Javad Kazemian

Javad Kazemian (Persian: جواد كاظميان‎, born 23 April 1981 in Kashan, Iran) is an Iranian football winger. He is commonly mistaken for a striker as he is frequently involved in running towards the opposing box, but his preferred position is a right winger.

Javad Kazemian
Kazemian in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981
Place of birth Kashan, Iran
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Right Winger
Youth career
1995–1997 Bank Melli
1999–2000 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Saipa 41 (13)
2002–2003 Al-Ahli 16 (10)
2003 Saipa 12 (3)
2003–2006 Persepolis 77 (24)
2006–2007 Al-Shaab 20 (11)
2007–2008 Al-Shabab 15 (9)
2008–2010 Ajman 25 (8)
2010 Emirates 7 (4)
2010–2011 Sepahan 21 (2)
2011–2013 Persepolis 39 (6)
2013–2014 Tractor 48 (6)
2014–2015 Saba Qom 7 (1)
Total 328 (97)
National team‡
1999–2001 Iran U20 13 (2)
2001–2003 Iran U23 12 (3)
2001–2012 Iran 44 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011
Javad Kazemian in 2012

Club career

He started with the youth team of Saipa and was able to make it to the senior team. There he showed some great performances and was called up to the Iranian national team when Miroslav Blažević was Iran's manager. He joined Al-Ahli of UAE in 2002 with $300'000 deal,[1] playing alongside Ali Karimi.[2] but returned to Iran after a few months, briefly playing for Saipa again, and then three seasons with Persepolis FC.

After World Cup 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Emirati club Al-Shaab with the option to sign a permanent contract with the club after a year,[3] but then signed a season-long contract with Al-Shabab club in the end of the league in 2007–2008 season.

In 2008, he went on loan to Ajman football club, following a series of poor performances with Al-Shabab. He had another average season with 17 matches and scoring just 6 goals for the club. He parted ways with Ajman in 2010, following two poor seasons with the club. In 2010, he signed with Dubai club Emirates, avoiding a return to Iran.

He finally returned to Iran in 2010 and signed for Sepahan and won the league.

On 23 July 2011, despite rumors circulating that he has joined Foolad, he signed a contract with Persepolis and joined his beloved club.[4] He extended his contract with Persepolis for one year, keeping him with the team through 2013, but his contract was terminated on 18 December 2012.[5] At the end of the year, he joined Tractor where he made a good partnership with Mehdi Seyed Salehi and finished second in the league.

Club career statistics
As of 15 May 2015
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–00SaipaAzadegan League 94–
2000–01 132–
2001–02Pro League 197–
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2002–03Al AhliUAE League 1610[6]22202012
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03SaipaPro League 123–
2003–04Persepolis 24421–265
2004–05 25910–269
2005–06 281130–3111
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2006–07Al ShaabUAE League 2011–
2007–08Al Shabab 159–
2008–09Ajman 178–
2009–10[7] 8000–80
Emirates 7431–105
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010–11SepahanPro League 2122042274
2011–12Persepolis 2652051336
2012–13 13100–131
Tractor 1550061216
2013–14 2314040311
2014–15Saba Qom 7100–71
Total Iran 23555194
United Arab Emirates 834220
Career total 31897214
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Persepolis4
10–11Sepahan1
11–12Persepolis4
12–131
12–13Tractor1

International career

Having made his first appearance for the senior national team in January 2001 against China, Javad Kazemian was among the Iranian squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. He is known primarily for his goal against Japan in the final of the football tournament in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, winning a Gold medal with the Iran U-23 team. He was also a member of the World Cup 2006 squad that went to Germany, but he did not get a chance to play.

Having joined the national team once again in July 2007, he scored Iran's winning goal in its 2007 Asian Cup opening match against Uzbekistan. He has been called up for 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying but like before he could not get the first eleven starting.

In 2009, he was called up to the national side after a one-year absence to play an international friendly against China. He participated in the first round of group stages of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12003-08-15Azadi Stadium, Tehran Cameroon4–04–1Friendly
22007-07-11Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Uzbekistan2–12–12007 AFC Asian Cup
32011-10-05Azadi Stadium, Tehran Palestine4–07–0Friendly
42011-10-05Azadi Stadium, Tehran Palestine7–07–0Friendly

Personal life

After scoring goals for his club, Kazemian sometimes pulls up his shirt to show a photo printed on the shirt underneath, which is of his brother who died in 2004.[8]

Honours

Club
Al-Ahli
Al-Shabab
Emirates
Sepahan
  • Iran Pro League: 2010–11
Tractor
  • Iran Pro League: 2012–13 (Runner-up)
  • Hazfi Cup: 2013–14

Country
Iran U-23

Notes
  1. "جواد كاظمیان به …". tebyan.net. 22 November 2015.
  2. "ویژه باشگاههای آسیا در دور برگشت". tebyan.net. 22 November 2015.
  3. جواد كاظميان به تيم فوتبال الشعب امارات پيوست (in Persian). ISNA. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
  4. "در آخرين ساعت فصل نقل و انتقالات". farsnews.com.
  5. Kazemian extended contract with Persepolis Archived 16 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uae03.html
  7. "UAE Pro League Committee – PLC". proleague.ae.
  8. "Iran coach looks for three points". Iranian.ws. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2006.
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