Siavash Akbarpour

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Personal information
Siavash Akbarpour
Full name	Siavash Akbarpour
Date of birth	January 21, 1985 (1985-01-21) (age 23)
Place of birth	Shiraz, Iran
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Dhafra
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2004-2007 2007 - present	F.C. Fajr Sepasi Esteghlal F.C. Al-Dhafra	(19) 2 (2)
National team²
2002 - 2004 2006	Iran U-23 Iran	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Siavash Akbarpour (Persian: سیاوش اکبرپور, born January 21, 1985 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al-Dhafra in the UAE League and the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the striker position.

1 Club career
2 International career
- 2.1 Under-23 national team
- 2.2 Senior national team
3 Honurs

[edit] Club career

He started his professional career in Fajr Sepasi, and moved to Iranian giants Esteghlal in 2004. He was one of the club's main players in its 2005/06 IPL championship. In July 2007 he moved to the UAE and joined Al-Dhafra.

[edit] International career

[edit] Under-23 national team

He is a technically sound player who was first called up to the Iran national under-23 football team in the 2002 Asian Games, although because of his lack of experience he was ineffective. He was also part of the Iranian squad in Athens 2004 Olympics unsuccessful qualification campaign.

[edit] Senior national team

After his role in Esteghlal F.C.'s IPL championship, his former coach, Amir Ghalenoei, called Akbarpour to the senior Iran national football team. He made his debut in the 2007 Asian Cup qualification match against Taiwan in February 2006. His next cap was against UAE in which he assisted his former team-mate Reza Enayati's goal.