Saeid Ezatolahi
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Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh (Persian: سعید عزتاللهی آفاق; born 1 October 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Shabab Al Ahli in UAE Pro League and the Iran national team.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Shabab Al Ahli | |||||||||||||
Number | 66 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Shahrdari Bandar Anzali | |||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Malavan | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2012–2014 | Malavan | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid C | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2020 | Rostov | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||
2017 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Amkar Perm (loan) | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Eupen (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020–2024 | Vejle | 73 | (8) | |||||||||||
2022 | → Al-Gharafa (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Shabab Al Ahli | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Iran U17 | 33 | (10) | |||||||||||
2014 | Iran U20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
2015– | Iran | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Ezatolahi came up through Malavan's youth academy and impressed from an early age, making his first team debut in 2012 and being the Iran Pro League's youngest ever player at the age of 16. Ezatolahi has earned several accolades, including the Iranian federation's young player of the year award. In 2014, he was named one of the most talented football players according to Wonderkids.[2]
Ezatolahi became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Iran national football team at the age of 19 years and 42 days after scoring in a 3–1 victory against Turkmenistan on 12 November 2015.[3] This record was broken by 17-year-old Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on 6 June 2019.[4]