Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (, born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hull City on loan from Fenerbahçe. He also plays for the Iranian national team. In 2018, he was named by "The Guardian" as one of the 60 best young talents in world football. Club career. Early years. Sayyadmanesh started to play club football when he was 8. He began his career at Arash Amol, where he was top goalscorer in Iran's under-10 league. After 4 years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year  in Saipa's youth academy. Esteghlal. On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal. He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number. Fenerbahçe. On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer. He was loaned to TFF 1. League club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan. Zorya Luhansk. On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to  buy him for €3.5 million. On 25 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against Rukh Lviv. On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against English Premier League club Leicester City in the group stage of the Europa League. Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the UPL's best eleven players of the 2020–21 season. Hull City. On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club Hull City on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. He made his debut on  5 February 2022 in the home match against Preston North End when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood. On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against Cardiff City. International career. Sayyadmanesh was a member of Iran U-17 football team who qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in India. He made his Iran national football team debut on 6 June 2019, in a friendly against Syria, as an 80th-minute substitute for Karim Ansarifard. Nine minutes after coming on, he scored the  last goal of the game in a 5–0 victory. The goal broke Saeid Ezatolahi's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years. Honours. Clubs. Zorya Luhansk