Sardar Azmoun

**Sardar Azmoun** (; 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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|Rubin Kazan|2013–14|rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League|14|4|1|0|2|1|—|17|5|
|2014–15|13|1|2|1|—|—|15|2||||||
|rowspan="3"|Rostov (loan)|2014–15|rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League|11|3|0|0|—|1|1|12|4|
|2015–16|24|9|0|0|—|—|24|9||||||
|Rostov|2016–17|Russian Premier League|27|7|0|0|14|5|—|41|12|||
|rowspan="3"|Rubin Kazan|2017–18|rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League|26|5|2|0|—|—|28|5||
|2018–19|14|4|3|1|—|—|17|5||||||
|rowspan="5"|Zenit Saint Petersburg|2018–19|rowspan="4"|Russian Premier League|12|9|0|0|4|3|—|16|12|
|2019–20|28|17|3|0|6|2|1|2|38|21||||
|2020–21|24|19|0|0|4|0|1|0|29|19||||
|2021–22|15|7|0|0|5|2|1|1|21|10||||
|rowspan="3"|Bayer Leverkusen|2021–22|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga|9|1|0|0|2|0|—|11|1|
|2022–23|23|4|1|0|9|0|—|33|4|||||
|Roma|2023–24|Serie A|4|0|0|0|0|0|—|4|0|||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="11"|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||

- _Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azmoun goal_.

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1|18 November 2014|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||1–0|1–0|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|2|4 January 2015|WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia||1–0|1–0|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|3|15 January 2015|Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia||1–0|1–0|2015 AFC Asian Cup|||||||
|align="center"|4|23 January 2015|Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia||1–0|3–3||2015 AFC Asian Cup||||||
|align="center"|5|16 June 2015|Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan||1–0|1–1|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|6|3 September 2015|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran|rowspan="2"|align="center"|3–0|6–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|7|align="center"|4–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|8|8 September 2015|Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India|rowspan="2|align="center"|1–0|3–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|9|24 March 2016|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran|2–0|4–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||
|align="center"|10|29 March 2016|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran|rowspan="2"|align="center"|1–0|2–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|11|align="center"|2–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|12|2 June 2016|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia|rowspan="3"|align="center"|1–0|3–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|13|align="center"|2–1|||||||||||
|align="center"|14|align="center"|3–1|||||||||||
|align="center"|15|7 June 2016|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||5–0|6–0|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|16|11 October 2016|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||1–0|1–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|17|4 June 2017|Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro|rowspan="2"|align="center"|1–0|2–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|18|align="center"|2–1|||||||||||
|align="center"|19|12 June 2017|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||1–0|2–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|20|5 September 2017|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran|rowspan="2"|align="center"|1–1|2–2|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|21|align="center"|2–1|||||||||||
|align="center"|22|10 October 2017|Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia||1–0|1–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|23|27 March 2018|UCP Arena, Graz, Austria||1–0|2–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|24|31 December 2018|Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar||2–1|2–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|25|7 January 2019|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||4–0|5–0|2019 AFC Asian Cup|||||||
|align="center"|26|12 January 2019|Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates|rowspan="2"|align="center"|1–0|2–0|2019 AFC Asian Cup|||||||
|align="center"|27|align="center"|2–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|28|24 January 2019|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||2–0|3–0|2019 AFC Asian Cup|||||||
|align="center"|29|10 September 2019|Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong||1–0|2–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|30|10 October 2019|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran|rowspan="3"|align="center"|2–0|14–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|31|align="center"|5–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|32|align="center"|7–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|33|8 October 2020|Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan||1–0|2–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|34|30 March 2021|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||2–0|3–0|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|35|7 June 2021|Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain|rowspan="2"|align="center"|1–0|3–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|36|align="center"|2–0|||||||||||
|align="center"|37|15 June 2021|Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain||1–0|1–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|38|11 November 2021|Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon||1–1|2–1|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|39|16 November 2021|King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan||1–0|3–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|40|29 March 2022|Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran||1–0|2–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|align="center"|41|27 September 2022|Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria||1–1|1–1|Friendly|||||||
|align="center"|42|13 June 2023|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan||1–0|6–1|2023 CAFA Nations Cup|||||||
|align="center"|43|16 June 2023|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan|rowspan="2"|align="center"|4–1|5–1|2023 CAFA Nations Cup|||||||
|align="center"|44|align="center"|5–1|||||||||||
|align="center"|45|20 June 2023|Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan||1–0|1–0|2023 CAFA Nations Cup|||||||
|align="center"|46|13 October 2023|Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan||1–0|3–1|2023 Jordan International Tournament|||||||
|align="center"|47|17 October 2023|Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan||3–0|4–0|2023 Jordan International Tournament|||||||

