Sajjad Shahbazzadeh

Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Persian: سجاد شهباززاده‎, born 23 January 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan.

Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
Personal information
Full name Sajad Shahbazzadeh
Date of birth (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990
Place of birth Ardabil, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sepahan
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2009 Zob Ahan Ardabil
2009–2010 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Saipa 90 (20)
2014–2016 Esteghlal 56 (19)
2016–2017 Alanyaspor 4 (1)
2017 Naft Tehran 5 (0)
2017–2018 Esteghlal 8 (0)
2018 Qatar SC 2 (0)
2018– Sepahan 66 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021

Club career

Youth clubs

As a native of Ardabil, Shahbazzadeh started playing football as a child in Inter Campus of Ardabil, before moving to Zob Ahan Ardabil at the age of 14.[1]

Saipa

Shahbazzadeh had played his entire career at Saipa from 2010 until 2014.[2] In his last season with Saipa he scored 9 goals in all competition which lead him to move to the league giant Esteghlal.

2014–15 Season

He signed for Esteghlal in summer 2014.[3] He made his debut for Esteghlal in 2–1 win over Rah Ahan. His first goal for the club was the winning goal against Esteghlal Khuzestan.[4] He played his first Tehran derby on 23 November in a 2–1 defeat which he scored Esteghlal's only goal of the match.[5] On 4 February he played against his former team Saipa and scored the single goal of the match.[6] He finished his first season with Esteghlal with 12 goals in the league which made him the runner-up in the season's Golden Boot, behind Éder Luciano.[7]

2015–16 Season
Shahbazzadeh (left) celebrating with Pero Pejić after Pejić scored against Saipa

Shahbazzzadeh scored a brace in the first game of the season against Siah jamegan which Esteghlal won 2–1.[8] After 3 weeks of injury he scored his second goal in a 2–0 win against Gostaresh.[9] He ended the season with 7 league goals and 4 goals in Hazfi Cup which made him the top scorer of the competition.

In summer of 2016 Shahbazzadeh announced he wanted to leave Esteghlal for a European team, however Esteghlal refused to let the player leave as he was still under contract with the club. After weeks of negotiations on 20 July 2016, he was finally released from Esteghlal.[10]

Alanyaspor

On 22 July 2016, he officially joined the recently promoted club in Turkish Süper Lig.[11] On 20 August he made his debut in a 4–1 loss against Beşiktaş J.K. entering as a substitute for Jonathan Ayité. On 26 August he started his first match for the club against Antalyaspor which Alanyaspor won 2–1. During his second start for the club on December 25, 2016, he scored his first goal for the club against Turkish giants Galatasaray.[12]

Shahbazzadeh left the club in January 2017 after not receiving adequate playing time.

Naft Tehran

After failing to return to Esteghlal due to the club's transfer ban, Shahbazzadeh joined Naft tehran during winter transfers.[13] He scored Naft's winning goal against Tractor Sazi in Hazfi cup's final in May 2017.[14]

Return to Esteghlal

On 14 June, Shahbazzadeh Return to Esteghlal from Naft Tehran.[15] Esteghlal's coach Alireza Mansourian had promised to keep the shirt number 10 vacant until Shahbazzadeh returns and upon his return, he was assigned the shirt number 10, as he was wearing it in his previous spell.[16]

On 10 July 2017 during Esteghlal's pre-season, he played in a friendly against Pars Jonoubi Jam which he managed to score.[17][18] He played his first official league match on 28 June 2017, in Esteghlal's opening match of the season, which they lost 1–0 against Sanat Naft.[19] On 17 August 2017, Shahbazzadeh suffered a knee injury in a 1–0 defeat against Saipa.[20] He returned in action against Foolad on 13 October.[21] Due to consecutive injuries, fell behind fellow striker Ali Ghorbani and new Esteghlal coach Winfried Schäfer asked him to search for a new club for the rest of 2017–18 season.[22] On 14 January 2018, he officially terminated his contract with the club.[23]

Qatar SC

On 17 January 2018, Shahbazzadeh signed with Qatari side Qatar SC.[24] Two days later, he was included in the starting line up against Al-Markhiya[25][26] in which assisted Patrick Fabiano's single goal of the match.[27] However his contract was terminated by the club 13 days after signing for them and Luis Antonio Jiménez replaced him in the squad. The reason for contract termination was due to the continues injuries he was dealing earlier in the season.[28][29]

