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Sardar Azmoun
File:2022 FIFA World Cup Match 17, Iran v Wales - 04.jpg
Azmoun with Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sardar Azmoun[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)
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
Representing File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner 2012 Vietnam
WAFF U-15 Championship
Winner 2009 Jordan
* 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.[3]

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]

Club[change]

As of match played 22 October 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
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
  1. ↑ Includes Russian Cup, DFB Pokal
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  4. ↑ Ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[change]

As of match played 17 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.[4]
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azmoun goal.
List of international goals scored by Sardar Azmoun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2014 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 4 January 2015 WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 15 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1–0 1–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
4 23 January 2015 Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 3–3
(6–7 p)		 2015 AFC Asian Cup
5 16 June 2015 Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 3 September 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 3–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 4–0
8 8 September 2015 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India File:Flag of India.svg 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 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 2–0
12 2 June 2016 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
13 2–1
14 3–1
15 7 June 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 5–0 6–0 Friendly
16 11 October 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 4 June 2017 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 1–0 2–1 Friendly
18 2–1
19 12 June 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 5 September 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 2–1
22 10 October 2017 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
23 27 March 2018 UCP Arena, Graz, Austria File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 1–0 2–1 Friendly
24 31 December 2018 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2–1 2–1 Friendly
25 7 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 4–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
26 12 January 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Vietnam.svg 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 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
29 10 September 2019 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 10 October 2019 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Cambodia.svg 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 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly
34 30 March 2021 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
35 7 June 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 2–0
37 15 June 2021 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 11 November 2021 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 16 November 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
40 29 March 2022 Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 27 September 2022 Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1–1 1–1 Friendly
42 13 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 1–0 6–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
43 16 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 4–1 5–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
44 5–1
45 20 June 2023 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
46 13 October 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 1–0 3–1 2023 Jordan International Tournament
47 17 October 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 3–0 4–0 2023 Jordan International Tournament

Youth level[change]

Under-17
International U-17 goals
1 12 January 2010 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4–3 Win Friendly
2 12 January 2010 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4–3 Win Friendly
3 12 January 2010 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4–3 Win Friendly
4 15 January 2010 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–0 Win Friendly
5 15 January 2010 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–0 Win Friendly
6 16 October 2010 Istanbul, Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1–0 Win Friendly
7 24 October 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 5–1 Win 2010 AFC U-16 Championship
Under-20
International U-20 goals
1 4 November 2011 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 4–0 Win 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2 4 November 2011 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 4–0 Win 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3 8 November 2011 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 2–0 Win 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 21 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 3–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
5 23 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 5–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
6 23 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 5–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
7 23 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 5–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
8 25 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1–1 Draw 2012 CIS Cup
9 27 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 3–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
10 29 January 2012 Saint Petersburg, Russia File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 4–0 Win 2012 CIS Cup
11 29 January 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 2–1 Win 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
12 29 January 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 2–1 Win 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
13 29 January 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4–1 Win 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
14 29 January 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4–1 Win 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
15 17 October 2012 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2–4 Loss Friendly
16 17 October 2012 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2–4 Loss Friendly
17 7 November 2012 Fujairah, United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 6–0 Win 2012 AFC U-19 Championship
18 10 October 2013 Kerman, Iran File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6–1 Win 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
19 10 October 2013 Kerman, Iran File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6–1 Win 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Under-23
International U-20 goals
1 23 March 2015 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 5–0 Win 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2 27 March 2015 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 3–0 Win 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3 29 March 2015 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 6–0 Win 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
4 29 March 2015 Tehran, Iran File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 6–0 Win 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Honours[change]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Iran U17

Iran U20

Iran

  • Jordan International Tournament: 2023

Individual

Personal life[change]

Sardar Azmoun was born into a Sunni Turkmen family. He speaks several languages fluently, including Persian, Turkmen, Turkish, English, and Russian. Azmoun enjoys horseback riding and communicated with his Turkmenistani coach, Kurban Berdyev, in Turkmen during his time at FC Rubin Kazan and FC Rostov. He chose jersey number 69 at Kazan as a tribute to the vehicle registration code of his hometown. Azmoun supports Real Madrid and has said playing for Fenerbahçe has been his childhood dream.[20]

His father, Khalil Azmoun, is a former Iranian national volleyball player and coach, having managed teams like Golgohar Sirjan and Javaheri Gonbad VC.

Retirement and Return to Football[change]

After Iran's exit from the 2018 World Cup, Azmoun retired from international football at the age of 23. He faced heavy criticism from fans, which he said worsened his mother’s illness. To support his family, he stepped away from the national team but later returned after taking a break.

Humanitarian Efforts[change]

Azmoun is a member of the Humanitarian Association of World Turkmens.

Other Interests[change]

Outside of football, Azmoun is passionate about horses and runs the Serik Horse Complex in his hometown, Gonbad-e Kavus. He owns 52 horses and is involved in thoroughbred racing and breeding. In 2020, he purchased a horse named Serlik for $500,000, and in 2021, he bought another horse for $70,000. Both horses are trained by Australian jockey Michelle Payne.[21]

Azmoun also owns the Serik Gonbad Kavus Women’s Volleyball Club, which competes in the Iran Women’s Volleyball Premier League as of the 2022–23 season.

References[change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sardar Azmoun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  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 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sardar Azmoun: Top Career Highlights and Achievements". 3 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 S. Azmoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Sardar Azmoun at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  6. ↑ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in русский). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "«Зенит» – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in русский). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  11. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
  12. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" в Калининграде и завоевал шестой Суперкубок России" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Исполком РФС утвердил 33 лучших футболиста сезона-2019/20" (in русский). Russian Football Union. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Исполком РФС утвердил список 33 лучших футболистов сезона 2020/2021" (in русский). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Сердар Азмун стал лучшим игроком марта по версии пользователей "ВКонтакте"!" (in русский). Russian Premier League. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Курбан Бердыев: «Вы задаете вопросов больше, чем следователь вчера…» Часть 2-я". sport.business-gazeta.ru (in русский). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  21. ↑ Reynolds - @Reynolds_R, Ryan. "'Iranian Messi' expands stable". RACING.COM. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

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