Andranik Teymourian
Andranik Teymourian in Iran national football team training in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andranik Timotian-Samarani | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Naft Tehran | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Ararat Tehran | ||
| 2000–2002 | Esteghlal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Oghab | ||
| 2004–2006 | Aboumoslem | 44 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Barnsley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Tractor Sazi | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Esteghlal | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Al-Kharitiyath | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Esteghlal | 36 | (1) |
| 2015 | Tractor Sazi | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Umm Salal | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Saipa | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Machine Sazi | 11 | (0) |
| 2017– | Naft Tehran | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iran B | 6 | (0) |
| 2005– | Iran | 101 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Andranik Timotian-Samarani, commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian (Persian: آندرانيک تیموریان, Ândrânik Teymuryân; Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան, Andranik T’eymurean, born 6 March 1983) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Naft Tehran in the Persian Gulf Pro League and Iran national team. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a wide midfielder. He is notably the first Christian to captain the Iranian national team.
From 2006 to the end of 2010, he played for three clubs in England, including Bolton and Fulham in the Premier League and Barnsley in the Football League Championship.
Teymourian played his first match for Iran in 2005, and has featured in their squads for the 2006 and 2014 World Cups, and also the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Asian Cups.
Andranik was born in Tehran, Iran to ethnic Armenian parents. He started with Oghab F.C. in Iran's Azadegan League, and continued his professional career playing for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iranian Premier League. In the 2005–06 season, Andranik made 26 appearances for F.C. Aboomoslem and scored one goal.
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