 While playing in Azerbaijan he became a substantial first eleven figure and helped the club start the 2009–2010 season unexpectedly well but the end of the season was not as good and Simurq finished the regular championship in the 7th position.At the time teams in Azerbaijan were divided into 2 pools after the end of the regular season with 6 teams in each pool.As Simurq finished 7th, they competed in the second pool with the last 6 teams of the regular season.