This time the guest of our "Young stars" section is 13-year-old Rza.
Rza Ibrahimov, who plays for "Garabagh", is one of the most distinguished players of the current season and reached the finals of the U-13 League with AFFA. The team will face "Neftchi" at "ASCO Arena" on June 14 at 17:00. We present an interview with Rza, who previously played at Sabah's academy:
— Rza, can you tell me about yourself?
— Ibrahimov Rza, 1.77 cm. I am tall, and my weight is 66 kg.
— At what age did you start playing football and thanks to whom?
— I have been playing football since I was 7 years old. My first club was "Sabah", my first teacher was Rasim Nasirli. I came to football because of the choices at school. I also performed in "Vatan". Since this season, I have moved to "Garabagh", I have been playing in this team for a year.
— Are you a striker, did you perform in this position before?
— No, before I was a defender.
— How many goals/assists did you score during the current season?
— I scored 29 goals. I didn't count my productive passes.
— Were there any games in which you scored a double or a hat-trick this season?
— I scored a five-trick, it was against "Baku Sporting". 3 days ago, I scored a hat-trick in the game against "Metak".
— What successes have you had with the clubs you have played for so far?
— I haven't had any success with "Karabakh" yet. I won a gold medal with "Sabah" at the international tournament in Georgia. I was the second runner-up in the "Vaten" team.
— Which game did you enjoy the most?
— 2 years ago, we won 5:0 in the semi-final of the U-11 League in the game "Vatan" - "Gabala". I was very happy in that game.
— The game you are saddest?
— After the game I was most happy about. We lost to "Karabakh" in the final.
— Which clubs would you like to play in the future?
— "Karabakh" in Azerbaijan, and "Liverpool" in Europe.
— Your favorite player?
— Cristiano Ronaldo.
- From Azerbaijan?
— Zaur Taghizadeh.
— How is your education at school? Do you want to get an academic degree?
— My classes are going well, I'm a "puncher", a "puncher". As for university, yes, I will study. My mother always says that even if you are a football player, you should also have a job and study at school. I am thinking of becoming an economist.
— What do you do in your spare time?
— I go out to the yard, play football, study.
— Are you interested in other sports?
- Yes, I went to a lot of sports. I used to do judo and gymnastics, and now I go to athletics. Then I came to football.