Sardar Azmoun
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Sardar Azmoun (Persian: سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmun); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, and the Iran national team.
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Full name | Sardar Azmoun[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Roma (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Oghab Gonbad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | GolGohar Sirjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Iran U17 | 6 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 19 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Iran U23 | 4 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Iran | 81 | (52) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 |
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Azmoun made his debut for the Iran national team in 2014 aged 19. He has been a regular with Team Melli, playing in the 2015, 2019 and 2023 editions of the AFC Asian Cup, as well as the 2018 and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
After Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun is the second-most expensive Iranian player of all-time. He was also the youngest Iranian to score in a UEFA Champions League match.