Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا خانزاده; born 11 May 1991) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

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 season on 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 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 9 June 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rah Ahan Pro League 2009–10 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2011–12 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Persepolis 2012–13 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
2013–14 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Zob Ahan 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Persepolis 2014–15 17 0 3 0 3 0 23 0
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 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Tractor Pro League 2019–20 27 0 4 2 — 30 2
2020–21 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 161 5 12 2 3 0 176 7

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2018.[13]
Iran
Year Apps Goals
2012 3 0
2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 6 1
Total 13 1

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[13]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 March 2018 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Sierra Leone 1–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Persepolis

Tractor

Bashundhara Kings

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 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. ^ "فوتبالی‌ترین | درگیری خانزاده با هوداران پرسپولیس در قطر".
  6. ^ "خانزاده 9 ماه از حضور در فوتبال ایران محروم شد". www.varzesh3.com.
  7. ^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ^ persianfootball.com[permanent dead link‍]
  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". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. ^ a b Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh at National-Football-Teams.com
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Khanzadeh
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