Sardar Azmoun
Appearance
![]() Azmoun with Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Roma (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Oghab Gonbad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Shamoushak Gorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Etka Gorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Sepahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | → Roma (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Iran U17 | 6 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 19 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Iran U23 | 4 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Iran | 73 | (47) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023 |
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.
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
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of match played 22 October 2023[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 17 | 5 | |
2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
Total | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
Rostov (loan) | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2015–16 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||
Total | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | ||
Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14[d] | 5 | — | 41 | 12 | |
Rubin Kazan | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
2018–19 | 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 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | 1[c] | 2 | 38 | 21 | ||
2020–21 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 19 | ||
2021–22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 2 | 1[c] | 1 | 21 | 10 | ||
Total | 79 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 62 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
2022–23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9[f] | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |||
Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 244 | 90 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 306 | 109 |
- ↑ Includes Russian Cup, DFB Pokal
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances 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
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[change | change source]- As of match played 17 October 2023[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 | |
2022 | 8 | 2 | |
2023 | 5 | 6 | |
Total | 73 | 47 |
- As of match played 17 October 2023.[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 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 4 January 2015 | WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 15 January 2015 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
4 | 23 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–3 (6–7 p) |
2015 AFC Asian Cup |
5 | 16 June 2015 | Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 3 September 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 4–0 | |||||
8 | 8 September 2015 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, 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 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 2–0 | |||||
12 | 2 June 2016 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 2–1 | |||||
14 | 3–1 | |||||
15 | 7 June 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
16 | 11 October 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 4 June 2017 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
18 | 2–1 | |||||
19 | 12 June 2017 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
20 | 5 September 2017 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
21 | 2–1 | |||||
22 | 10 October 2017 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
23 | 27 March 2018 | UCP Arena, Graz, Austria | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
24 | 31 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
25 | 7 January 2019 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
26 | 12 January 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
27 | 2–0 | |||||
28 | 24 January 2019 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
29 | 10 September 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
30 | 10 October 2019 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
2–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
31 | 5–0 | |||||
32 | 7–0 | |||||
33 | 8 October 2020 | Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
34 | 30 March 2021 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
35 | 7 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
36 | 2–0 | |||||
37 | 15 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
38 | 11 November 2021 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
39 | 16 November 2021 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
40 | 29 March 2022 | Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
41 | 27 September 2022 | Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
42 | 13 June 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–1 | 2023 CAFA Nations Cup |
43 | 16 June 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ![]() |
4–1 | 5–1 | 2023 CAFA Nations Cup |
44 | 5–1 | |||||
45 | 20 June 2023 | Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 CAFA Nations Cup |
46 | 13 October 2023 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Jordan International Tournament |
47 | 17 October 2023 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Jordan International Tournament |
Youth level
[change | change source]- Under-17
International U-17 goals | |||||||
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1 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
2 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
3 | 12 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
4–3 | Win | Friendly | |
4 | 15 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | Friendly | |
5 | 15 January 2010 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | Friendly | |
6 | 16 October 2010 | Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | Friendly | |
7 | 24 October 2010 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
5–1 | Win | 2010 AFC U-16 Championship |
- Under-20
- Under-23
International U-20 goals | |||||||
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1 | 23 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
2 | 27 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
3 | 29 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
6–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
4 | 29 March 2015 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
6–0 | Win | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
Honours
[change | change source]Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2018–19,[5][6] 2019–20,[7] 2020–21, 2021–22[8]
- Russian Cup: 2019–20[9]
- Russian Super Cup: 2020,[10] 2021[11]
Iran U17
Iran U20
Iran
- Jordan International Tournament: 2023
Individual
- CIS Cup top goalscorer: 2012[13]
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[14]
- Russian Football Union No. 1 Players: 2019–20, 2020–21[15][16]
- Russian Premier League Player of the Season: 2020–21
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: March 2019[17]
- Russian Premier League top goalscorer: 2019–20
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 2020[18]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ↑ Sardar Azmoun at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "«Зенит» – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
- ↑ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
- ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
- ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" в Калининграде и завоевал шестой Суперкубок России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
- ↑ "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "Исполком РФС утвердил 33 лучших футболиста сезона-2019/20" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "Исполком РФС утвердил список 33 лучших футболистов сезона 2020/2021" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "Сердар Азмун стал лучшим игроком марта по версии пользователей "ВКонтакте"!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
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