Pejman Montazeri

Pejman Montazeri
Personal information
Date of birth6 September 1983
Place of birthAhvaz, Iran
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Umm-Salal
Number33
Youth career
2001–2004Foolad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2007Foolad81(6)
2007–2014Esteghlal209(10)
2014–Umm-Salal33(2)
National team‡
2005–2006Iran U-238(1)
2007–Iran28(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 6 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Pejman Montazeri (Persian: پژمان منتظری‎, born September 6, 1983) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for Umm Salal SC in the Qatar Stars League and the Iranian national team.[1]

Club career

Foolad

He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foolad squad that won the Iran Pro League in 2005, Montazeri played for Foolad in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage.[2]

Esteghlal

After Foolad was relegated to the Azadegan League, Montazeri signed with Esteghlal. He had been a regular player for the team in his first two seasons, where he won the Iran Pro League and the Hazfi Cup. He extended his contract with Esteghlal until 2013 where he won the league title in the 2012–13 season. He also reached the semi-final of the Asian Champions League with Esteghlal.

Umm Salal

Montazeri transferred to Umm Salal on 5 January 2014. When Montazeri joined Umm Salal, the club was in danger of relegation, but under the leadership of Montazeri, Umm Salal avoided relegation and finished 7th place.

Club career statistics

Last update 6 February 2015

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 Foolad Pro League 292––292
2005–0628161342
2006–0724220––262
2007–08 Esteghlal 31261––373
2008–092802040340
2009–103222071413
2010–113223160413
2011–122824070392
2012–132913181403
2013–141911040241
Qatar League Emir Cup Asia Total
2013–14 Umm-Salal Stars League 14010––150
2014–15 16100––161
Total Iran 2841522342334820
Total Qatar 29110––301
Career total 3131623342337821
Montazeri playing for Esteghlal in AFC Champions League in 2013
SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Foolad1
09–10Esteghlal1
11–12Esteghlal2
12–13Esteghlal1
13–14Esteghlal0
13–14Umm-Salal0
14–15Umm-Salal1

International career

Pejman Montazeri was a member of Iran U-23, participating in the 2006 Asian Games. He was called to the national team for World Cup 2014 qualification, 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2012 WAFF Championship by coach Carlos Queiroz. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. He played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage. [3] However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 2011 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Palestine 5–0 7–0 Friendly

Personal life

His brother, Nadar Montazeri plays in the Iranian national rugby team and his cousin, Roozbeh Madadi currently is a coach in the Iranian national football academy in Tehran.

Honours

Club

Foolad
Esteghlal

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Umm Salal Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Saaid, Hamdan (2006-03-30). "Asian Champions League 2006 Details". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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