Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 November 1983 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Ahvaz, Iran | |||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team
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Al Ahli | |||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Foolad | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
2004–2007 | Foolad | 81 | (6) | |||||||||
2007–2014 | Esteghlal | 209 | (10) | |||||||||
2014–2015 | Umm-Salal | 39 | (2) | |||||||||
2015– | Al Ahli | 31 | (1) | |||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Iran U23 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||
2007– | Iran | 42 | (1) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 12 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 28 March 2017 (UTC) |
Pejman Montazeri (Persian: پژمان منتظری, born September 6, 1983) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for Al Ahli and the Iranian national team.
He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foolad squad that won the Iran Pro League in 2005, Montazeri played for Foolad in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage.
After Foolad was relegated to the Azadegan League, Montazeri signed with Esteghlal. He had been a regular player for the team in his first two seasons, where he won the Iran Pro League and the Hazfi Cup. He extended his contract with Esteghlal until 2013 where he won the league title in the 2012–13 season. He also reached the semi-final of the Asian Champions League with Esteghlal in 2013.
Montazeri transferred to Umm Salal on 5 January 2014. When Montazeri joined Umm Salal, the club was in danger of relegation, but under the leadership of Montazeri, Umm Salal avoided relegation and finished 7th place.
On 31 May 2015 Montazeri signed a two-year contract with Qatari club Al Ahli.
Pejman Montazeri was a member of Iran U-23, participating in the 2006 Asian Games. He was called to the national team for World Cup 2014 qualification, 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2012 WAFF Championship by coach Carlos Queiroz. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. He played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage. However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury.