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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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.
| 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
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