Dariush Shojaeian

Dariush Shojaeian (Persian: داريوش شجاعيان‎, born 7 April 1992)[1] is an Iranian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal.[1]

Dariush Shojaeian
Personal information
Full name Dariush Shojaeian
Date of birth (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992
Place of birth Shiraz, Iran
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Esteghlal
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2010 Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Bahman Shiraz 66 (15)
2015–2017 Gostaresh Foolad 58 (7)
2017– Esteghlal 52 (5)
National team‡
2016– Iran 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2017

Shojaeian made his debut for the Iran national football team in March 2016.

Club career

Fajr Sepasi

Shojaeian started his professional career with Persian Gulf Pro League side Fajr Sepasi in 2009 after spending seven years in the club's youth academies. After not playing a game in the 2009–10 season he left the club and joined Bahman Shiraz in the 3rd Division.

Gostaresh Foolad

Shojaeian joined Gostaresh in 2015, after spending the previous season at Bahman Shiraz in the 2nd Division of Iranian Football.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 August 2015 in a 3–1 loss to Tractor Sazi. Shojaeian scored the winning goal for Gostaresh on 20 August 2015 in a 1–0 victory against Siah Jamegan.

Esteghlal

On 18 June 2017, Shojaeian joined Esteghlal on a three-year contract.[2] The transfer fee was rumored to be around 15 billion Rials, which made Shojaeian the record signing in Iranian football.[3] Shojaeian Decided to wear number 23 at Esteghlal.[4]

Shojaeian dribbling Sanat Naft's goalkeeper to score his goal in December 2017

On 10 July 2017 during Esteghlal's pre-season, Shojaeian played in a friendly against Pars Jonoubi Jam and managed to assist Sajjad Shahbazzadeh's goal.[5] later, he was praised for his work and making good runs on the flank during the game.[6] He made his official debut on 28 June 2017, in Esteghlal's opening match of the season, which they were defeated 1–0 by Sanat Naft.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Sepidrood.[8] On 25 December 2017, he was named man of the match for his performance against Sanat Naft.[9] He assisted Mohsen Karimi's first goal. Then after 10 minutes into the second half, he received a pass by Ali Ghorbani which left him one on one against Sanat Naft's goalkeeper Soufiani; Shojaeian dribbled past him and scored on the empty goal. His goal was compared to Claudio Caniggia's goal against Brazil at the 1990 FIFA World Cup by Iranian media.[10] He also scored another goal in a 2–1 victory against Sanat Naft in Hazfi Cup and helped his team to reach the final.[11] After the game, he dedicated the victory to his teammate Mehdi Ghaedi who was injured in an accident a day before.[12] On 13 February, Shojaeian made his AFC Champions League debut in a 2–2 group stage draw with Qatari club Al-Rayyan.[13][14] On 8 May 2018,

Shojaeian injured a knee late in the first leg of AFC Champions League quarter-final against Zob Ahan on 8 May 2018.[15] The injury, a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee, meant he was ruled out for at least six months, so would miss the second leg match against Zob Ahan and the beginning of the following season as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[16]

International career

Shojaeian made his debut for the Iran national football team against India on 24 March 2016 during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He assisted Alireza Jahanbakhsh's goal, as he scored Iran's forth in the match.

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 January 2019[1]
Club Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gostaresh Foulad 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 29510—305
2016–17 29210—302
Total 58720–607
Esteghlal 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 2443170345
2018–19 30000000
Total 2743170375
Career Total 851151709712

International
As of 26 November 2017[1]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201630
Total30

Honours

Bahman Shiraz

Esteghlal

References
  1. Dariush Shojaeian at Soccerway
  2. "داریوش شجاعیان به استقلال پیوست" (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "قیمت تمام شده‌ی داریوش شجاعیان: 33.500.000.000 ریال؟" (in Persian). ILNA. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. "شماره پیراهن بازیکنان جدید استقلال مشخص شد" (in Persian). YJC. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "پارس‌جم اولین قربانی لیگ برتری استقلال" (in Persian).
  6. "فرارهای شجاعیان از چپ و راست(عکس)" (in Persian).
  7. "صنعت نفت آبادان 1-0 استقلال؛ اولین شکست آبی ها در جهنم زرد رقم خورد" (in Persian). Tarafdari.
  8. "سپیدرود 1-2 استقلال؛ موتور گلزنی استقلال بدون منصوریان روشن شد" (in Persian). Tarafdari.
  9. "هت تریک محسن کریمی تصویب شد" (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. "گل کانی‌جیایی شجاعیان برابر برزیل ایران" [Shojaeian's Caniggia goal against Iran's Brazil] (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. "نفت 1- استقلال 2؛ نقش استقلال روی جام" [Naft 1 Esteghlal 2; Esteghlal's role in the cup] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  12. "خوشحالی شجاعیان با پیراهن مهدی قائدی" [Shojaeian's celebration with Mehdi Ghaedi's shirt.] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  13. "اولین تجربه آسیایی چشمی و شجاعیان برابر الریان" [First Asian experience for Cheshmi and Shojaeian] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  14. "الریان 2 - استقلال 2؛ برد از دستمان پر زد" [Al-Rayyan 2 - Esteghlal 2] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  15. "ذوب‌آهن 1- استقلال صفر؛ فولادشهر قتلگاه شفر". 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  16. "رباط شجاعیان زیر تیغ جراحی". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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