Sardar Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun (Persian: سردار آزمون; born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Iran national team.
File:Sardar Azmoun 2019-08-30.jpg Azmoun with Zenit in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sardar Azmoun[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran[1] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Oghab Gonbad | ||
2008–2009 | Shamoushak Gorgan | ||
2009–2010 | Etka Gorgan | ||
2010–2013 | Sepahan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Sepahan | 0 | (0) |
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– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Iran U17 | 6 | (7) |
2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 19 | (19) |
2015 | Iran U23 | 4 | (4) |
2014– | Iran | 60 | (39) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Azmoun played his first game for the Iran national team in 2014 when he was 19. He played in the 2015, 2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Azmoun is the second-most expensive Iranian player of all-time behind Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He is the youngest Iranian to score in a Champions League game and he is the highest Iranian scorer in the UEFA Champions League, scoring four goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 December 2021[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sepahan | 2011–12 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 17 | 5 | ||
2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Total | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
Rostov | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||
2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14[d] | 5 | — | 41 | 12 | ||
Total | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 25 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
Total | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 3 | — | 16 | 12 | |
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | 1[c] | 2 | 38 | 21 | |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 19 | |
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | 1[c] | 1 | 20 | 9 | |
Total | 79 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 61 | ||
Career total | 208 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 257 | 103 |
- ↑ Includes Russian Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- ↑ Ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2021[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iran | 2014 | 3 | 1 |
2015 | 11 | 7 | |
2016 | 8 | 8 | |
2017 | 8 | 6 | |
2018 | 10 | 2 | |
2019 | 10 | 8 | |
2020 | 1 | 1 | |
2021 | 9 | 6 | |
Total | 60 | 39 |
- As of match played 16 November 2021.[3]
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azmoun goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2014 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Korea Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 4 January 2015 | WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia | Iraq | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 15 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | Qatar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
4 | 23 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia | Iraq | 1–0 | 3–3 (6–7 p) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
5 | 16 June 2015 | Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 3 September 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Guam | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 4–0 | |||||
8 | 8 September 2015 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | India | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 24 March 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
10 | 29 March 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Oman | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 2–0 | |||||
12 | 2 June 2016 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 2–1 | |||||
14 | 3–1 | |||||
15 | 7 June 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Kyrgyzstan | 5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
16 | 11 October 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Korea Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 4 June 2017 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
18 | 2–1 | |||||
19 | 12 June 2017 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
20 | 5 September 2017 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Syria | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
21 | 2–1 | |||||
22 | 10 October 2017 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
23 | 27 March 2018 | UCP Arena, Graz, Austria | Algeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
24 | 31 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
25 | 7 January 2019 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Yemen | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
26 | 12 January 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
27 | 2–0 | |||||
28 | 24 January 2019 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | China PR | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
29 | 10 September 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
30 | 10 October 2019 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Cambodia | 2–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
31 | 5–0 | |||||
32 | 7–0 | |||||
33 | 8 October 2020 | Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
34 | 30 March 2021 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Syria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
35 | 7 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
36 | 2–0 | |||||
37 | 15 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | Iraq | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
38 | 11 November 2021 | Saida Municipal Stadium,Sidon, Lebanon | Lebanon | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
39 | 16 November 2021 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Youth level
- Under-17
International U-17 goals | |||||||
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1 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | Turkey | 4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
2 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | Turkey | 4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
3 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | Turkey | 4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
4 | 15 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | Japan | 2–0 | Win | Friendly | |
5 | 15 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | Japan | 2–0 | Win | Friendly | |
6 | 16 October 2010 | Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 1–0 | Win | Friendly | |
7 | 24 October 2010 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Oman | 5–1 | Win | 2010 AFC U-16 Championship |
- Under-20
- Under-23
International U-23 goals | |||||||
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1 | 23 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | Nepal | 5–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
2 | 27 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] | 3–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
3 | 29 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | Afghanistan | 6–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
4 | 29 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | Afghanistan | 6–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
Honours
Sepahan
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2018–19,[5][6] 2019–20,[7] 2020–21
- Russian Cup: 2019–20[8]
- Russian Super Cup: 2020,[9] 2021[10]
Iran U17
Iran U20
Individual
- Commonwealth of Independent States Cup top scorer: 2012[12]
- List of 33 Best Footballers of the Russian Championship: 2015–16, 2018–19[13][14]
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[15]
- Russian Premier League Player of the Season: 2020–21[16]
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: March 2019[17]
- Russian Premier League top goalscorer: 2019–20 (17 goals)[18]
- IFFHS AFC Man Team of the Year: 2020[19]
Sardar Azmoun Media
Azmoun in training with Rubin Kazan
Azmoun playing for Rostov against Kuban Krasnodar on 16 March 2015
Azmoun in a match against Ajax in 2016
Azmoun playing for Rubin Kazan in 2017
Azmoun playing for Iran against Sergio Ramos of Spain, 2018 FIFA World Cup
Azmoun playing for Iran against Portugal, 2018 FIFA World Cup
Azmoun celebrating his goal against Vietnam in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sardar Azmoun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "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 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 S. Azmoun at Soccerway
- ↑ Sardar Azmoun at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ (in ru) Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion. Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019. https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_23429.html.
- ↑ (in ru) 20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019. https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2019-05-04-20-igrokov-zenita-vpervye-stali-chempionami-rossii.htm.
- ↑ Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions. Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020. https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25060.html.
- ↑ Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit. Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020. https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25197.html.
- ↑ (in ru) "Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России. Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020. https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25304.html.
- ↑ (in ru) «Зенит» обыграл «Локомотив» в Калининграде и завоевал шестой Суперкубок России. Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021. https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_26834.html.
- ↑ "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "РФС назвал лучшими в прошедшем сезоне шестерых игроков "Ростова"" (in русский). Big Rostov. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"" (in русский). Russian Football Union. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "All individual award winners for RPL 2020/21 season". Russian Premier League. 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Сердар Азмун стал лучшим игроком марта по версии пользователей "ВКонтакте"!" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "17-й гол Азмуна в сезоне принёс "Зениту" волевую победу над "Ростовом"" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
Other websites
- Sardar Azmoun on Instagram
- Serdar Azmoun
- Sardar Azmoun – UEFA competition record
- Interview with RubinTV