Maziar Zare

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Maziar Zare
Personal information
Full name	Maziar Zare Eshghdoost
Date of birth	December 22, 1984 (1984-12-22) (age 23)
Place of birth	Bandar Anzali, Iran
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Malavan
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-present	Malavan	78 (6)
National team2
2005-2006 2007-Present	Iran U23 Iran	6 (2) 6 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Maziar Zare Eshghdoost (born December 22, 1984 in Bandar Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for and is captain of Malavan. He usually plays in the midfielder position.

He is dubbed as The New Ghayeghran after the late Sirous Ghayeghran, an Iranian footballing legend who also played for Malavan and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.

[edit] International career

Maziar Zare was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in the 2006 Asian Games, where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Iran in a match vs Iraq.