Reza Ghoochannejhad

Reza Ghoochannejhad
Ghoochannejhad in 2014
Personal information
Full name Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia
Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987
Place of birth Mashhad, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 9
Youth career
LAC Frisia 1883
SC Cambuur
1998–2005 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 SC Heerenveen 2 (0)
2006–2007 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 13 (4)
2009 → FC Emmen (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2010 Go Ahead Eagles 10 (6)
2010–2011 SC Cambuur 37 (15)
2011–2013 Sint-Truiden 32 (17)
2013–2014 Standard Liège 8 (1)
2014–2016 Charlton Athletic 38 (3)
2014–2015 → Al-Kuwait (loan) 10 (11)
2015 → Al-Wakrah (loan) 9 (2)
2016–2018 SC Heerenveen 67 (27)
2018– APOEL 2 (1)
National team‡
2003 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2003–2004 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2005 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2006–2007 Netherlands U19 3 (1)
2012–2018 Iran 44 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2018

Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia (Persian: رضا قوچان‌نژاد نورنیا‎, born 20 September 1987) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for APOEL as a forward, having previously played for Dutch national youth teams and the Iranian national team.

Ghoochannejhad represented Iran at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. He is the seventh highest all time goalscorer for Iran with 17 international goals.

Early life

Ghoochannejhad was born in Mashhad, Iran, and emigrated to the Netherlands at the age of four.[2]

Club career

Heerenveen

Ghoochannejhad spent twelve years in the Eredivisie side Heerenveen's academy, rising through the ranks at Leeuwarden clubs LAC Frisia 1883 and Cambuur, before making his senior Heerenveen debut against AZ Alkmaar in 2006.[2][3]

In the summer of 2009, Ghoochannejhad folded his contract with Heerenveen due to his focus on his academic studies at the Vrije University of Amsterdam, studying jurisprudence and political theory.[2] After meeting Marc Overmars, he convinced Ghoochannejhad to sign for the Go Ahead Eagles.[2][3]

Cambuur

In his first game for Cambuur, on 22 January 2010 against BV Veendam, he scored his first goal after nine seconds for his new team, tying Johan Cruyff's record for the fastest goal in the Netherlands.[2][4][5] During his time at Cambuur, he also played as a winger. On 14 February 2011, Ghoochannejhad scored a hat trick against FC Emmen.[6]

Sint-Truiden

In June 2011, Ghoochannejhad transferred to Sint-Truiden,[7] scoring his first goal in the Belgian Pro League against Club Brugge.[8]

Standard Liège

On 31 August 2012, Sint-Truiden came to an agreement with Standard Liège. Ghoochannejhad joined Standard Liège in January 2013 after signing a three-and-a-half-year deal, while scoring 10 goals in 12 matches in the half-season he remained with Sint-Truiden. The following season, he represented Liège in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[9]

Charlton Athletic

On 30 January 2014, Ghoochannejhad joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a two-and-a-half-year deal, becoming the second Iranian after Karim Bagheri to play for the Addicks.[10][11] On 1 February, he made his first appearance for Charlton in a 2–1 defeat away to Wigan Athletic, where he played the full 90 minutes and hit the bar with a shot on goal in the first half.[12] He made his FA Cup debut in a 2–1 fifth round win at Sheffield Wednesday on 24 February.[13] He scored his first goal on 1 April in a 1–0 league win at Leeds United.[14]

Al-Kuwait (loan)

On 6 August 2014, Ghoochannejhad joined Al-Kuwait on a season-long loan deal.[15] On 15 August, he made his debut as a substitute against Qadsia SC in the Kuwait Super Cup. On 26 August, he scored his first goal in the 2014 AFC Cup against Persipura Jayapura.[16] He scored his first league goal for the club on 30 August in a 1–1 draw against Al Jahra. On 12 September, he scored 4 goals in an 8–1 win over Al-Sahel.[17][18] He then scored a hat trick in 14 minutes in another game for Al-Kuwait.[19] Ghoochannejhad scored 11 goals in 10 league matches with the club.

