Maziar Zare

Maziar Zare

Zare in 2015
Personal information
Full name Maziar Zare Eshghdoust
Date of birth (1984-12-22) 22 December 1984
Place of birth Bandar Anzali, Iran
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
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)
2010–2012 Persepolis 59 (6)
2012–2016 Malavan 96 (9)
2016–2017 Khooneh Be Khooneh 23 (2)
National team‡
2006 Iran U23 6 (2)
2007–2014 Iran 34 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2016.
‡ 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 a retired Iranian Football player. He was a right-footed Defensive Midfielder.

He is dubbed as The New Ghayeghran after the late Sirous Ghayeghran, Malavan's legend 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 Nouri.

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
2004–05MalavanPro 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
2013–1426220–282
2014–1524110–251
2015–167110–81
Total Iran 2702520414230429
United Arab Emirates 1726000232
Career total 2942727414233531
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Malavan2
06–070
07–084
08–09Persepolis0
10–110
11–120
12–13Malavan1
13–144
14–150

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

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