Tamkin Khalilzadeh, playing for the Azerbaijan national football team, signs for Gabala from Zira. The 24-year-old midfielder will play for the next two years and half. Khalilzadeh played also for Qarabagh and AZAL. He played four goals for Zira and set up occasions before two more goals over the half of the season. In general he scored five in his 68 appearances.

Tamkin fielded also in the national team matches against San-Marino and Germany. The only goal against Germany was scored after occasion set up by him.