William Atashkadeh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Philip Siros Atashkadeh | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Örgryte IS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Azalea BK | ||
| 2002–2009 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | IFK Göteborg | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Örebro SK | 40 | (7) |
| 2015– | Örgryte IS | 26 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2016. | |||
William Atashkadeh (Persian: ویلیام آتشکده; born 12 April 1992 in Gothenburg) is an Iranian-Swedish footballer who currently plays for Örgryte IS in the Superettan, having previously played for the Sweden national under-19 football team.[1]
Club career
William Atashkadeh was born in Gothenburg and began his career with IFK Göteborg.[2] After a successful 2012 campaign with Örebro SK in the Swedish Allsvenskan, which included scoring 6 goals in 16 appearances, Atashkadeh injured himself and returned to play only 9 games in the 2013 campaign.[3] He joined Örgryte IS in 2015.[4] Atashkadeh was Örgryte's leading goalscorer in the 2015 Division 1 season with 20 goals in 22 league matches.[5][6]
International career
Atashkadeh played for the Sweden national under-19 football team.[7] On 19 March 2013, Atashkadeh was invited by Iran manager Carlos Queiroz for their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying camp and trained with them but did not make his first senior international appearance.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Swedish Iranians Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=5814
- ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/players/william-atashkadeh/72677/
- ↑ http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/ois/1.2802810-ois-vann-pliktskyldigt-over-jumbon
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=scorers&ftid=57210
- ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/players/william-atashkadeh/72677/
- ↑ http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2013/03/19/swedish-iranian-william-atashkadeh-to-join-team-melli/
- ↑ http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2013/04/08/14249/
- ↑ Interview: Omid Namazi
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