Sardar Azmoun
Azmoun with Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sardar Azmoun[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roma
(on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2008 Oghab Gonbad
2008–2009 Shamoushak Gorgan
2009–2010 Etka Gorgan
2010–2013 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Rubin Kazan 27 (5)
2015–2016 → Rostov (loan) 35 (12)
2016–2017 Rostov 27 (7)
2017–2019 Rubin Kazan 40 (9)
2019–2022 Zenit Saint Petersburg 79 (52)
2022– Bayer Leverkusen 32 (5)
2023– → Roma (loan) 17 (2)
International career‡
2009–2011 Iran U17 6 (7)
2011–2014 Iran U20 19 (19)
2015 Iran U23 4 (4)
2014– Iran 81 (52)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner 2012 Vietnam
WAFF U-15 Championship
Winner 2009 Jordan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Sardar Azmoun (Persian: سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmun); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, and the Iran national team.

Azmoun made his debut for the Iran national team in 2014 aged 19. He has been a regular with Team Melli, playing in the 2015, 2019 and 2023 editions of the AFC Asian Cup, as well as the 2018 and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup.

After Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun is the second-most expensive Iranian player of all-time. He was also the youngest Iranian to score in a UEFA Champions League match.

Club career

Early years

According to Sardar, he was first introduced to the sport when he started to kick some balls on a family trip in Turkmenistan[3][4][5][6] when he was 9.[7] He began his career at Oghab Gonbad of Gonbad-e Kavus.[8] He also played volleyball and was invited to Iran's national under-15 volleyball team.[7] After some years, he joined Shamoushak Gorgan, before joining Etka Gorgan, who were playing in Division 1 (the second tier) in Iran at the time.[9]

Sepahan

At age 15, Azmoun joined Sepahan's youth ranks.[8] While he appeared for the club during their pre-season friendlies abroad in Turkey, he did not make a professional appearance for the club as Sepahan won the 2011–12 Iran Pro League and lifted the trophy.[7]

During the 2012–13 season, thanks to Azmoun's great display in Iran's youth team, Sardar became sought after by a couple of European clubs, namely Rubin Kazan.[10] Azmoun became Iran's youngest Legionnaire when later that year he transferred to Rubin Kazan at the age of 17.[8]

Rubin Kazan

2012–13 season

In January 2013, Azmoun received an offer from Russian team Rubin Kazan to join them; meanwhile he had interest from two Iranian teams, Persepolis and Esteghlal, as well as an offer for first team contract in Sepahan. He chose to work with Turkmen speaking Kurban Berdyev and became Iran's first football player in the Russian Premier League.[8][11] In his first season at the club, he made 8 appearances for his club's reserve team, scoring two goals and receiving one yellow card. He was also picked for the 18-man match day squad on a number of occasions, but failed to make his senior debut.

2013–14 season

Azmoun in training with Rubin Kazan

On 25 July 2013, Azmoun made his debut for the senior team in a UEFA Europa League match against Jagodina, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute as Rubin won 1–0.[12] On 29 August, he scored his first goal in just his second senior appearance for Rubin in a 3–0 Europa League win against Molde, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute.[13] He made his league debut with a goal and an assist on 6 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in a 5–1 win over Anzhi Makhachkala.

On 27 March 2014, English Premier League side Arsenal reportedly made a £2 million offer to Kazan for the transfer of 19-year-old Azmoun, sparking interest from A.C. Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Tottenham, and Barcelona as well.[14][15][16]

Three days later, he scored his second league goal for Rubin Kazan in a 2–1 defeat to Rostov.[17] On 6 April, he scored a goal in Rubin Kazan's defeat to Zenit St. Petersburg.[18] In a match against Krylia Sovetov on 10 May, Azmoun came on as a substitute in the 55th minute, scoring a goal and providing an assist in a 4–0 win.[19][20]