Al-Wakrah (loan)

In February 2015, Ghoochannejhad signed a four-month loan deal with Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah. He scored his first goal on 27 February 2015 against Umm Salal.[20] Al-Wakrah escaped relegation on the last day and Ghoochannejhad's loan deal expired at the end of the season.

Return to Charlton

In the summer of 2015, Ghoochannejhad announced he would be returning to Charlton Athletic for the 2015–16 season. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–1 League Cup victory against League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge.[21] He scored his first league goal of the season on 7 November 2015 in a 3–1 win against Sheffield Wednesday. He was released by the south London club on Thursday 19 May 2016 following the end of the 2015–16 season. In total, Ghoochannejhad made 42 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. He left the club after they got relegated.

Return to Heerenveen

On 22 June 2016, Ghoochannejhad returned to former club Heerenveen with a two year contract, In his first friendly match with the club he scored a brace and also earned an assist. He scored his first and second goals for Heerenveen 10 September 2016 in a 3–1 victory against Twente. He scored a brace in January 2017 in a match against ADO Den Haag, it was his second brace of the season and lifted Heerenveen to fourth place in the league. On 22 January 2017, Ghoochannejhad scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 loss against PSV Eindhoven. In the process he became the first ever Iranian to score a hat-trick in a top flight European league and became the first player to score a hat-trick away to PSV since the 1970s.

APOEL

Ghoochannejhad signed for Cypriot First Division club APOEL on 23 July 2018 on a two-year contract.[22]

International career

Ghoochannejhad during a match against Angola in 2014
Ghoochannejhad shaking hands with Argentinian players before 2014 FIFA World Cup Group match

Ghoochannejhad represented the Netherlands from 2003 to 2007, having played for the Netherlands national under-19 football team.[5] After being invited to the Iranian national team by coach Carlos Queiroz, he made his senior national team debut on 16 October 2012 in Iran's 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier victory against South Korea,[23] while scoring his first two goals in his third international cap against Lebanon in a 5–0 Asian Cup qualifier win.[24] On 4 June 2013, Ghoochannejhad scored the lone goal in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar.[25] Days later, he scored against Lebanon in a 4–0 win.[26] He scored the winning goal again in the next match, a 1–0 win against South Korea.[27] This led to Iran's qualification at the top of their group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[28]

His goal-scoring streak continued, scoring in each of the Asian Cup qualifying matches against Thailand and Lebanon to secure Iran's spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as well as becoming the top scorer of the qualifiers and bringing his tally to six goals in six consecutive competitive international matches.[29] Ghoochannejhad scored on 5 March 2014 against Guinea in a friendly to bring his record to seven goals in seven matches with a total of nine goals in eleven matches.[30]

On 1 June 2014, Ghoochannejhad was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[31] On 25 June 2014, he scored Iran's only goal of the tournament in the 3–1 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[32][33] He became the first ever Charlton Athletic player to score at a FIFA World Cup.[34]

On 30 December 2014, Ghoochannejhad was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad.[35] He scored the only goal in the team's final group stage match against the United Arab Emirates, ensuring Team Melli qualified from Group C in first place.[36] In the quarter-final match against Iraq, Ghoochannejhad scored Iran's third equalizer in the 119th minute as they drew 3–3 at Canberra Stadium and were eventually defeated 7–6 in a penalty shootout.[37]

On 1 September 2016, Ghoochannejhad scored a stoppage time winner in a 2–0 victory against Qatar in the final round of Asian World Cup Qualifying.

