Saman Ghoddos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saman Ghoddos | ||
| Date of birth | September 6, 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Östersund | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | FC Malmö | ||
| 2007–2011 | Limhamn Bunkeflo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Limhamn Bunkeflo | 41 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Trelleborg | 18 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Syrianska | 54 | (14) |
| 2016– | Östersund | 39 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Sweden | 2 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2017 | |||
Saman Ghoddos (Persian: سامان قدوس, born 1993) is a Swedish international footballer who plays for Östersund in the Swedish Allsvenskan and the Swedish national team as a winger, striker, and attacking midfielder.[2]
Club career
Östersunds FK
Saman Ghoddos scored 10 league goals in his first season in the Allsvenskan for Östersunds FK.[3] After his good performances in the 2016 season, Saman drew interest from German club Hertha Berlin and Dutch club Ajax.[4][5]
Ghoddos started the 2017 season in fine form, leading Östersund to the Swedish Cup final with six goals in six games, including a brace in the semi-final against Häcken.[6] He scored his seventh domestic cup goal of the season in the final, leading Östersund to the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League with manager Graham Potter.[7]
In his UEFA debut, Ghoddos scored a goal and provided an assist for a 2–0 win against Galatasaray on 13 July 2017.[8] In the return leg, Ghoddos won a penalty with a dribble past Fernando Muslera.[9]
Club career statistics
- As of 2 May 2017[10]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Limhamn Bunkeflo | Division 1 | 2011 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Trelleborgs | 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Syrianska | Superettan | 2014 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 6 |
| 2015 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 30 | 11 | ||
| Östersund | Allsvenskan | 2016 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | ||
| Career Totals | 144 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 41 | ||
International career
Due to his Iranian heritage, Ghoddos is eligible to be called up by both Iran and Sweden. In December 2016, Ghoddos was called up by Sweden manager Janne Andersson for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Slovakia. He scored his first international goal for Sweden in a 6–0 win over Slovakia on 12 January 2017.[11] In an interview in July 2017, Ghoddos stated that he would accept an invitation to play for Carlos Queiroz's Iran should he be given one.[12][13]
International goals
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 January 2017 |  Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  Slovakia | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
Ghoddos' parents are both Iranian who are originally from the city of Ahvaz.[12]
Honours
Club
- Östersund[2]
References
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=8104
- 1 2 3 http://us.soccerway.com/players/saman-ghoddos/186724/
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/statistikligor/?scr=sl
- ↑ http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin-sport/hertha-bsc/holt-hertha-jetzt-schwedens-offensivstar-ghoddos
- ↑ http://blogg.fotbollskanalen.se/sillybloggen/2016/12/28/ajax-ryktas-visa-intresse-for-ghoddos-inte-kommit-nagot-bud/
- ↑ http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/svenska-cupen-1/tv-ostersund-till-cupfinal---ghoddos-sankte-hacken-stolt-over-killarna/
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2017/04/cupfinal2017/
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000887/match=2021836/index.html
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000887/match=2021876/index.html
- ↑ http://ca.soccerway.com/players/saman-ghoddos/186724/
- ↑ http://www.eurosport.com/football/international-friendlies/2017/live-sweden-slovakia_mtc917116/live.shtml
- 1 2 http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1430305/قدوس-دوست-دارم-برای-تیم-ملی-ایران-بازی-کنم
- ↑ http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?117620-Saman-Ghoddos-%C3%96stersunds-FK-2016/page95