Arash Bayat

Arash Bayat (Persian: آرش بیات; born July 19, 1983) is a former Iranian-Swedish footballer, Arash was voted the best middle eastern player of Sweden in 4 different time: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Arash Bayat

Personal information
Full name	Arash Bayat
Date of birth	(1983-07-19) July 19, 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–1993	IK Östria Lambohov
1994–2000	Västra Frölunda IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Västra Frölunda IF	95	(17)
2006–2008	GIF Sundsvall[1]	63	(13)
2008	→ IFK Mariehamn (loan)[2]	10	(2)
2009	Qviding FIF	29	(4)
2010	Ljungskile SK	22	(4)
2011–2012	Assyriska BK	39	(6)
2013–2015	Qviding FIF	53	(12)
2016–2017	Västra Frölunda IF	17	(2)
Total		328	(60)
International career
1999–2000	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2001	Sweden U19	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2019

Career

Bayat has made an impressive career in Swedish second tier football with Västra Frölunda IF and GIF Sundsvall. GIF took the step up to the Swedish top flight, Allsvenskan at the end of the 2007 season. On August 17, 2008 it was announced that Bayat would join IFK Mariehamn for the remainder of the 2008 season on a loan. In December 2010 resigned his contract with Superettan club Ljungskile SK and joined as player to Assyriska BK.^[3]

Attributes

He usually plays as a midfielder but can also play as a striker if required.

International career

Bayat played from 1999 to 2001, 37 games and scored sixteen goals for the Swedish U-16 and U-18 national football team.

Language

Persian is his official but he learned Swedish after he moved to Sweden.

Private life

He holds Swedish and Iranian citizenships.

Early life

He was born in Tehran but moved to Sweden with his family at an early age.

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2019

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Västra Frölunda	Allsvenskan	2000	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Superettan	2001	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
		2002	9	1	0	0	–		9	1
		2003	28	10	0	0	–		28	10
		2004	28	4	0	0	–		28	4
		2005	25	2	0	0	–		25	2
	Totals		95	17	0	0	–		95	17
Sundsvall	Superettan	2006	29	9	0	0	–		29	9
		2007	28	4	0	0	–		28	4
	Allsvenskan	2008	6	0	0	0	–		6	0
	Totals		63	13	0	0	–		63	13
Mariehamn	Veikkausliiga	2008	10	2	0	0	–		10	2
Qviding	Superettan	2009	29	4	1	0	1	0	31	4
Ljungskile		2010	22	4	2	0	–		24	4
Assyriska	Division 2	2011	21	4	0	0	–		21	4
		2012	18	2	0	0	–		18	2
	Totals		39	6	0	0	–		39	6
Qviding	Division 1	2013	22	7	0	0	–		22	7
		2014	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
		2015	18	3	0	0	–		18	3
	Totals		53	12	0	0	–		53	12
Västra Frölunda	Division 3	2016	16	2	0	0	–		16	2
		2017	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Totals		17	2	0	0	–		17	2
Career Total			328	60	3	0	1	0	332	60