Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sardar Azmoun[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 January 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Shabab Al Ahli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Oghab Gonbad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Shamoshak Gorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Etka Gorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Sepahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Rubin Kazan | 27 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Rostov (loan) | 35 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Rostov | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Rubin Kazan | 40 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 79 | (52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Roma (loan) | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Shabab Al Ahli | 6 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Iran U17 | 6 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 19 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Iran U23 | 4 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Iran | 89 | (56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Sardar Azmoun (Persian: سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmun); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for the UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli, and the Iran national team.
Azmoun made his debut for the Iran national team in 2014 aged 19. He has been a regular with Team Melli, playing in the 2015, 2019 and 2023 editions of the AFC Asian Cup, as well as the 2018 and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
After Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun is the second-most expensive Iranian player of all-time. He was also the youngest Iranian to score in a UEFA Champions League match.