#### Youth level

- Under-17
|colspan="8"|International U-17 goals||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|12 January 2010|Tehran, Iran||4–3|Win|Friendly|
|2|12 January 2010|Tehran, Iran||4–3|Win|Friendly|
|3|12 January 2010|Tehran, Iran||4–3|Win|Friendly|
|4|15 January 2010|Tehran, Iran||2–0|Win|Friendly|
|5|15 January 2010|Tehran, Iran||2–0|Win|Friendly|
|6|16 October 2010|Istanbul, Turkey||1–0|Win|Friendly|
|7|24 October 2010|Tashkent, Uzbekistan||5–1|Win|2010 AFC U-16 Championship|

- Under-20
|colspan="8"|International U-20 goals||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|4 November 2011|Tehran, Iran||4–0|Win|2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification|
|2|4 November 2011|Tehran, Iran||4–0|Win|2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification|
|3|8 November 2011|Tehran, Iran||2–0|Win|2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification|
|4|21 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||3–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|5|23 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||5–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|6|23 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||5–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|7|23 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||5–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|8|25 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||1–1|Draw|2012 CIS Cup|
|9|27 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||3–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|10|29 January 2012|Saint Petersburg, Russia||4–0|Win|2012 CIS Cup|
|11|29 January 2012|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam||2–1|Win|2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|
|12|29 January 2012|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam||2–1|Win|2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|
|13|29 January 2012|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam||4–1|Win|2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|
|14|29 January 2012|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam||4–1|Win|2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|
|15|17 October 2012|Tehran, Iran||2–4|Loss|Friendly|
|16|17 October 2012|Tehran, Iran||2–4|Loss|Friendly|
|17|7 November 2012|Fujairah, United Arab Emirates||6–0|Win|2012 AFC U-19 Championship|
|18|10 October 2013|Kerman, Iran||6–1|Win|2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification|
|19|10 October 2013|Kerman, Iran||6–1|Win|2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification|

- Under-23
|colspan="8"|International U-20 goals||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|23 March 2015|Tehran, Iran||5–0|Win|2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification|
|2|27 March 2015|Tehran, Iran||3–0|Win|2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification|
|3|29 March 2015|Tehran, Iran||6–0|Win|2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification|
|4|29 March 2015|Tehran, Iran||6–0|Win|2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification|

## Honours

**Zenit Saint Petersburg**
- Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Russian Cup: 2019–20
- Russian Super Cup: 2020, 2021

**Iran U17**
- WAFF U-15 Championship: 2009

**Iran U20**
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2012

**Iran**
- CAFA Nations Cup: 2023

- Jordan International Tournament: 2023

**Individual**
- CIS Cup top goalscorer: 2012
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019
- Russian Football Union No. 1 Players: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Russian Premier League Player of the Season: 2020–21
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: March 2019
- Russian Premier League top goalscorer: 2019–20
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 2020

## 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.

## Other websites

- Serdar Azmoun
- Interview with RubinTV

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Sardar Azmoun
- **image**: 2022 FIFA World Cup Match 17, Iran v Wales - 04.jpg
- **caption**: Azmoun with Iran national football team, Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
- **full name**: Sardar Azmoun
- **birth place**: Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **currentclub**: AS Roma, Roma
(on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen)
- **clubnumber**: 17
- **youthyears1**: 2004–2008
- **youthclubs1**: Oghab Gonbad
- **youthyears2**: 2008–2009
- **youthclubs2**: Shamoushak Gorgan
- **youthyears3**: 2009–2010
- **youthclubs3**: Etka Gorgan F.C., Etka Gorgan
- **youthyears4**: 2010–2013
- **youthclubs4**: Sepahan S.C., Sepahan
- **years1**: 2013–2016
- **clubs1**: FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan
- **caps1**: 27
- **goals1**: 5
- **years2**: 2015–2016
- **clubs2**: → FC Rostov, Rostov (loan)
- **caps2**: 35
- **goals2**: 12
- **years3**: 2016–2017
- **clubs3**: FC Rostov, Rostov
- **caps3**: 27
- **goals3**: 7
- **years4**: 2017–2019
- **clubs4**: FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan
- **caps4**: 40
- **goals4**: 9
- **years5**: 2019–2022
- **clubs5**: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg
- **caps5**: 79
- **goals5**: 52
- **years6**: 2022–
- **clubs6**: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen
- **caps6**: 32
- **goals6**: 5
- **years7**: 2023–
- **clubs7**: → AS Roma, Roma (loan)
- **caps7**: 4
- **goals7**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 2009–2011
- **nationalteam1**: Iran national under-17 football team, Iran U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 6
- **nationalgoals1**: 7
- **nationalyears2**: 2011–2014
- **nationalteam2**: Iran national under-20 football team, Iran U20
- **nationalcaps2**: 19
- **nationalgoals2**: 19
- **nationalyears3**: 2015
- **nationalteam3**: Iran national under-23 football team, Iran U23
- **nationalcaps3**: 4
- **nationalgoals3**: 4
- **nationalyears4**: 2014–
- **nationalteam4**: Iran national football team, Iran
- **nationalcaps4**: 73
- **nationalgoals4**: 47
- **club-update**: 22 October 2023
- **nationalteam-update**: 17 October 2023