Gabala signed a two-year deal with Araz Abdullayev from the Azerbaijan national team. The 24-year-old midfielder played for only Neftchi among Azerbaijan clubs during 2011 and 2012-2016. He was also a part of Everton (England) in the 2011-2012 season, as well as Panionios (Greece) in the half of 2012. He played also for national U17, U19 and U21 and developed his career even into the national senior team in 2008 where he appeared twenty times.