Reza Ghoochannejhad
Reza with Sint-Truiden in 2012. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Mashhad, Iran | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
LAC Frisia 1883 | |||
Cambuur | |||
β2005 | Heerenveen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Appsβ | (Gls)β |
2005β2009 | Heerenveen | 2 | (0) |
2006β2007 | β Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2009 | β Emmen (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2009β2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | (6) |
2010β2011 | Cambuur | 37 | (15) |
2011β2013 | Sint-Truiden | 31 | (18) |
2013β2014 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | 10 | (4) |
2014β | Charlton Athletic | 1 | (0) |
National teamβ‘ | |||
2003 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
2003β2004 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
2005 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
2006β2007 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) |
2012β | Iran | 10 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:22, 1 February 2014 (UTC). β Appearances (Goals). |
Reza Ghoochannejhad (Persian: Ψ±ΨΆΨ§ ΩΩΪΨ§ΩβΩΪΨ§Ψ―β, born 20 September 1987), commonly known as Gucci,[1][2] is an Iranian footballer who plays for English club Charlton Athletic and the Iranian national team as a forward.
Club career
Heerenveen
Reza was born in Mashhad, Iran and emigrated to the Netherlands with his family when he was 8 years old, and was also musically talented as a violinist. Reza rose through the ranks at Leeuwarden clubs LAC Frisia 1883 and Cambuur, before transferring to Heerenveen in 2005.
In April 2006 he made his debut in professional football by the home match against AZ as a replacement for Fernando Derveld. Being loaned out of SC Heerenveen, he found playing time for the Go Ahead Eagles. The same was true of the first half of the 2008β09 season, but after the winter, the attacker loaned out to FC Emmen.
In the summer of 2009 Ghoochannejhad folded his contract with Heerenveen due to focus on his academic studies. In addition, he joined as an amateur with Go Ahead Eagles in his second contract with a club.
Cambuur
Although Ghoochannejhad was a member of Go Ahead in the winter season of 2009β10, he decided immediately to go to SC Cambuur, where he signed a contract for two-and-a-half years. In his first game for Cambuur, on 22 January 2010 against BV Veendam, nine seconds after he scored his first goal for his new team. In the first half-year at SC Cambuur, he is not always up to its promise. Partly because he often was used as a winger, by the strong play of Mark de Vries in rush hour. In addition, he played mostly as a substitute. Eventually, he played in 13 games this season and scored two goals against BV Veendam and against FC Oss.
In the 2010β11 season Ghoochannejhad finally broke through at Cambuur. The highlight of that season was his first hat trick of Cambuur (and in his career) against FC Emmen on 14 February 2011.
Sint-Truiden
On 17 June 2011 Reza transferred to Sint-Truiden. The duration of his contract with STVV was three years. His first goal in the Belgian Pro League came against the Belgian powerhouse club, Club Brugge. Despite injury woes that kept Reza sidelined for several weeks, he still managed to net 12 times in 22 appearances for Sint Truidense to not only attract interest from top sides in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium, but to also spark the high possibility that Reza will move on to a bigger club at the end of the Belgian play-offs.
Standard Liège
On 31 August 2012, Sint-Truiden came to an agreement with Standard LiΓ¨ge. Ghoochannejhad joined Standard LiΓ¨ge in January 2013 after signing a 3.5-year deal and being given the number 7 jersey, while scoring 10 goals in 12 matches in the half-season he remained with Sint-Truiden.[3] He scored his first goal for Liege on 19 May in a 4β3 playoff match win against Lokeren. The following season, he represented Liege in the 2013β14 UEFA Europa League.
Charlton Athletic
On 30 January 2014, Ghoochannejhad joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a 2.5-year deal,[4][5][6] becoming the second Iranian after Karim Bagheri to play for the Addicks. On 1 February, he made his first appearance for Charlton in a 2-1 defeat away to Wigan Athletic, where he played the full 90 minutes and hit the bar with a shot on goal in the first half.[7]
International career
He has represented the Netherlands U-19 team but is eligible to play for Iran. In the game against Lierse, Ghoochanejhad made a big impression on Iran manager Carlos Queiroz. In March 2012, Ghoochannejhad's uncle said that they are working on the paperwork to bring Ghoochannejhad to Iran to play for the national team. He made his national team debut on 16 October 2012 in Iran's 1β0 World Cup qualifier victory against South Korea, while scoring his first two goals in his third international cap against Lebanon in a 5β0 Asian Cup qualifier win. On 4 June 2013, Gucci scored the lone goal in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar. Days later, he scored against Lebanon in a 4β0 win. He scored the winning goal again in the next match, a 1β0 win against South Korea. This led to Iran's qualification at the top of their group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. His goal-scoring streak continued, scoring in each of the Asian Cup qualifying matches against Thailand and Lebanon to secure Iran's spot in the 2015 Asian Cup as well as bringing his tally to 6 goals in the last 6 consecutive international matches.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 February 2013 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Lebanon | 1β0 | 5β0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 4β0 | |||||
3. | 4 June 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 11 June 2013 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Lebanon | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 18 June 2013 | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea | South Korea | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 15 October 2013 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Thailand | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7. | 15 November 2013 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8. | 19 November 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | Lebanon | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Club career statistics
Last Update: 1 February 2014
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2005β06 | SC Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |
2006β07 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | β | 15 | 4 | |
2007β08 | SC Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | |
2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |||
FC Emmen | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 12 | 1 | ||
2009β10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | β | 12 | 7 | ||
SC Cambuur | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | β | 14 | 2 | |||
2010β11 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | β | 27 | 14 | |||
Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2011β12 | Sint-Truidense | Pro League | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | β | 23 | 12 | |
2012β13 | Second Division | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | β | 12 | 10 | ||
Standard Liège | Pro League | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
2013β14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2013β14 | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |
Total | Netherlands | 74 | 26 | 8 | 2 | β | 82 | 28 | ||
Belgium | 34 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 25 | ||
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 53 |
See also
References
- β [http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?110337-Reza-Ghoochannejad-Charlton-Athletic-2014. "Charlton Fan Thread"]. PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- β "Standard LiΓ¨ge Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- β http://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/hotnews/d/detail/reza-blijft-nog-6-maanden-bij-stvv
- β "Reza Ghoochannejhad is signed and completed". Twitter. 30 January 2014.
- β "Transfer news: Charlton sign Reza Ghoochannejhad from Standard Liege". Sky Sports. 30 January 2014.
- β "Reza Ghoochannejhad signs for Charlton [VIDEO]". PersianFootball.com. 30 January 2014.
- β http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_vQzshG08M&t=28s
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