Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا خانزاده; born 11 May 1991) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Iran Pro League club Malavan F.C..

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
Team information
Current team
Malavan
Youth career
–2009 Rah Ahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Rah Ahan 9 (0)
2012–2015 Persepolis 33 (0)
2013–2014Zob 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)
2019–2021 Tractor 39 (3)
2021–2022 Gol Gohar Sirjan 10 (0)
2022–2023 Bashundhara Kings 10 (0)
2023– Malavan 1 (0)
International career
2006–2008 Iran U17 7 (3)
2008–2011 Iran U20 9 (2)
2011–2014 Iran U23 11 (2)
2012–2018 Iran 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023
‡ 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 000000
2010–11 000000
2011–12 900090
Persepolis 2012–13 12020140
201314 400040
Zob Ahan 15010160
Persepolis 2014–15 1703030230
Foolad 2015–16 11010120
Siah Jamegan 2016–17 20100201
Padideh 2017–18 25410264
Al Ahli Stars League 2018–19 13000130
Tractor Pro League 2019–20 27042302
2020–21 60000060
Career total 1615122301767

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

Bashundhara Kings

References

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