Maziar Zare

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Maziar Zare

Zare in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMaziar Zare Eshghdoust
Date of birth (1984-12-22) 22 December 1984
Place of birthBandar Anzali, Iran
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Club information
Current clubMalavan
Number9
Youth career
2000–2004Malavan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2008Malavan105(7)
2008–2009Persepolis30(4)
2009–2010Emirates Club13(2)
2010Al-Sharjah4(0)
2010–2012Persepolis59(6)
2012–Malavan45(5)
National team‡
2006Iran U236(2)
2007–Iran23(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012

Maziar Zare Eshghdoust (Persian: مازیار زارع عشقدوست‎, born 22 December 1984 in Bandar Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Malavan 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.

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. He was one of the regular players of the team during the second season but was mostly substituted towards the end of the season when Mustafa Denizli was the coach. In June 2012, he moved back to Malavan along with former teammate Pejman Noori.

Club career statistics

  • Last Update: 30 April 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2004–05MalavanPro League 29110–301
2005–06 25111–262
2006–07 24120–261
2007–08 27410–284
2008–09Persepolis 3042151376
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2009–10EmiratesUAE League[1] 13260–192
Al Sharjah 4000–40
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010–11PersepolisPro League 3246041425
2011–12 2723250354
2012–13Malavan 26310–273
2013–140000–00
Total Iran 2202017414225126
United Arab Emirates 1726000232
Career total 2372223414227428
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Malavan2
06–070
07–084
08–09Persepolis0
10–110
11–120
12–13Malavan1

International career

Zare before a match against his former side, Persepolis in Azadi Stadium

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] to participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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

Persepolis

References

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

Iran Premier League Stats

External links

Malavan F.C. – current squad
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