaÃÂ FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan national team.
He was born in Saint Petersburg to an Azerbaijani father and a Russian mother.
Sheydayev made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg on 19 April 2014 in a game against Znamya Truda.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Zenit Saint Petersburg on 26 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.
He left Zenit on 5 July 2016.
On 12 July 2016, Sheydayev signed a four-year contract with Trabzonspor. Sheydayev made his Süper Lig debut for Trabzonspor in a 1âÂÂ0 away victory against Kayserispor on 5 December 2016. He scored his first goal for Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup match against Ardahanspor in a 6âÂÂ0 home victory on 21 September 2016.
He left Trabzonspor on 9 August 2018.
On 11 February 2017, it was announced that Sheydayev had joined Slovak club à ½ilina on loan for 1.5 years. On 26 February 2017, Sheydayev made his à ½ilina debut in a 4âÂÂ1 home victory against Zlaté Moravce, in which he played the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal for à ½ilina in the Slovak Super Liga match against Tatran Preà ¡ov in a 3âÂÂ0 home victory on 2 April 2017. Ramil also played for à ½ilina B a total of five games and scored five goals in the Slovakia 2. Liga.
Sheydayev made his European debut in 2017 against Danish Copenhagen in the second qualification round of the UEFA Champions League in à  tadión pod Dubà Âom.
On 31 August 2017, Qarabaàannounced the signing of Sheydayev on a season-long loan deal. Sheydayev made his Azerbaijan Premier League debut for Qarabaàin a 2âÂÂ0 home victory against Kapaz on 17 September 2017. He scored his first goal for Qarabaàin the Azerbaijan Premier League match against Kapaz in a 1âÂÂ0 away victory on 14 April 2018.
Sheydayev made his debut for the UEFA Champions League group stage game in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Atlético Madrid in Wanda Metropolitano on 31 October 2017.
On 17 August 2018, Sheydayev signed one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. He made his Russian Premier League debut with Krylia Sovetov Samara on 19 August 2018 as a substitute for Vladimir Poluyakhtov in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow. He opened the 2019 calendar year part of the season by scoring in three games in a row, as Krylia acquired seven points, including a goal on his 23rd birthday against Anzhi Makhachkala.
On 2 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. Dynamo terminated his contract on 9 January 2020.
On 17 February 2020, Sheydayev signed for Sabah on a contract until the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 season. On 1 August 2020, he extended his contract with Sabah, until June 2021. Sheydayev left Sabah in June 2021 when his contract expired.
On 1 July 2021, QarabaÃÂ announced the signing of Sheydayev on a two-year contract. On 31 May 2023, QarabaÃÂ announced that Sheydayev had left the club following the expiration of his contract.
On 16 July 2024, Neftçi announced the signing of Sheydayev from Kocaelispor to a three-year contract. On 10 September 2025, Neftçi announced that their contract with Sheydayev had been terminated by mutual agreement having scored four goals in thirty-one games.
On 18 September 2025, QarabaÃÂ announced the signing of Sheydayev.
Sheydayev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia, scoring two goals in the semifinal penalty shootout against Sweden and one more in the final penalty shootout against Italy. He also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place, and he was selected for the team of the tournament.
Sheydayev was called up and played for the Azerbaijan national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1âÂÂ0 win over San Marino.
On 8 October 2017, he scored his first senior international goal for the Azerbaijan national team, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Germany in Kaiserslautern.
He is currently ranked as the second highest all-time goalscorer in the history of the national team with 9 goals (tied with Emin Makhmudov and Vagif Javadov).
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Mà  K à ½ilina
QarabaÃÂ FK
Russia U17
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