Sardar Azmoun

Sardar Azmoun

Azmoun with Rostov in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 22)
Place of birth	Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Rostov
Number	20
Youth career
2004–2008	Oghab Gonbad
2008–2009	Shamoushak Gorgan
2009–2010	Etka Gorgan
2010–2013	Sepahan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Rubin Kazan	27	(5)
2015–2016	→ Rostov (loan)	35	(12)
2016–	Rostov	20	(4)
National team‡
2009–2011	Iran U17	6	(7)
2011–2014	Iran U20	19	(19)
2015–	Iran U23	4	(4)
2014–	Iran	24	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 28 March 2017UTC)

Sardar Azmoun (Persian: سردار آزمون‎‎; born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian side FC Rostov and the Iran national team.

Azmoun started to play club football when he was 9. He began his career at Oghab Gonbad of Gonbad-e Kavus. He also played volleyball and was invited to Iran's national under-15 volleyball team. After some years, he joined Shamoushak Gorgan, before joining Etka Gorgan, who were playing in Division 1 in Iran at the time.

At age 15, Azmoun joined Sepahan's youth ranks. While he appeared for the club during their preseason friendlies abroad in Turkey, he did not make a professional appearance for the club as Sepahan won the 2011–12 Iran Pro League and lifted the trophy.

During the 2012–13 season, thanks to Azmoun's great display in Iran's youth team, Sardar became sought after by a couple of European clubs, namely Rubin Kazan. Azmoun became Iran's youngest Legionnaire when later that year he transferred to Rubin Kazan at the age of 17.

In January 2013, he Azmoun an offer from Russian team Rubin Kazan to join them; meanwhile he had interest from two Iranian teams, Persepolis and Esteghlal, as well as an offer for first team contract in Sepahan, he chose to work with Turkmen speaking Kurban Berdyev and became Iran's first football player in the Russian Premier League. In his first season at the club, he made 8 appearances for his club's reserve team, scoring two goals and receiving one yellow card. He was also picked for the 18-man match day squad on a number of occasions, but failed to make his senior debut.