Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا خانزاده‎; born 11 may 1991) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Tractor Sazi Tabriz as a defender. He is also last played in the Iran national football team.

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
Khanzadeh with Iran in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Darabi[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Tractor
Number 3
Youth career
–2009 Rah Ahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Rah Ahan 9 (0)
2012–2015 Persepolis 33 (0)
2013–2014 → Zob Ahan (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016 Foolad 11 (0)
2016–2017 Siah Jamegan 20 (1)
2017–2018 Padideh 25 (4)
2018–2019 Al Ahli 13 (0)
2019– Tractor 31 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 Iran U17 7 (3)
2008–2011 Iran U20 9 (2)
2011–2014 Iran U23 11 (2)
2012– Iran 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2018

Career

Rah Ahan

In 2009 Khanzadeh joined the Rah Ahan first team. Under the guidance of Ali Daei, Khanzadeh broke into the first team lineup late on in the season. He played in nine games, starting in eight and receiving two yellow cards.

Persepolis

He signed a three-years contract with Persepolis on 2 June 2012.[2] He made his debut for The Reds on 16 September 2012 while he used as a substitute against Naft Tehran.[3] After playing good games for his side, fans called him Persepolis' Raphaël Varane.

Loan to Zob Ahan

He was loaned to Zob Ahan until the end of 2013–14 season on 18 November 2013.[4] He made 15 league appearances for Zob Ahan before returning to Persepolis.

Return to Persepolis

Khanzadeh returned to Persepolis before the start of 2014–15 season after spending six months at Zob Ahan. On 22 April 2015 Khanzadeh and several team-mates were involved in an altercation with a Persepolis fan in Doha after Persepolis' 3–0 loss to Lekhwiya in the 2015 AFC Champions League.[5] On 28 April 2015 the Iranian Football Disciplinary Committee banned Khanzadeh from competing in any competitive matches in Iran for nine months, but he was allowed to continue to train with Persepolis.[6]

Foolad & Siah Jamegan

Khanzadeh joined to Foolad before the start of 2015–16 season and after a season was sold to Siah Jamegan.

Padideh

Khanzadeh signed a two-years contract with Padideh before the start of 2017–18. He scored 4 goals during his first season on the team.

International career

Youth

He was called to the Iran U23 team for AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification by coach Alireza Mansourian. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[7]

Senior

He was called up by Carlos Queiroz for the Team Meli training camp in Turkey and the match against Albania in May 2012; however, he did not play in the match.[8] He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.[9] He was a stand-by player for Team Melli in the tournament. Khanzadeh was not selected in Iran's final squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was subsequently named as the replacement for the injured Hashem Beikzadeh.[10] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of 9 June 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rah Ahan Pro League 2009–10 0000—00
2010–11 0000—00
2011–12 9000—90
Persepolis 2012–13 12020—140
2013–14 4000—40
Zob Ahan 15010—160
Persepolis 2014–15 1703030230
Foolad 2015–16 11010—120
Siah Jamegan 2016–17 20100—201
Padideh 2017–18 25410—264
Al Ahli Stars League 2018–19 13000—130
Tractor Pro League 2019–20 27042—302
2020–21 40000040
Career total 1595122301747

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2018.[13]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201230
201310
201430
201500
201600
201700
201861
Total131

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 2018Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Sierra Leone1–04–0Friendly

Honours
Persepolis
Tractor

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. Khanzadeh joins Persepolis Archived 4 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. First Game Persepolis Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Khanzadeh Loan to Zob Ahan Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://footballitarin.com/video_page.php?id=14450
  6. "خانزاده 9 ماه از حضور در فوتبال ایران محروم شد". www.varzesh3.com.
  7. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. persianfootball.com
  9. "Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA". Persian Football. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. Khanzadeh replaces injured Beikzadeh in Iran's Asian Cup squad
  11. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  12. "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh at National-Football-Teams.com
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