Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Persian: اللهیار صیادمنش; born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo and the Iran national team.^[2][3]

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Sayyadmanesh with Esteghlal in 2018 AFC Champions League
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Amol, Iran
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Westerlo
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2015	Arash Amol
2015–2017	Padideh Sari
2017–2018	Saipa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Esteghlal	15	(2)
2019–2022	Fenerbahçe	2	(0)
2019	→ İstanbulspor (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2021	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	35	(12)
2022	→ Hull City (loan)	12	(1)
2022–2024	Hull City	25	(2)
2024–	Westerlo	48	(7)
International career‡
2016–2017	Iran U17	12	(9)
2018–	Iran U23	9	(4)
2019–	Iran	8	(1)
Medal record Representing  Iran AFC U-17 Asian Cup Runner-up 2016 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

In 2018, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.^[4]

Club career

Early years

Sayyadmanesh started to play club football when he was 8. He began his career at Arash Amol, where he was top goalscorer in Iran's under-10 league. After four years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year in Saipa's youth academy.

Esteghlal

Sayyadmanesh playing for Esteghlal in 2018

On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal.^[5][6] He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number.^[7]

Fenerbahçe

On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer.^[8][9][10] He was loaned to TFF 1. League club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.^[11] Sayyadmanesh left Fenerbahçe on 9 July 2022 to join English Club Hull City.

Zorya Luhansk

On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to buy him for €3.5 million.^[12] On 25 October 2020, he scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against Rukh Lviv.^[13] On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against English Premier League club Leicester City in the group stage of the Europa League.^[14] Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the Ukraine Premier League's best eleven players of the 2020–21 season.^[15]

Hull City

On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club Hull City on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[16] He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in the home match against Preston North End when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood.^[17] On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against Cardiff City.^[18]

On 9 July 2022, Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for the English club Hull City from Turkish side Fenerbahçe with transfer fee €4.5 million.^[19] He signed a four-year contract with an option of a further year.^[20]

Westerlo

On 31 January 2024, Sayyadmanesh signed for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[21]

International career

Sayyadmanesh with the Iran national team in 2019

Sayyadmanesh was a member of the Iran U17 national team which qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in India.

He made his senior national team debut on 6 June 2019, in a friendly against Syria, as an 80th-minute substitute for Karim Ansarifard. Nine minutes after coming on, he scored the last goal of the game in a 5–0 victory.^[22] The goal broke Saeid Ezatolahi's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 November 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Esteghlal	2018–19	Persian Gulf Pro League	15	2	2	0	1[b]	0	–		18	2
Fenerbahçe	2019–20	Süper Lig	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
İstanbulspor (loan)	2019–20	TFF First League	7	0	4	1	–		–		11	1
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	19	5	3	0	4[c]	1	–		26	6
	2021–22		16	7	0	0	8[d]	2	–		24	9
	Total		35	12	3	0	12	3	0	0	82	18
Hull City (loan)	2021–22	EFL Championship	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
Hull City	2022–23	EFL Championship	19	2	0	0	–		1[e]	0	20	2
	2023–24		6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		37	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	40	3
Westerlo	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	7	0	0	0	–		9[f]	0	16	0
	2024–25		14	5	1	0	–		0	0	15	5
	Total		21	5	1	0	0	0	9	0	31	5
Career total			117	21	13	1	13	3	10	0	184	26

1. Includes Hazfi Cup, Turkish Cup, Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup and Belgian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in EFL Cup
6. Appearances in Jupiler Pro League Europe playoffs

International

As of 21 March 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iran	2019	1	1
	2021	3	0
	2022	3	0
	2024	1	0
Total		8	1

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sayyadmanesh goal.

List of international goals scored by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh^[24]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 June 2019	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Syria	5–0	5–0	Friendly

Honours

Zorya Luhansk

• Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2020–21

Iran U16

• AFC U-16 Championship runner-up: 2016^[25]

Individual

• Iranian Young Player of the Year: 2019
• Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (February)
• Hull City Player of the Month: April 2022^[26]