Pejman Montazeri

Pejman Montazeri
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
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 18 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Iran U23 8 (1)
2007– Iran 36 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 21 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Pejman Montazeri (Persian: پژمان منتظری, born September 6, 1983) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for Al Ahli in the Qatar Stars League and the Iranian national team.[1]

Club career

Foolad

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.[2]

Esteghlal

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.

Umm Salal

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.

Al Ahli

On 31 May 2015 Montazeri signed a two-year contract with Qatari club Al Ahli.[3]

Club career statistics

Last update 6 February 2015

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Foolad Pro League 292292
2005–0628161342
2006–0724220262
2007–08 Esteghlal 31261373
2008–092802040340
2009–103222071413
2010–113223160413
2011–122824070392
2012–132913181403
2013–141911040241
Qatar League Emir Cup Asia Total
2013–14 Umm-Salal Stars League 14010150
2014–15 25200252
Total Iran 2841522342334820
Total Qatar 39210402
Career total 3221723342338822
Montazeri playing for Esteghlal in AFC Champions League in 2013
SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Foolad1
09–10Esteghlal1
11–12Esteghlal2
12–13Esteghlal1
13–14Esteghlal0
13–14Umm-Salal0
14–15Umm-Salal1

International career

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. [4] However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury.

International caps

Iran
YearAppsGoals
200810
201111
201290
201370
201480
201560
Total321

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 2011 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Palestine 5–0 7–0 Friendly

Personal life

His brother, Nadar Montazeri plays for the Iran national rugby union team and his cousin, Roozbeh Madadi currently is a coach in the Iranian national football academy in Tehran.

Honours

Club

Foolad
Esteghlal

Individual

References

  1. "Umm Salal Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. Saaid, Hamdan (2006-03-30). "Asian Champions League 2006 Details". RSSSF.
  3. "منتظری جانشین حسینی در الأهلی شد". Iranian Students' News Agency. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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