Sepahan

On 30 May 2018, Shahbazzadeh returned to Iran joining Sepahan where he reunited with his former coach Amir Ghalenoei.[30] On 27 July, he made his debut against Sanat Naft.[31] A week later he opened his scoring tally with a brace against Sepidrood, with the team winning 6–1 away from home.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 January 2021[33]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran Division Hazfi Cup AFC Total
Saipa2010–11Iran Pro League 9100––91
2011–12 21410––224
2012–13 31600––316
2013–14 29910––309
Esteghlal2014–15301221––3213
2015–16 26744––3011
Turkey Division Turkish Cup UEFA Total
Alanyaspor2016–17Süper Lig 4110––51
Iran Division Hazfi Cup AFC Total
Naft Tehran2016–17Iran Pro League 8011––81
Esteghlal2017–18 84100090
Qatar Division Emir Cup AFC Total
Qatar SC2017–18Qatar Stars League 2000––20
Iran Division Hazfi Cup AFC Total
Sepahan2018–19Iran Pro League 29641––337
2019–20 2332151305
2020-21 12101210
Iran total 226621685124771
Turkey total 4110––51
Qatar total 2000––20
Career total 232631785125472

Honours

Club
Esteghlal
Naft Tehran

Individual

References
  1. "شهباززاده؛ اردبیلی که عاشق دشمنان دایی است!" (in Persian).
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/players/sajjad-shahbazzadeh/139434/
  3. "فخرالدینی و شهباززاده به استقلال پیوستند؛امید ابراهیمی در یک قدمی آبی‌ها" (in Persian).
  4. "شهباززاده: خوشحالم که گل ۳ امتیازی زدم" (in Persian).
  5. "سجاد شهباززاده:برای دربی حذفی لحظه‌شماری می‌کنیم/استقلال بدون من هم می‌برد" (in Persian).
  6. "گل زیبای شهباززاده به سایپا+فیلم" (in Persian).
  7. "ادینیو با اقتدار آقای گل لیگ چهاردهم شد" (in Persian).
  8. "سیاه جامگان 1 - استقلال 2/ پیروزی با گل های شهباززاده (+عکس)" (in Persian).
  9. "پیروزی استقلال مقابل گسترش فولاد و صعود به رده دوم جدول" (in Persian).
  10. "فوری؛ سجاد شهباززاده رسما از استقلال جدا شد" (in Persian). Tarafdari.
  11. "شهباززاده به آلانیا اسپور پیوست + عکس" (in Persian).
  12. "Galatasaray 5-1 Alanyaspor / Maç ÖzetiKaynak: Galatasaray 5-1 Alanyaspor / Maç Özeti" (in Turkish).
  13. "سجاد شهباززاده به نفت تهران پیوست" (in Persian). Tarafdari.
  14. "تراکتورسازی 0-1 نفت تهران؛ قهرمانی شاگردان شهریار در دیار نفت" (in Persian). Tarafdari.
  15. "سجاد شهباززاده به خانه اش برگشت" (in Persian).
  16. "پیراهن شماره 10 دوباره به شهباززاده رسید" (in Persian).
  17. "پای شهباززاده به گلزنی باز شد" [Shahbazzadeh managed to score] (in Persian).
  18. "پارس‌جم اولین قربانی لیگ برتری استقلال" (in Persian).
  19. "صنعت نفت آبادان 1-0 استقلال؛ اولین شکست آبی ها در جهنم زرد رقم خورد" (in Persian).
  20. "دوری چهار هفته ای شهباززاده از تمرینات" (in Persian).
  21. "استقلال 0_0 فولاد خوزستان؛ بازی سرد و پر اشتباه در روز رونمایی از شفر" (in Persian). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  22. "پایان کار شهباززاده در استقلال" (in Persian). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  23. "شهباززاده از استقلال جدا شد" (in Persian). 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  24. "رسمی: شهباززاده بازیکن القطر شد" (in Persian). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  25. "شهباززاده به ترکیب القطر رسید (عکس)" (in Persian). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  26. https://www.skynewsarabia.com/web/match/2704643
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  28. "القطر قرارداد شهباززاده را فسخ کرد" (in Persian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  29. "دلیل فسخ قرارداد شهباززاده با القطر" (in Persian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  30. "رسمی؛ سجاد شهباززاده به سپاهان اصفهان پیوست (عکس)" (in Persian). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  31. "سپاهان 0-0 صنعت نفت آبادان؛ بازی سرد در ورزشگاه خالی" (in Persian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  32. "سپیدرود 1-6 سپاهان؛ قدرت‌نمایی بیرحمانه شاگردان قلعه نویی در رشت" (in Persian). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  33. "Iran - S. SHAHBAZZADEH - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
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