Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian football midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League.
Esmaeilzadeh joined popular club, S.C. Damash on 4 November 2008 with a five-years contract.
After a season in Damash, he moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2012. He signed a three-years contract until end of 2014âÂÂ15 season. He made his debut for persepolis on first fixture of 2012âÂÂ13 season against Sanat Naft.
Esmaeilzadeh loaned out to Beira-Mar for the 2013âÂÂ14 season. In November, he was put on trial at Benfica B. After only 4 league appearances with Beira-Mar, Esmaeilzadeh returned to Persepolis.
After a half a season in Portugal he returned to Persepolis by club coach Ali Daei to spend last year of his contract.
<sup>1</sup> Includes Taça de Portugal and Hazfi Cup.<br> <sup>2</sup> Includes Taça da Liga.<br> <sup>3</sup> Includes ACL.
Esmaeilzadeh played a central role in the Iran UâÂÂ17 winning the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship starting 5 of the six games. He captained the team in the penultimate game against Korea Republic. He featured in 3 games for Iran in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup coming on as a substitute against Uruguay UâÂÂ17 scoring in the 119th minute.
He was a member of Iran UâÂÂ20 during 2010 AFC U-19 Championship but removed from final squad because of health problems while he infected to the Malaria with his club teammates Mehrgan Golbarg and Hossein Gohari.
He was called up to the Iran UâÂÂ23 team by Alireza Mansourian in March 2012, and has been selected for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.
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