Maziar Zare

Maziar Zare

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Personal information
Full name	Maziar Zare Eshghdoust
Date of birth	(1984-12-22) 22 December 1984
Place of birth	Bandar Anzali, Iran
Height
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Malavan
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2004	Malavan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Malavan	105	(7)
2008–2009	Persepolis	30	(4)
2009–2010	Emirates Club	13	(2)
2010	Al-Sharjah	4	(0)
2010–2012	Persepolis	59	(6)
2012–	Malavan	82	(8)
International career‡
2006	Iran U23	6	(2)
2007–2014	Iran	34	(5)
Medal record Representing Iran Asian Games 2006 Qatar Team Competition West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007 Jordan Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012

Maziar Zare Eshghdoust (Persian: مازیار زارع عشقدوست‎‎, born 22 December 1984 in Bandar Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Malavan in the Iran Pro League. He is a right-footed Defensive Midfielder.

He is dubbed as The New Ghayeghran after the late Sirous Ghayeghran, Malavan's legend and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.

Club career

He Played 4 seasons for Malavan and moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2008 and played in AFC Champions League for the team and was the regular player for the team which he took the penalties. After a disappointing season in UAE he returned to Persepolis in 2010 and won the Hazfi Cup in the first season. He was one of the regular players of the team during the second season but was mostly substituted towards the end of the season when Mustafa Denizli was the coach. In June 2012, he moved back to Malavan along with former teammate Pejman Nouri.

Club career statistics

• Last Update: 26 September 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2004–05	Malavan	Pro League	29	1	1	0	–		30	1
2005–06			25	1	1	1	–		26	2
2006–07			24	1	2	0	–		26	1
2007–08			27	4	1	0	–		28	4
2008–09	Persepolis		30	4	2	1	5	1	37	6
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2009–10	Emirates	UAE League	13	2	6	0	–		19	2
	Al Sharjah		4	0	0	0	–		4	0
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2010–11	Persepolis	Pro League	32	4	6	0	4	1	42	5
2011–12			27	2	3	2	5	0	35	4
2012–13	Malavan		26	3	1	0	–		27	3
2013–14			26	2	2	0	–		28	2
2014–15			24	1	1	0	–		25	1
2015–16			7	1	1	0	–		8	1
Total	Iran		270	25	20	4	14	2	304	29
	United Arab Emirates		17	2	6	0	0	0	23	2
Career total			294	27	27	4	14	2	335	31

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Malavan	2
06–07		0
07–08		4
08–09	Persepolis	0
10–11		0
11–12		0
12–13	Malavan	1
13–14		4
14–15		0

International career

File:Maziar Zare.jpg

Zare before a match against his former side, Persepolis in Azadi Stadium

Maziar Zare was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in the 2006 Asian Games, where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Iran in a match vs Iraq. He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli.

He also was invited in June 2011 by Carlos Queiroz to participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 January 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	China PR	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2	9 January 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Singapore	4–0	6–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	23 March 2009	Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Persepolis

• Hazfi Cup (1): 2010–11

References

Iran Premier League Stats

External links

• Maziar Zare at PersianLeague.com
• Maziar Zare at TeamMelli.com
• Maziar Zare's Profile in 18ghadam.ir
• Maziar Zare at National-Football-Teams.com