Club Early years Born in
Baku, Abdullayev played for
Neftchi Baku's
youth team from January 2007 to December 2008. He made his
first team debut for Neftchi on 5 October 2008.
Everton English
Premier League club
Everton agreed a deal on 4 July 2010 that gave them first option to sign Abdullayev over the next two years if a work permit could be attained. He debuted in friendly match on 30 December 2011, against
Koropi, Abdullayev played 61 minutes in the starting lineup, Panionios won 3–2. Abdullayev made his
Super League Greece debut for
Panionios in a 2–0 home victory against
Asteras Tripolis on 3 January 2012.
Return to Neftchi in 2014 Abdullayev returned to
Neftchi Baku in the summer of 2012 and soon became the main squad player. During the 2012–13 season, he helped his team to become the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of
UEFA Europa League.
Neftchi was drawn in
Group H alongside
Internazionale,
Rubin Kazan and
Partizan. Araz made five appearances in the
UEFA Europa League group stage. On 20 September 2012, Abdullayev made his debut in the
UEFA Europa League group stage game against
Partizan, entering as a substitute for
Flavinho in the 78th minute. The same season, Neftchi Baku won both the
Azerbaijan Premier League and
Azerbaijan Cup. Abdullayev won the National Cup with Neftchi once again in the
2013–14 season and became a runner-up in 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, losing to
Qarabağ in the final match both times. During the 4.5 years spent at Neftchi, Araz Abdullayev played a total of 173 games in all tournaments and scored 25 goals. Araz scored his first European goal against Slovenian
Koper in the second qualifying round of the
2014–15 UEFA Europa League. He scored 3 goals in 25 matches during the club's European matches.
Gabala On 31 December 2016, Abdullayev signed a two-year contract with
Gabala. Abdullayev made his
Azerbaijan Premier League debut for
Gabala played 84 minutes in the starting lineup, in a 1–1 away draw against
Kapaz on 28 February 2017.
Loan to Anorthosis On 12 August 2017,
Anorthosis announced the signing of Abdullayev on a season-long loan deal. Abdullayev made his
Cypriot First Division debut for
Anorthosis played 83 minutes in the starting lineup, in a 1–1 away draw against
Nea Salamis on 20 August 2017. He scored his first goal for
Anorthosis in the
Cypriot First Division match against
AEL Limassol in a 1–1 home draw on 25 November 2017.
Panionios On 7 July 2018, Abdullayev signed a two-year contract with Super League side Panionios.
Loan to Qarabağ On 31 August 2018,
Qarabağ FK announced the signing of Abdullayev on a two-year loan deal.
Boluspor On 15 September 2020, Abdullayev signed a 1+1 year contract with Turkish club
Boluspor.
Sumgayit On 15 January 2022, Abdullayev signed for
Sumgayit on a contract until the end of the
2021–22 season, with the option of an additional two-years.
Zira On 24 March 2024,
Zira announced the signing of free agent Abdullayev on a contract until the end of the season.
Qaradağ Lökbatan In October 2024, Abdullayev signed for
Azerbaijan First League club
Qaradağ Lökbatan. ==International==