Zare in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maziar Zare Eshghdoust | ||
Date of birth | 22 December 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Bandar Anzali, Iran | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Khooneh Be Khooneh | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Malavan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Malavan | 105 | (7) |
2008–2009 | Persepolis | 30 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Emirates Club | 13 | (2) |
2010 | Al-Sharjah | 4 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Persepolis | 59 | (6) |
2012–2016 | Malavan | 96 | (9) |
2016– | Khooneh Be Khooneh | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Iran U23 | 6 | (2) |
2007–2014 | Iran | 34 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012 |
Maziar Zare Eshghdoust (Persian: مازیار زارع عشقدوست, born 22 December 1984 in Bandar Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Khooneh Be Khooneh in the Azadegan League. He is a right-footed Defensive Midfielder.
He is dubbed as The New Ghayeghran after the late Sirous Ghayeghran, Malavan's legend and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.
He Played 4 seasons for Malavan and moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2008 and played in AFC Champions League for the team and was the regular player for the team which he took the penalties. After a disappointing season in UAE he returned to Persepolis in 2010 and won the Hazfi Cup in the first season. He was one of the regular players of the team during the second season but was mostly substituted towards the end of the season when Mustafa Denizli was the coach. In June 2012, he moved back to Malavan along with former teammate Pejman Nouri.
Maziar Zare was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in the 2006 Asian Games, where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Iran in a match vs Iraq. He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli.