Maziar Zare

Maziar Zare

Zare with Persepolis in 2008
Personal information
Full name Maziar Zare Eshghdoust
Date of birth 22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) (age 27)
Place of birth Bandar Anzali, Iran
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Persepolis
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2004 Malavan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Malavan 105 (7)
2008–2009 Persepolis 30 (4)
2009–2010 Emirates Club 13 (2)
2010 Al-Sharjah 4 (0)
2010– Persepolis 46 (6)
National team
2006 Iran U23 6 (2)
2007– Iran 20 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Maziar Zare Eshghdoust (Persian: مازیار زارع عشقدوست, born 22 December 1984 in Bandar Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He is a right-footed Defensive Midfielder.

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.

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Club career

He Played 4 seasons for Malavan and moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2008 and played in AFC Champions League for the team and was the regular player for the team which he took the penalties. After a disappointing season in UAE he returned to Persepolis in 2010 and won the Hazfi Cup in the first season.

Club Career Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2004-05 Malavan Pro League 29 1 1 0 30 1
2005-06 25 1 1 1 26 2
2006-07 24 1 2 0 26 1
2007-08 27 4 1 0 28 4
2008-09 Persepolis 30 4 2 1 5 1 37 6
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2009-10 Emirates UAE League[1] 13 2 6 0 19 2
2009-10 Al Sharjah 4 0 0 0 4 0
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010-11 Persepolis Pro League 32 4 6 0 4 1 42 5
2011-12 13 2 3 2 0 0 16 4
Total Iran 181 17 16 4 9 2 208 23
United Arab Emirates 17 2 6 0 0 0 23 2
Career total 198 19 22 4 9 2 231 25
Season Team Assists
05-06 Malavan 2
06-07 Malavan 0
07-08 Malavan 4
08-09 Persepolis 0
10-11 Persepolis 0
11–12 Persepolis 0

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. He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli. He also was invited in June 2011 by Carlos Queiroz.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  China PR 3-1 3-1 Friendly
2 9 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Singapore 4-0 6-0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 23 March 2009 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City  Kuwait 1-0 1-0 Friendly

Honours

References

  1. ^ http://proleague.ae/en/person/mazyar-zare-eshghdoost.html
  2. ^ goal.com

Iran Premier League Stats

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