According to the club, the 22-year-old midfielder was admitted to the hospital following the attack. No further details were provided regarding the motive or exact location of the assault.
The Ganja City United Hospital said Rzayev was taken to the emergency department of the Academician Zulfugar Mammadov Hospital at around 5:10 a.m. local time. Doctors diagnosed him with an open wound to the back wall of the chest. He is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital’s surgery department, and his condition is described as moderately serious.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident. Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry said officers are carrying out operational and search measures to identify and detain the suspect.
Earlier reports indicated that Rzayev suffered stab wounds and was immediately taken into surgery. Law enforcement officers were deployed to the scene shortly after the incident was reported.
No arrests have been announced so far, and officials say inquiries are ongoing.
