And a gold medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships. but later lost both medals and was banned from international competition by the International Weightlifting Federation for 2 years for use of anabolic steroids. He is the current youth world record holder for the Clean & Jerk in the 69 kg division.
At the 2011 European Junior Championships Guliyev won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category, lifting 303 kg in total. At the 2013 Junior World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category, lifting 308 kg in total. Guliyev won a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade and a bronze medal at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.