In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[38][39] but not played any minutes in the tournament. On 27 June 2018, Ghoochannejhad announced his retirement from international football on his Instagram.[40]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2018[41][42][43]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Others Total
Heerenveen2005–06Eredivisie 1000—0010
2007–08 0000—0000
2008–09 1000—0010
Go Ahead Eagles2006–07Eerste Divisie 13400—20154
FC Emmen (loan)2008–09Eerste Divisie 12100—00121
Go Ahead Eagles2009–10Eerste Divisie 10621—00127
SC Cambuur2009–10Eerste Divisie 13200—10142
2010–11 241311—202714
Belgium League Belgian Cup Europe Others Total
Sint-Truidense2011–12Pro League 221121—102512
2012–13Second Division 10633—00139
Standard Liège2012–13Pro League 7000002393
2013–14 1111700092
England League FA Cup Europe Others Total
Charlton Athletic2013–14Championship 15120—00171
2015–16 23211—11254
Kuwait League Emir Cup AFC Others Total
Kuwait SC2014–15Premier League 10111021101412
Qatar League Qatari Stars Cup AFC Others Total
Al-Wakrah2014–15Qatar Stars League 9200000092
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Others Total
Heerenveen2016–17Eredivisie 341942—113922
2017–18 33811—213610
APOEL2018–19First Division 0000300030
Total Netherlands 1415385—8215760
Belgium 40186570335626
England 383310011425
Kuwait 10111021101412
Qatar 9200000092
Cyprus 0000300030
Career total 238871811121136281105
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Eredivisie and Belgian Pro League playoffs, EFL Cup.

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 June 2018.[44]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201230
201388
201483
2015102
201653
201760
201840
Total4416

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[43]

Personal life

Ghochannejad is the son of Jalal and Mahin Ghoochannejhad. His uncle, Jabar Ghoochannejhad, is a volleyball coach in Iranian Volleyball Super League.[45] Agil Etemadi, an Iranian-Dutch footballer who currently plays for Almere City is his cousin.[46]

Ghoochannejhad married Servin Bayat, sister of Iranian actress Sareh Bayat on 30 March 2016 in a private ceremony held in Imam Reza mosque.[47][48] The couple have a son named Doran (born 29 January 2018).[49][50]

He said that he is a long time supporter of his home town football club, Aboomoslem, in his interview.[51]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Alec Cordolcini (23 July 2013). "Reza Ghoochannejhad – From Obscurity To Shooting Iran To 2014 World Cup". Insidefutbol.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Iranian Player Reza Ghoochannejhad scores for SC Cambuur after 9 seconds! Football YouTube". Fanchants.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Player profile Reza Ghoochannejhad". AFC. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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  7. ↑ Marc Reunes. "Reza: 'Op mijn 35ste wil ik perfect viool spelen' – Sportwereld". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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  12. ↑ "BBC Sport – Wigan Athletic 2–1 Charlton Athletic". Bbc.com. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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  33. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup™ - Matches - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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  36. ↑ "Up for Cup: stage set for Iran v Iraq". 19 January 2015.
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  40. ↑ "در اين جام جهانى و در روزهاى اخير، خيلى هاتون ازم يه سؤالى پرسيدين كه متاسفانه من هم جوابش رو هنوز نميدونم....شايد بهتره كه بعضى از سؤال ها بى جواب و بعضى از درها توى زندگى هميشه بسته بمونن.. به اين نتيجه رسيدم كه در قلبم، عشقِ به تيم ملى، هر روز بيشتر و بيشتر ميشه، اما عقلم، شخصيتم و غرورم اين اجازه رو به من نميدن كه بهترين پيرهن دنيا رو ديگه بر تن كنم.. دليلش نخواستن نيست، دليلش اينه كه بعضى مواقع بايد يك تصميم سختى رو بگيرى تا بتونى زندگى ات رو دوباره راحت ادامه بدى" (in Persian). Instagram. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  42. ↑ "R. Ghoochannejhad - Carrière". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  43. 1 2 Reza Ghoochannejhad at Soccerway
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  45. ↑ خطير, حسن قلي پور. "فارس".
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  47. ↑ "ازدواج رضا قوچان نژاد با سروین بیات ،خواهر ساره بیات + عکس".
  48. ↑ "90tv.ir - وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - قوچان‌نژاد با خواهر یکی از بازیگران سینما ازدواج کرد".
  49. ↑ "The best day of our life Mommy and baby are doing great". Instagram. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  50. ↑ رضا قوچان نژاد فوتبالیست کشورمان, نام دوران را برای پسرش انتخاب کرد!
  51. ↑ "رضا قوچان‌نژاد: دوست دارم ابومسلم را در لیگ برتر ببینم به مشهدي بودنم و بازي در تيم ملي ايران افتخار مي‌كنم". ایسنا - خراسان رضوی.
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