“Neftçi” officialized first transfer of winter transfer window. 1.5-year contract was signed with member of the Azerbaijan national team - Hojjat Haghverdi. 29-year-old defender will wear number 3 jersey in our team.

It should be noted that Hojjat Haghverdi, whose last club was "Sumgayit" (2021-2022), played in Iran's "Aboomoslem" (2013-2014), "Zob Ahan" (2014-2017), and "Paykan" (2017-2021) clubs. He played the first half of the season on loan at "Tractor" Tabriz. He played in 17 matches for our national team and scored 1 goal.