2014–15 season

On 4 July 2014, Rubin Kazan announced through their official website that Azmoun would remain at the club despite transfer offers from Arsenal, Liverpool and Zenit St. Petersburg. He scored Rubin Kazan's goal in a 1–1 draw against Hellas Verona in a pre-season friendly match on 27 July 2014. He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Terek Grozny in the 87th minute. On 30 October, he scored a goal in their victory over Spartak Moscow in the 2014–15 Russian Cup.[21]

Rostov

Azmoun playing for Rostov against Kuban Krasnodar on 16 March 2015

On 26 February 2015, Azmoun signed a three-and-a-half-month loan deal with relegation-battling Russian Premier League club FC Rostov until the end of the season.[22][23][24] On 16 March, Azmoun came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute and scored the match winner in the 88th minute against Kuban Krasnodar.[25] Azmoun again found the back of the net on 26 April 2015 in Rostov's 2–2 draw against Dynamo Moscow. His good performance earned him a place on the Russian Premier League Team of the Week.[26] He scored Rostov's winning goal in the relegation play-offs on 7 June.

2015–16 season

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Azmoun extended his loan deal with Rostov until the end of the 2015–16 season.[27][28] He scored his first goal of the season on 22 August 2015 in a 2–1 loss to CSKA Moscow. After his good performances in the first half of the season, he was linked with English Premier League club Stoke City.[29] Later in March 2016 he was also linked with a move to English side Everton.[30][31][32]

After a long goalless drought, Azmoun scored in Rostov's 3–0 win against Zenit Saint Petersburg on 24 April 2016. He scored a brace in a 3–1 victory over Dynamo Moscow on 12 May 2016, which kept Rostov in second place and in contention for the Russian Premier League championship. On 16 May 2016 with his goal, Rostov defeated Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast 1–0 and clinched at least an UEFA Champions League play–off spot for the 2016–17 season. His goal against Ural was his fifth consecutive game with a goal which included six goals in five games.

On the last day of the Russian Premier League on 21 May 2016 needing a win and CSKA Moscow to drop points to become champions, Azmoun assisted Rostov's first goal in their 2–0 win against Terek Grozny. However, CSKA won their match and Rostov finished as runners up, thus securing a UEFA Champions League playoff spot.

Azmoun finished seventh in league scoring with nine goals, despite getting half as much playing time as some other top scorers.[33] He was also voted as the fifth most valuable player of the league, narrowly behind players such as Fyodor Smolov, Moussa Doumbia, and Brazilian superstar Hulk.[34]

2016–17 season

Azmoun in a match against Ajax in 2016

Initially it was announced that Azmoun would return to Rubin Kazan. However, Rostov triggered the buy out clause in Azmoun's contract. Rubin Kazan denied this clause and claimed Azmoun was their player. Rubin lodged a complaint with FIFA. FC Rostov filed a counter-complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on 22 July 2016 CAS temporarily ruled in favour of Azmoun and he was included in Rostov's UEFA Champions League squad.[35] According to Rostov's lawyer Yuri Zaytsev, the final CAS decision on his status might not be reached until late 2016 or even the summer of 2017.[36]

Azmoun made his Champions League debut on 26 July 2016 in the first leg of a third-round qualifying round match against Anderlecht at Olimp – 2, coming on for Aleksandr Bukharov at the 56th minute.[37] He started in the return leg on 3 August 2016 and scored his first Champions League goal in the 47th minute, helping Rostov advance 4–2 on aggregate.[38] He scored his second Champions League goal on 24 August 2016 in the return leg of the playoff round match against Ajax, scoring the opening goal in a 4–1 victory which resulted in Rostov advancing to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time.[39] Azmoun scored on 1 November 2016 in a Rostov's 2–1 Champions League group stage loss against Atlético Madrid. In the process, he became the first Iranian to score in the Champions League group stage since Ali Karimi in 2005. On 23 November 2016, Azmoun scored his second Champions League goal in the group stage against Bayern Munich at home, leading Rostov to a 3–2 victory and their first ever official Champions League group stage win.

