Amir Abedzadeh

Amir Abedzadeh (, born 26 April 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal club Marítimo and the Iran national team. He is the son of former Iranian national team legendary goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.

Club career
Youth teams
Abedzadeh was a member of the Persepolis Youth Academy from 2006 to 2007, Haddadpour, Mehdi; Zarei, Asghar. Persepolis F.C. Official pictorial lexicon and Yearbook of 2007–2008. Honarkade Khojaste having previously trained under his father since he was 7. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 15, and after spending two months with the third-tier outfit of BrentfordAmir Abedzadeh: Filling the Shoes. 31 May 2011 – USL PRO (USL PRO) Los Angeles Blues and taking part in a trial with Arsenal, Iran Varzeshi  he joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy team in 2009. Abezadeh left Tottenham in the same year, following their signing of Italian goalkeeper Mirko Ranieri.Comolli coup as Tottenham secure Italian youth keeper Ranieri 

During his time in the UK, Abedzadeh also played for amateur youth teams Dinamo Dorigo,Dinamo Dorigo home page Dinamo Dorigo – 2008/09 London Tigers, Aftab  and Persian FC, the latter of the G.E. Roberts Enfield Football Alliance League.Challenge Cup Final

United States
Abedzadeh was unable to obtain a work permit in UK and after briefly returning to Iran and training with Iran Pro League side Steel Azin, where his father was a coach, to keep himself on form, Seyyed Ehsan Hashemi, Goal Daily  he moved to the United States in 2011, and signed for the Los Angeles Blues in the USL Pro, where his father was an assistant coach.Iranian Legend Making a Home in Los Angeles  He made his debut on 7 June 2011, playing for Los Angeles Blues 23 (LA Blues' reserve team) in a USL Premier Development League game against Orange County Blue Star. He made 8 saves but conceded 5 goals, and was also shown a yellow card.Official Match Information Blue Star Too Much For Blues 23 . LA Blues 23 News Release, Tuesday, 7 June 2011. Koonie faghat !
In 2012, he had the option to join Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, but he decided to extend his contract with the Blues.

Persepolis
He signed a three-years contract with Persepolis on 15 July 2012.Abedzadeh joins Persepolis  He played for Persepolis U21 in AFC Vision Asia U-21 Tehran Premier League. He scored goal for Persepolis U21 in game with Niroye Zamini U21.Abedzadeh Score Goal Persepolis   Abedzadeh left the Persepolis in 2014 and without playing a single game for the club.

Rah Ahan
On 3 July 2014, Abedzadeh joined Rah Ahan with signing a four-year contract. He worked under the supervision of his father, Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh who also worked at Rah Ahan as goalkeeping coach. He played his first professional match on 19 September 2014 against his former team Persepolis, where he came in as a substitute of injured Igor Nenezić in 34th minute. He was released by Rah Ahan at the end of the 2014–2015 season.

Marítimo
Abedzadeh signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Marítimo on 23 January 2017 after good performances with Barreirense  in the Campeonato de Portugal.Iraniano do Barreirense a caminho da Liga NOS :: zerozero.pt He became the second Iranian goalkeeper to sign for the club after Alireza Haghighi who played for the club in 2016. He made his first appearance in September 2017 in a Portuguese League Cup match.

He made his debut in the Taça de Portugal on 14 October 2017 in a third round match against Torcatense. Abedzadeh kept a clean sheet and was named man of the match, as Marítimo won the match 1–0.

International career

Abedzadeh was once called up to Iran national under-17 football team's camp for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Kish Island, but never invited again.

About his playing probability in Iran national under-23 football team, Abedzadeh said:
"Again, they told me that they wanted to take the players who have been together for a long time and know each other well... They also explained that if we should qualify, they are going to call in and examine new players . So hopefully they can beat Iraq and qualify for the Olympics, and hopefully I'll get my chance then. I think the problem is that I was in England for the past four years and that they weren't able to watch me play as much as the local players. That has been pretty disappointing for me."

Abedzadeh was part of Iran's team for in 2014 AFC U-22 Championship, but he did not play any match. In 2015, he was invited to Olympic team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

Senior
On 5 November 2017, Abedzadeh was called into the Iran national team for the first time for friendlies against Panama and Venezuela. In June 2018, he was named in Iran's final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
He made his debut against Uzbekistan on 19 May 2018.

Career statistics
Club

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLA Blues2011USL Championship40——402012100——100Total140——140Persepolis2012–13Pro League0000—002013–140000—00Total0000—00Rah Ahan2014–15Pro League9010—100Barreirense2016–17Campeonato de Portugal1000010110Marítimo2017–18Primeira Liga8030401502018–1913000101402019–2025010002602020–212900000290Total7504050840Ponferradina2021–22Segunda División35000—3502022–2330000—300Total65000—650Marítimo2023–24Liga Portugal 200200020Career total173060601850

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 September 2022 .

IranYearAppsGoals201830202010202120202250Total110

Honours
Persepolis
Iran Pro League runner-up: 2013–14
Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2012–13
Iran U-23
WAFF U-23 Championship: 2015

References

Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:Iranian association football goalkeepers
Category:Iran international footballers
Category:Iranian expatriate footballers
Category:Persepolis F.C. players
Category:Rah Ahan players
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Sportspeople from Tehran
Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players