Sardar Azmoun

Sardar Azmoun
Azmoun with Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sardar Azmoun
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team 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)
International career‡
2009–2011 Iran U17 6 (7)
2011–2014 Iran U20 19 (19)
2015 Iran U23 4 (4)
2014– Iran 73 (47)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner2012 Vietnam
WAFF U-15 Championship
Winner2009 Jordan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

Club

As of match played 22 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rubin Kazan 2013–14 Russian Premier League 1441021—175
2014–15 13121——152
Total 275312100327
Rostov (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 11300—11124
2015–16 24900——249
Total 35120000113613
Rostov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 27700145—4112
Rubin Kazan 2017–18 Russian Premier League 26520——285
2018–19 14431——175
Total 4095100004510
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018–19 Russian Premier League 1290043—1612
2019–20 28173062123821
2020–21 24190040102919
2021–22 1570052112110
Total 7952301973310462
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 910020—111
2022–23 2341090—334
Total 3251011000445
Roma 2023–24 Serie A 400000—40
Career total 24490122461344306109
  1. ↑ Includes Russian Cup, DFB Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iran
201431
2015117
201688
201786
2018102
2019108
202011
202196
202282
202356
Total7347
As of match played 17 October 2023.
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 2014Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran South Korea1–01–0Friendly
2 4 January 2015WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia Iraq1–01–0Friendly
3 15 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Qatar1–01–02015 AFC Asian Cup
4 23 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia Iraq1–03–3
(6–7 p)		2015 AFC Asian Cup
5 16 June 2015Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 3 September 2015Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Guam3–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 4–0
8 8 September 2015Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India India1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 24 March 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran2–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 29 March 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Oman1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 2–0
12 2 June 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia Macedonia1–03–1Friendly
13 2–1
14 3–1
15 7 June 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kyrgyzstan5–06–0Friendly
16 11 October 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran South Korea1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 4 June 2017Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–02–1Friendly
18 2–1
19 12 June 2017Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Uzbekistan1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 5 September 2017Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Syria1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 2–1
22 10 October 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Russia1–01–1Friendly
23 27 March 2018UCP Arena, Graz, Austria Algeria1–02–1Friendly
24 31 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–12–1Friendly
25 7 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Yemen4–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup
26 12 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Vietnam1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
27 2–0
28 24 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates China2–03–02019 AFC Asian Cup
29 10 September 2019Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 10 October 2019Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Cambodia2–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 5–0
32 7–0
33 8 October 2020Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–02–1Friendly
34 30 March 2021Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Syria2–03–0Friendly
35 7 June 2021Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 2–0
37 15 June 2021Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain Iraq1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 11 November 2021Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon Lebanon1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 16 November 2021King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Syria1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
40 29 March 2022Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran Lebanon1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 27 September 2022Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria Senegal1–11–1Friendly
42 13 June 2023Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Afghanistan1–06–12023 CAFA Nations Cup
43 16 June 2023Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan4–15–12023 CAFA Nations Cup
44 5–1
45 20 June 2023Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–01–02023 CAFA Nations Cup
46 13 October 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–03–12023 Jordan International Tournament
47 17 October 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Qatar3–04–02023 Jordan International Tournament

Youth level

Under-17
International U-17 goals
112 January 2010Tehran, Iran Turkey4–3WinFriendly
212 January 2010Tehran, Iran Turkey4–3WinFriendly
312 January 2010Tehran, Iran Turkey4–3WinFriendly
415 January 2010Tehran, Iran Japan2–0WinFriendly
515 January 2010Tehran, Iran Japan2–0WinFriendly
616 October 2010Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–0WinFriendly
724 October 2010Tashkent, Uzbekistan Oman5–1Win2010 AFC U-16 Championship
Under-20
International U-20 goals
14 November 2011Tehran, Iran Turkmenistan4–0Win2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
24 November 2011Tehran, Iran Turkmenistan4–0Win2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
38 November 2011Tehran, Iran Uzbekistan2–0Win2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
421 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Lithuania3–0Win2012 CIS Cup
523 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Tajikistan5–0Win2012 CIS Cup
623 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Tajikistan5–0Win2012 CIS Cup
723 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Tajikistan5–0Win2012 CIS Cup
825 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Latvia1–1Draw2012 CIS Cup
927 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Moldova3–0Win2012 CIS Cup
1029 January 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia Lithuania4–0Win2012 CIS Cup
1129 January 2012Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietnam2–1Win2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
1229 January 2012Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Uzbekistan2–1Win2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
1329 January 2012Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Australia4–1Win2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
1429 January 2012Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Australia4–1Win2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
1517 October 2012Tehran, Iran Italy2–4LossFriendly
1617 October 2012Tehran, Iran Italy2–4LossFriendly
177 November 2012Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Kuwait6–0Win2012 AFC U-19 Championship
1810 October 2013Kerman, Iran Lebanon6–1Win2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
1910 October 2013Kerman, Iran Lebanon6–1Win2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Under-23
International U-20 goals
123 March 2015Tehran, Iran   Nepal5–0Win2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
227 March 2015Tehran, Iran Palestine3–0Win2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
329 March 2015Tehran, Iran Afghanistan6–0Win2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
429 March 2015Tehran, Iran Afghanistan6–0Win2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Iran U17

Iran U20

Iran

Individual

Personal life

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.

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

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

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

Other Interests

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.

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

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  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.
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