Afshin Esmaeilzadeh

Afshin Esmaeilzadeh
Personal information
Full name	Afshin Esmaeilzadeh
Date of birth	21 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rasht, Iran
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Esteghlal Jonoub
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2009	Damash
2010–2012	Damash
2012–2013	Persepolis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2012	Damash
2009–2010	→ Gahar Zagros (loan)
2012–2015	Persepolis
2013–2014	→ Beira-Mar (loan)
2015–2016	Mes Kerman
2016	Giti Pasand
2016	Sumgayit
2017–2018	Esteghlal Jonoub
2020–2021	Daraei F.C.
International career‡
2007–2009	Iran U17
2012–2014	Iran U22
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2012

Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (Persian: افشین اسماعیل‌زاده; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian football midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League.

Club career

Damash

Esmaeilzadeh joined popular club, S.C. Damash on 4 November 2008 with a five-years contract.^[1]

Persepolis

After a season in Damash, he moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2012. He signed a three-years contract until end of 2014–15 season.^[2] He made his debut for persepolis on first fixture of 2012–13 season against Sanat Naft.^[3]

Loan to Beira-Mar

Esmaeilzadeh loaned out to Beira-Mar for the 2013–14 season. In November, he was put on trial at Benfica B.^[4]^[5] After only 4 league appearances with Beira-Mar, Esmaeilzadeh returned to Persepolis.

Return to Persepolis

After a half a season in Portugal he returned to Persepolis by club coach Ali Daei to spend last year of his contract.

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup¹		League Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gahar Zagros (loan)	2009–10	Division 1	9	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	9	0
Damash	2010–11	Division 1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
	2011–12	Pro League	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	1	0
Persepolis	2012–13	Pro League	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
Beira-Mar (loan)	2013–14	Segunda Liga	4	0	1	0	1	0	–	–	6	0
Persepolis	2014–15	Pro League	6	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	6	0
Mes Kerman	2015–16	Division 1	10	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	10	0
Giti Pasand	2015–16	Division 1	7	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
Sumgayit	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	10	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	10	0
Career total			48	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	50	0

¹ Includes Taça de Portugal and Hazfi Cup.
² Includes Taça da Liga.
³ Includes ACL.

Assists

Season	Team	Assists
11–12	Damash	0
12–13	Persepolis	0
13–14	Beira-Mar	2

International career

Iran U–17

Esmaeilzadeh played a central role in the Iran U–17 winning the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship starting 5 of the six games. He captained the team in the penultimate game against Korea Republic. He featured in 3 games for Iran in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup coming on as a substitute against Uruguay U–17 scoring in the 119th minute.^[6]

Iran U–20

He was a member of Iran U–20 during 2010 AFC U-19 Championship^[7] but removed from final squad because of health problems while he infected to the Malaria with his club teammates Mehrgan Golbarg and Hossein Gohari.^[8]^[9]

Iran U–22

He was called up to the Iran U–23 team by Alireza Mansourian in March 2012,^[10] and has been selected for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.

Honours

Persepolis

Hazfi Cup: 2012–13 (Runner-up)

References

Exclusive interview with Afshin Esmaeilzadeh

^ Aftabir.com
^ Afshin Esmaeilzadeh joins Persepolis Archived 2012-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Iplstats Archived June 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ request Benfica B Ref1
^ request Benfica B Ref2
^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ The-afc.com
^ Mehrnews.com
^ Farsnews.com
^ Asriran.com

External links

[1] Aftabir.com

[2] Afshin Esmaeilzadeh joins Persepolis Archived 2012-06-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Iplstats Archived June 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[4] request Benfica B Ref1

[5] request Benfica B Ref2

[6] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[7] The-afc.com

[8] Mehrnews.com

[9] Farsnews.com

[10] Asriran.com

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