Eli Babayev (Azerbaijani: Əli Babayev, Hebrew: אלי בבייב; born 1 November 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Israel, he played for the Azerbaijan national team.

[1] Babayev made his professional debut for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israeli Premier League on 26 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Assi Baldout in the 0–0 draw against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

[2] Babayev was called up to the Azerbaijan national team for the first time in March 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Lithuania.

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