Pardis Fardjad-Azad

Pardis Fardjad-Azad (Azerbaijani: Pərdis Fərcad-Azad, Persian: پردیس فرجاد آزاد; born 12 April 1988) is a professional football manager and player who manages NOFV-Oberliga club Tasmania Berlin, and plays as a striker for Bezirksliga Berlin club FC Amed. A former Azerbaijan international, he was born in Germany and of Iranian descent.^[2]

Pardis Fardjad-Azad

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Tasmania Berlin (head coach) FC Amed (player)
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2007	Hertha 03 Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Carl Zeiss Jena II	51	(10)
2008	Carl Zeiss Jena	1	(0)
2009–2010	VFC Plauen	20	(3)
2010–2012	Berliner AK	36	(14)
2012–2016	Sumgayit	81	(17)
2016–2018	Keşla	48	(4)
2018–2019	Zira	14	(2)
2019–2021	Viktoria Berlin	23	(8)
2022	Berliner AK 07	5	(2)
2022–2023	CFC Hertha 06	22	(4)
2024–	FC Amed	14	(16)
International career‡
2013–2018	Azerbaijan	6	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Tasmania Berlin
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:55, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Fardjad-Azad began his career at FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf and moved in summer 2007 from the A youth team of his club to FC Carl Zeiss Jena.^[3] After two years with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he left on 7 July 2009 and signed a one-year contract for VFC Plauen.^[4]

On 28 January 2015, Fardjad-Azad signed a new 18-month contract with Sumgayit FK, having been without a club for six months recovering from a knee injury.^[5]

On 20 July 2019, Fardjad-Azad signed with FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin.^[6] In January 2022, he joined Berliner AK,^[7] leaving the club six months later.^[8] Shortly afterward, he signed with CFC Hertha 06.^[9] In January 2024, Fardjad-Azad joined the coaching staff of NOFV-Oberliga club Tasmania Berlin and began playing for Bezirksliga Berlin side FC Amed.^[1]

International career

Fardjad-Azad made his international debut for Azerbaijan in 2013, making his debut against Luxembourg on 22 March 2013.^[10]

Coaching career

In June 2024, Fardjad-Azad was appointed head coach of Tasmania Berlin in the NOFV-Oberliga, having previously served as the team's assistant coach.^[11] He continued in this role while playing for FC Amed.^[1]

Personal life

Fardjad-Azad is of Iranian background.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 June 2019

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carl Zeiss Jena II	Oberliga	2007–08	28	6	1	1	—		—		29	7
		2008–09	23	4	0	0	—		—		23	4
	Total		51	10	1	1	—		—		52	11
Carl Zeiss Jena	2. Bundesliga	2007–08	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Plauen	Regionalliga	2009–10	20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
Berliner AK 07	Oberliga	2010–11	22	10	1	0	—		—		23	10
	Regionalliga	2011–12	14	4	0	0	—		—		14	4
	Total		36	14	1	0	—		—		37	14
Sumgayit	APL	2012–13	20	5	0	0	—		3	4	23	9
		2013–14	24	6	0	0	—		—		24	6
		2014–15	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
		2015–16	25	4	0	0	—		—		25	4
	Total		81	17	0	0	—		3	4	84	21
Keşla	APL	2016–17	23	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
		2017–18	25	4	0	0	4	1	—		29	5
	Total		48	4	0	0	4	1	—		52	5
Zira	APL	2018–19	14	2	4	2	—		—		18	4
Career total			251	50	6	3	4	1	3	4	264	58