Sardar Azmoun

Sardar Azmoun
سردار آزمون
Azmoun with Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sardar Azmoun[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
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)
2015–2016Rostov (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)
2023–2024Roma (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 87 (55)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner 2012 Vietnam
WAFF U-15 Championship
Winner 2009 Jordan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 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.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Sardar Azmoun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.