Siavash Akbarpour

Siavash Akbarpour سیاوش اکبرپور
Personal information
Full name Siavash Akbarpour
Date of birth (1985-01-21) January 21, 1985
Place of birth Shiraz, Iran
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder / Second Striker
Youth career
2000–2001 Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Fajr Sepasi (25)
2004–2007 Esteghlal 73 (23)
2007–2008 Al-Dhafra 11 (5)
2008–2010 Esteghlal 54 (14)
2010–2011 Steel Azin 25 (9)
2011–2012 Tractor Sazi 22 (1)
2012–2014 Esteghlal 51 (5)
2014–2015 Paykan 9 (0)
National team
2001 Iran U17 3 (0)
2002–2003 Iran U23
2006–2009 Iran 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 17, 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 17, 2009

Siavash Akbarpour (Persian: سیاوش اکبرپور, born January 21, 1985 in Shiraz, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player.

Club career

He started his professional career in Fajr Sepasi, and moved to Iranian giants Esteghlal in 2004, Where he made and excellent partnership with Reza Enayati in the front. He was one of the club's main players in its 2005–06 IPL championship. In July 2007 he moved to the UAE and joined Al-Dhafra. In 2008 transfer window he again joined Iranian giants Esteghlal again and won the league in his first season after many impressive matches. He signed a contract with Tractor Sazi on 18 June 2011. On 1 July 2012, he signed a two years contract with Esteghlal.

Club career statistics

Last Update 17 January 2014

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2001–02 Fajr Pro League 1
2002–035
2003–047
2004–05 Esteghlal24700247
2005–062811002811
2006–07215
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2007–08 Al Dhafra UAE Football League 115
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2008–09 Esteghlal Pro League291200603512
2009–102522371346
2010–11 Steel Azin 259212710
2011–12 Tractor Sazi 22110231
2012–13 Esteghlal 27 3 1 07 0 35 3
2013–14 24 2 4 04 0 32 2
Total Iran 61151
United Arab Emirates 11500
Career total 65151
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Esteghlal3
06–07Esteghlal3
08–09Esteghlal5
09–10Esteghlal4
10–11Steel Azin1
11–12Tractor Sazi3
12–13Esteghlal1

International career

Under-23 national team

He is a technically sound player who was first called up to the Iran national under-23 football team in the 2002 Asian Games, although because of his lack of experience he was ineffective. He was also part of the Iranian squad in Athens 2004 Olympics unsuccessful qualification campaign.Where he was kicked out of the camp when Mohammad Mayeli Kohan was the head coach because of discipline problems and returned after he left the job and called up again by Hossein Faraki.

Senior national team

After his role in Esteghlal's league championship, his former coach, Amir Ghalenoei, called Akbarpour to the senior Iran national football team. He made his debut in the 2007 Asian Cup qualification match against Taiwan in February 2006. His next cap was against UAE in which he assisted his former teammate Reza Enayati's goal. He returned to Team Melli in 2009 under Ali Daei and played few minutes again South Korea in February 2009 where the match finished 1-1 in Tehran.

Honours

Esteghlal

References

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