Payam Niazmand
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Payam Niazmand Ghader[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 April 1995 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran[2] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Sepahan | |||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Paykan | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2015–2018 | Paykan | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2021 | Sepahan | 89 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021–2023 | Portimonense | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Sepahan (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Sepahan | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Iran | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Payam Niazmand (Persian: پیام نیازمند; born 6 April 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Sepahan and the Iran national team.[3][4][5]
Niazmand set the new all-time record at 940 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. Mohammad Nouri ended his goalless streak by beating him in the 50th minute of the same match.[6][7] He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Club career
[edit]Paykan
[edit]Niazmand started his senior career in Iran at Paykan in 2015, where he made 24 appearances in three seasons.[8]
Sepahan
[edit]In 2018, Niazmand joined Sepahan.[8] Niazmand was included in Sepahan's lineup in 89 games continuously.
Portimonense
[edit]On 13 July 2021, Niazmand joined Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[8]
International career
[edit]On 8 October 2020, Niazmand made his debut for the Iran national team in a 2–1 friendly win against Uzbekistan.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 June 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paykan | 2015–16 | Azadegan League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Pro League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Sepahan | 2018–19 | Pro League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 89 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
Portimonense | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Sepahan | 2022–23 (loan) | Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
Sepahan | 2023–24 | Pro League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Career total | 171 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 199 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Hazfi Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iran | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Sepahan
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Payam Niazmand". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Payam Niazmand".
- ^ "نیازمند: به ۳ بار کلینشیت قانع نمیشوم/ پرسپولیس مدعی اول قهرمانی است" (in Persian).
- ^ "پیام نیازمند 5 کلین شیت در 8 بازی". 30 November 2017.
- ^ "تشویق با شعار پیام دست طلایی". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "پایان-۹۴۰-دقیقه-گل-نخوردن-نیازمند" [End of 940 minutes goalless for Niazmand]. IRNA (in Persian).
- ^ a b c "IR Iran's Payam Niazmand joins Portugal's Portimonense". the AFC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "UZBEKISTAN VS. IRAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 International Friendly". espn.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Payam Niazmand at National-Football-Teams.com
- Payam Niazmand at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Iranian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Paykan F.C. players
- Sepahan S.C. footballers
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Azadegan League players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Iran men's international footballers
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Iranian expatriate men's footballers
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers from Tehran
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
- Iranian football goalkeeper stubs