Ashkan Dejagah

Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (Persian: سید اشكان دژآگه, born 5 July 1986), known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[3][4][5]

Ashkan Dejagah
Ashkan Dejagah 2018.jpg
Dejagah training with Iran in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSeyed Ashkan Dejagah[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthTehran, Iran
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
0000–1999Reinickendorfer Füchse
1999–2000Tennis Borussia Berlin
2000–2004Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007Hertha BSC II72(23)
2004–2007Hertha BSC26(1)
2007–2012VfL Wolfsburg132(18)
2012–2014Fulham43(5)
2014–2017Al Arabi45(8)
2017VfL Wolfsburg0(0)
2017VfL Wolfsburg II2(0)
2018Nottingham Forest1(0)
2018–2021Tractor62(10)
2021–2022Al Shahania14(7)
2022–2023Foolad20(1)
National team
2002–2003Germany U1710(4)
2003–2004Germany U184(2)
2004Germany U1911(3)
2004–2005Germany U205(2)
2005–2009Germany U2120(4)
2012–2019Iran59(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2023

He played for the Iranian national team from 2012 to 2019. He was part of the Iran squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 1 March 2021[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2003–04 Oberliga 16 2 16 2
2004–05 Regionalliga Nord 22 6 1 0 23 6
2005–06 23 12 23 12
2006–07 11 3 11 3
Total 72 23 1 0 73 23
Hertha BSC 2004–05 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0
2005–06 3 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2006–07 22 1 2 0 1[b] 0 25 1
Total 26 1 3 0 4 0 33 1
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 31 8 5 1 36 9
2008–09 27 3 4 1 7[a] 0 38 4
2009–10 24 1 1 0 8[c] 0 33 1
2010–11 23 3 0 0 23 3
2011–12 26 3 1 0 27 3
2012–13 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 132 18 11 2 15 0 158 20
Fulham 2012–13 Premier League 21 0 3 0 0 0 24 0
2013–14 22 5 2 1 1[d] 0 25 6
Total 43 5 5 1 1 0 49 6
Al-Arabi 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 24 5 0 0 24 5
2015–16 21 3 0 0 21 3
Total 45 8 0 0 45 8
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 2[e] 0 2 0
VfL Wolfsburg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 2 0 0 0 2 0
Nottingham Forest 2017–18 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tractor 2018–19 Iran Pro League 24 6 1 0 25 6
2019–20 24 2 5 3 29 5
2020–21 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Total 59 10 6 3 0 0 65 13
Career total 380 65 25 6 19 0 3 0 427 71
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Football League Cup
  5. Appearances in Bundesliga Relegation play-offs

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iran 2012 5 2
2013 5 2
2014 8 0
2015 13 2
2016 7 1
2017 6 1
2018 8 1
2019 7 2
Total 59 11
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dejagah goal.
 
Dejagah on Iranian international duty against Turkmenistan in 2015; he scored his sixth Iran goal in this match.
List of international goals scored by Ashkan Dejagah[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 February 2012 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Qatar 1–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2–1
3 15 November 2013 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 1–0 3–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 19 November 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon   Lebanon 2–0 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 3 September 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Guam 1–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 12 November 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Turkmenistan 3–1 3–1  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 10 November 2016 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia   Papua New Guinea 1–0 8–1 Friendly
8 9 November 2017 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria   Panama 1–0 2–1 Friendly
9 28 May 2018 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Turkey 1–2 1–2 Friendly
10 7 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Yemen 2–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
11 20 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi] United Arab Emirates   Oman 2–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

 
Dejagah celebrating with Mahir Sağlık and Zvjezdan Misimović after scoring a goal in the match against VfL Bochum, 24 August 2008

VfL Wolfsburg

Tractor

Germany U21

Individual

Ashkan Dejagah Media

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2012 and 30/09/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. "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 19 June 2018.
  3. "رسمی؛ بازگشت ستاره جذاب به لیگ برتر".
  4. "Ashkan Dejagah – Player Profile". premierskills.britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. "German Jews Offended: Iranian-Born German Soccer Player Refuses to Play Israel". spiegel.de. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "A. Dejagah". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. "Ashkan Dejagah » Club matches". World Football. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. Ashkan Dejagah at National-Football-Teams.com
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  12. AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics. AFC. 29 May 2019. https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-technical-report-and-statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2020.