After his good performances and goals in the UEFA Champions League, Azmoun drew interest from European giants such as Marseille, Liverpool, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen.[40][41][42]

On 6 November 2016, Azmoun scored his first Russian Premier League goal of the 2016–17 season in a 4–1 victory. He scored his second goal of the season on 28 November against Anzhi Makhachkala. On 26 January 2017, FIFA rejected appeals by Rubin Kazan related to Azmoun's transfer to Rostov and ruled that there were no obligations outstanding towards Rubin.[43] On 3 March 2017, in the first league game after the end of the winter break, Azmoun scored twice in a 6–0 victory against Tom Tomsk.[44] He scored another brace against his former side Rubin Kazan.

After the end of the 2016–17 season, Azmoun received interest from Scottish side Celtic, English Premier League club Everton, and La Liga side Valencia.[45][46]

Return to Rubin Kazan

Azmoun playing for Rubin Kazan in 2017

In June 2017, Azmoun returned to Rubin Kazan. He appeared in a friendly on 28 June 2017 as a second-half substitute, wearing number 69.[47] FC Rostov confirmed the transfer agreement with Rubin on 14 July 2017.[48][49]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 1 February 2019, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.[50] Sardar scored two goals and registered one assist in his debut start for Zenit against Fenerbahçe in the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League. He was chosen as the Player of the Week for his outstanding performance by UEFA.[51] On 2 March 2019, he scored the only goal of the game to give Zenit a 1–0 victory over Ural Yekaterinburg in his Russian Premier League debut for the team.[52] On 31 March 2019, in a home game he doubled against FC Orenburg.[53] On 17 September 2019, Azmoun scored the first goal of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage in his Champions League debut for Zenit against Olympique Lyonnais.[54] With a goal against Benfica in the following match, he surpassed Mehdi Mahdavikia and Ali Daei to become the most prolific Iranian goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League with four goals.[55]

On 5 July 2020, he scored twice in a 4–2 victory over FC Krasnodar that secured a second consecutive Russian Premier League title for Zenit.[56] On 22 July 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 Russian Premier League season, he scored his 17th goal in the league to finish as co-top scorer of the league with his teammate Artem Dzyuba.[57]

On 2 May 2021, he scored a hat-trick to bring his league season scoring total to 19, as Zenit secured their third title in a row in a 6–1 victory over second-place Lokomotiv Moscow.[58] He was overtaken as the league top scorer by his teammate Artem Dzyuba in the last game of the season on 16 May 2021 when Dzyuba scored four to bring his total to 20.[59] He was voted RPL Player of the Season for the 2020–21 Russian Premier League season.[60]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 22 January 2022, Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen announced that Azmoun had signed a pre-contract to join the club on a free transfer on 1 July 2022. He signed a five-year contract with Die Werkself.[61] On 30 January, Zenit announced that the clubs have agreed on a winter transfer and Azmoun would move to Bayer Leverkusen immediately.[62]

Loan to Roma

On 26 August 2023, Azmoun joined Serie A side Roma on loan for the 2023–24 season under manager José Mourinho.[63] Roma also agreed an option to sign him permanently from Bayer Leverkusen.[63] Azmoun is Roma's third Asian player in club history, and is the first Iranian to play for the club.[64] Azmoun was not included in Roma's UEFA Europa League group stage squad due to UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[65] He scored his first goal for Roma on 5 November 2023 against Lecce.[66] In February 2024, Azmoun was included in Daniele De Rossi's UEFA Europa League knockout stage squad.[67]

International career

Azmoun playing for Iran against Sergio Ramos of Spain, 2018 FIFA World Cup
Azmoun playing for Iran against Portugal, 2018 FIFA World Cup

Youth

Azmoun broke out while representing the Iran U-20 side when he was first called up for the 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship, becoming the top scorer of the tournament before repeating the feat in the 2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, scoring seven goals in six games. On 8 October 2013, he played for the U-20 team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Kerman. In a match against Lebanon, he captained the team by scoring two goals, assisting one and drawing a penalty.[68]

Azmoun was called into the U-23's team for Olympic qualifiers in March 2015.[69] He was the tournament's leading goalscorer going into the final matchday with 4 goals in 3 matches. As the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship was not held during the FIFA International Match Calendar, he was not released by Rostov.[70]

Senior

On 5 October 2013, Azmoun was called up to the Iranian national football team against Thailand by Carlos Queiroz.[71][72] He was selected in Iran's 28-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Queiroz but was one of five players being dropped from the final squad.[73]

Azmoun celebrating his goal against Vietnam in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Azmoun made his senior debut on 26 May 2014 in a friendly match against Montenegro, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Reza Ghoochannejhad.[74] However, he was not included in Iran's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, announced on 1 June 2014.[75] He scored his first goal on 18 November 2014 in a 1–0 friendly win over South Korea.[76] Azmoun was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[77] He scored a goal in the next match, a 1–0 friendly win over rivals Iraq. He then scored the winner in the second game of the Asian Cup with a great piece of individual skill against Qatar.[78] He also opened the scoring against Iraq in the quarter-finals with a header.

On 16 June 2015, Azmoun scored a goal against Turkmenistan in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. On 3 September 2015, he scored his first senior brace in a 6–0 defeat of Guam in the World Cup qualifiers.[79] He scored his first hat-trick for Iranian national team in 3–0 win over Macedonia at Philip II Arena on 2 June 2016. Eight days later, he scored the first goal in Iran's 2–0 win over Uzbekistan which secured qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[80] In June 2018 he was named in Iran's final squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[81] He made his first World Cup appearance in a 1–0 victory over Morocco in their first group stage match on 15 June.[82]

Azmoun retired from International football at the age of 23 just after Iran's 2018 World Cup exit due to insults he received from fans, which, he said, had caused his mother's illness to worsen. Azmoun chose to retire to be by his mother's side.[83]

In October 2018, Azmoun returned to the Iranian national team and was called up for 2019 AFC Asian Cup by Carlos Queiroz.[84]

During the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Azmoun took a public stance against the Iranian government. He indicated his public views could cost him the ability to play in the World Cup, but he said "That is worth sacrificing for one strand of Iranian women's hair". He was nevertheless allowed to play in a friendly against Senegal, at which he scored an equalizing goal which he declined to celebrate.[85]

Style of play

Azmoun has been praised for his aerial ability, creativity, and bursts of acceleration.[86] He has been referred to as a young Zlatan Ibrahimović[87] and has also been called the Iranian Messi by mainly British media.[30]

Azmoun has also been touted to be the heir of legendary Iranian striker Ali Daei.[88]

Personal life

Azmoun was born into a Sunni family[89] of Turkmen origin.[90][91] He speaks Persian, Turkmen, Turkish, English and Russian fluently, and is fond of riding on horseback. He communicated with Kurban Berdyev, his Turkmenistani coach at FC Rubin Kazan and FC Rostov, in Turkmen.[92] He decided to wear number 69 at Kazan as a tribute to his hometown's vehicle registration plate.[7] Azmoun has stated he is a supporter of Spanish club Real Madrid.[93] Azmoun has also stated that playing for Fenerbahçe is his childhood dream.[94]

He is the son of Khalil Azmoun, a former Iranian national volleyball team player who has coached several volleyball teams, such as Golgohar Sirjan and Javaheri Gonbad VC.[95]

Azmoun decided to retire from International football at the age of 23 just after Iran's 2018 World Cup exit due to heavy criticism he faced from fans, as the criticism caused his mother's illness to worsen. As a result, Azmoun chose to retire to be by his mother's side. He has returned to the team after taking this break.[96]

Azmoun is a member of the Humanitarian Association of World Turkmens.[97][98]

Sporting interests

Outside of his footballing life, Azmoun is a keen equestrian, and is active in thoroughbred horse racing and breeding. He owns the Serik Horse Complex, a major horse racing and breeding complex based in his hometown of Gonbad-e Kavus. In a February 2022 interview Azmoun said that he owns 52 horses.[99] In 2020, he bought the Australian thoroughbred horse Serlik for $500,000; Serlik is trained by Australian jockey Michelle Payne.[100] In 2021, Azmoun bought a second Australian horse for $70,000, a Palentino colt also to be trained by Payne.[101]

