Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
Khanzadeh with Iran in 2014
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Darabi[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Al Ahli
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2007 Persepolis
2007–2009 Rah Ahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Rah Ahan 9 (0)
2012–2015 Persepolis 33 (0)
2013–2014Zob Ahan (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016 Foolad 11 (0)
2016–2017 Siah Jamegan 20 (1)
2017–2018 Padideh 25 (4)
2018– Al Ahli 4 (0)
National team
2006–2008 Iran U17 7 (3)
2008–2011 Iran U20 9 (2)
2011–2014 Iran U23 11 (2)
2012– Iran 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2018

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا خانزاده; born 11 May 1991) is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Al Ahli. He is also plays in the Iran national football team.

Career

Rah Ahan

In 2009 Khanzadeh joined the Rah Ahan first team. Under the guidance of Ali Daei, Khanzadeh broke into the first team lineup late on in the season. He played in nine games, starting in eight and receiving two yellow cards.

Persepolis

He signed a three-years contract with Persepolis on 2 June 2012.[2] He made his debut for The Reds on 16 September 2012 while he used as a substitute against Naft Tehran.[3] After playing good games for his side, fans called him Persepolis' Raphaël Varane.

Loan to Zob Ahan

He was loaned to Zob Ahan until the end of 2013–14 season on 18 November 2013.[4] He made 15 league appearances for Zob Ahan before returning to Persepolis.

Return to Persepolis

Khanzadeh returned to Persepolis before the start of 2014–15 season after spending six months at Zob Ahan. On 22 April 2015 Khanzadeh and several team-mates were involved in an altercation with a Persepolis fan in Doha after Persepolis' 3–0 loss to Lekhwiya in the 2015 AFC Champions League.[5] On 28 April 2015 the Iranian Football Disciplinary Committee banned Khanzadeh from competing in any competitive matches in Iran for nine months, but he was allowed to continue to train with Persepolis.[6]

Foolad & Siah Jamegan

Khanzadeh joined to Foolad before the start of 2015–16 season and after a season was sold to Siah Jamegan.

Padideh

Khanzadeh signed a two-years contract with Padideh before the start of 2017–18. He scored 4 goals during his first seoson in the team.

International career

Youth

He was called to the Iran U23 team for AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification by coach Alireza Mansourian. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[7]

Senior

He was called up by Carlos Queiroz for the Team Meli training camp in Turkey and the match against Albania in May 2012; however, he did not play in the match.[8] He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.[9] He was a stand-by player for Team Melli in the tournament. Khanzadeh was not selected in Iran's final squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was subsequently named as the replacement for the injured Hashem Beikzadeh.[10] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2018
Club Division Season League Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rah Ahan Pro League 2009–10 000000
2010–11 000000
2011–12 900090
Persepolis 2012–13 12020140
201314 400040
Zob Ahan 15010160
Persepolis 2014–15 1703030230
Foolad 2015–16 11 0 1 0 12 0
Siah Jamegan 2016–17 20 1 0 0 20 1
Padideh 2017–18 25 4 1 0 26 4
Al Ahli Stars League 2018–19 400000
Career total 117580301285

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 June 2018.[13]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201230
201310
201430
201500
201600
201700
201841
Total111

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 2018Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Sierra Leone1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Persepolis

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. Khanzadeh joins Persepolis Archived 4 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. First Game Persepolis Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Khanzadeh Loan to Zob Ahan Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. http://footballitarin.com/video_page.php?id=14450
  6. http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1237064/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF
  7. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. persianfootball.com
  9. "Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA". Persian Football. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. Khanzadeh replaces injured Beikzadeh in Iran's Asian Cup squad
  11. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  12. "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh at National-Football-Teams.com
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