Behnam Barzay
Behnam Barzay (Persian: بهنام برزای, born 11 February 1993) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Gol Gohar Sirjan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Behnam Barzay | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Behbahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gol Gohar Sirjan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Sanat Naft | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 21 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Rah Ahan | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Esteghlal | 48 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Esteghlal | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Sanat Naft | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Padideh | 14 | (1) |
| 2019– | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Iran U20 | 20 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Iran U23 | 11 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 | |||
Career
He played his entire career in Sanat Naft for three seasons. In June 2013, he was moved to Rah Ahan after Sanat Naft's relegation.[1]
Esteghlal
On 1 February 2015, he joined to Esteghlal on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2]
His good performances in the 2014–15 season drew the attention of La Liga club Getafe CF who were interested to sign him.[3]
In June 2017, he left the club after his contract ran out.[4] However, with the appointment of Winfried Schäfer as the new Esteghlal manager, he signed a new two and half year contract with the club on 5 November 2017, allowing him to play from January 2018.[5]
Club Career Statistics
- As of 3 March 2017
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sanat Naft | Pro League | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 21 | 5 | ||
| Rah Ahan | 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Esteghlal | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 14 | ||
- Assists
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 15–16 | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 16–17 | Esteghlal | 0 |
International career
U20
He was part of Iran U–20 during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.
U23
He invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[6] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification).
Honours
References
- Behnam Barzay joins Rah Ahan
- http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/Portal/home/?news/97/1041/28160/%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D8%A8%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%5B%5D
- http://getafecfonline.blogspot.com.es/2015/06/saeid-ezatolahi-y-behnam-barzay.html
- "با اعلام برزای در اینستاگرام؛ بهنام از استقلال جدا شد" [Barzay announced his departure from Esteghlal on Instagram] (in Persian). Tarafdari.
- "بهنام برزای با امضای قراردادی دو سال و نیمه به استقلال بازگشت" [Barzay returned to Esteghlal a new two and half year contract] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- http://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF