Club Ismayilov began his career at the
FK Qarabağ academy in 2004 after being chosen as one of three talents among 1200 amateur players. He was one of key players for
FK Qarabağ's good performances in club's
2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification campaign, having scored 5 goals against opponents. In July 2014, Ismayilov moved to
Khazar Lankaran along with
Rauf Aliyev. After six months with Khazar, Ismayilov signed a six-month deal with
Inter Baku. On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Ismayilov had been released by the club following expiration of his contract. On 11 June 2018, Ismayilov signed one-year contract with
Sumgayit FK. On 13 August 2019, Ismayilov signed a one-year contract with
Keşla FK. On 29 June, Keşla announced Ismayilov's contract hadn't been renewed and he'd left the club.
International Ismayilov is a part of the
Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the
2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. In 2010, he was called up for the
Azerbaijan national football team and scored his first goal on his debut in friendly match against
Jordan national football team in
Amman. ==Career statistics==