Rauf Aliyev, 29, signs for Gabala to play for the red-black team until summer 2019. His last club was Kukesi (Albania) where he played as an overseas footballer. He built up his career also playing for Qarabagh (2006-2013), Baku (2013-2014), Khazar Lankaran (2014-2015), Neftchi (2015) and Inter (2015-2017). He took his debut experience for the Azerbaijan national team in 2010 and scored seven goals in his all 45 appearances.