Azmoun is also the owner of Serik Gonbad Kavus Women's Volleyball Club in Iran. As of the 2022–23 season, the team will participate in Iran Women's Volleyball Premier League.[102]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024[103]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rubin Kazan[104] 2013–14 Russian Premier League 14 4 1 0 2[b] 1 — 17 5
2014–15 13 1 2 1 — — 15 2
Total 27 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 32 7
Rostov (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 11 3 0 0 — 1[c] 1 12 4
2015–16 24 9 0 0 — — 24 9
Total 35 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 36 13
Rostov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 27 7 0 0 14[d] 5 — 41 12
Rubin Kazan 2017–18 Russian Premier League 26 5 2 0 — — 28 5
2018–19 14 4 3 1 — — 17 5
Total 40 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 45 10
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018–19 Russian Premier League 12 9 0 0 4[b] 3 — 16 12
2019–20 28 17 3 0 6[e] 2 1[c] 2 38 21
2020–21 24 19 0 0 4[e] 0 1[c] 0 29 19
2021–22 15 7 0 0 5[e] 2 1[c] 1 21 10
Total 79 52 3 0 19 7 3 3 104 62
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 9 1 0 0 2[b] 0 — 11 1
2022–23 23 4 1 0 9[f] 0 — 33 4
Total 32 5 1 0 11 0 0 0 44 5
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 17 2 2 0 2[b] 0 — 21 2
Career total 257 92 14 2 48 13 4 4 323 111
  1. ^ Includes Russian Cup, DFB Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  4. ^ Ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 March 2024[105]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iran
2014 3 1
2015 11 7
2016 8 8
2017 8 6
2018 10 2
2019 10 8
2020 1 1
2021 9 6
2022 8 2
2023 7 8
2024 6 3
Total 81 52
As of match played 21 March 2024.[103]
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azmoun goal.
List of international goals scored by Sardar Azmoun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2014 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 4 January 2015 WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia  Iraq 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 15 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Qatar 1–0 1–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
4 23 January 2015 Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia  Iraq 1–0 3–3
(6–7 p)		 2015 AFC Asian Cup
5 16 June 2015 Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 3 September 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Guam 3–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 4–0
8 8 September 2015 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  India 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 24 March 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 2–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 29 March 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Oman 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 2–0
12 2 June 2016 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
13 2–1
14 3–1
15 7 June 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Kyrgyzstan 5–0 6–0 Friendly
16 11 October 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 4 June 2017 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 2–1 Friendly
18 2–1
19 12 June 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 5 September 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Syria 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 2–1
22 10 October 2017 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia  Russia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
23 27 March 2018 UCP Arena, Graz, Austria  Algeria 1–0 2–1 Friendly
24 31 December 2018 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–1 2–1 Friendly
25 7 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Yemen 4–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
26 12 January 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Vietnam 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
27 2–0
28 24 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  China 2–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
29 10 September 2019 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 10 October 2019 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Cambodia 2–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 5–0
32 7–0
33 8 October 2020 Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly
34 30 March 2021 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Syria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
35 7 June 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 2–0
37 15 June 2021 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain  Iraq 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 11 November 2021 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 16 November 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Syria 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
40 29 March 2022 Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran  Lebanon 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 27 September 2022 Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria  Senegal 1–1 1–1 Friendly
42 13 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Afghanistan 1–0 6–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
43 16 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 4–1 5–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
44 5–1
45 20 June 2023 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
46 13 October 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–0 3–1 2023 Jordan International Tournament
47 17 October 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Qatar 3–0 4–0 2023 Jordan International Tournament
48 16 November 2023 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Hong Kong 1–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 2–0
50 14 January 2024 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Palestine 4–1 4–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup
51 7 February 2024 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 1–0 2–3 2023 AFC Asian Cup
52 21 March 2024 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Turkmenistan 2–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Youth level

Under-17
Under-20
Under-23

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Iran U17

Iran U20

Iran

Individual

See also

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