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.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRubin Kazan2013–14Russian Premier League1441021—1752014–1513121——152Total275312100327Rostov (loan)2014–15Russian Premier League11300—111242015–1624900——249Total35120000113613Rostov2016–17Russian Premier League27700145—4112Rubin Kazan2017–18Russian Premier League26520——2852018–1914431——175Total4095100004510Zenit Saint Petersburg2018–19Russian Premier League1290043—16122019–20281730621238212020–21241900401029192021–221570052112110Total7952301973310462Bayer Leverkusen2021–22Bundesliga910020—1112022–232341090—334Total3251011000445Roma2023–24Serie A400000—40Career total24490122461344306109

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIran201431201511720168820178620181022019108202011202196202282202356Total7347

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

+ List of international goals scored by Sardar AzmounNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition118 November 2014Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–01–0Friendly24 January 2015WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia1–01–0Friendly315 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia1–01–02015 AFC Asian Cup423 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia1–03–3 2015 AFC Asian Cup516 June 2015Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification63 September 2015Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran3–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification74–088 September 2015Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification924 March 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran2–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification1029 March 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification112–0122 June 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–03–1Friendly132–1143–1157 June 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran5–06–0Friendly1611 October 2016Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification174 June 2017Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro1–02–1Friendly182–11912 June 2017Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification205 September 2017Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification212–12210 October 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia1–01–1Friendly2327 March 2018UCP Arena, Graz, Austria1–02–1Friendly2431 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–12–1Friendly257 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates4–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup2612 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup272–02824 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2–03–02019 AFC Asian Cup2910 September 2019Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification3010 October 2019Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran2–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification315–0327–0338 October 2020Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan1–02–1Friendly3430 March 2021Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran2–03–0Friendly357 June 2021Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification362–03715 June 2021Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification3811 November 2021Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon 1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification3916 November 2021King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification4029 March 2022Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad, Iran1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification4127 September 2022Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria1–11–1Friendly4213 June 2023Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan1–06–12023 CAFA Nations Cup4316 June 2023Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan4–15–12023 CAFA Nations Cup445–14520 June 2023Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan1–01–02023 CAFA Nations Cup4613 October 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–03–12023 Jordan International Tournament4717 October 2023Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan3–04–02023 Jordan International Tournament

Youth level
Under-17
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
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
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.

References

Other websites


 Serdar Azmoun 

 Interview with RubinTV

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