Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (; born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo and the Iran national team.
In 2018, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.
Sayyadmanesh started to play club football when he was 8. He began his career at Arash Amol, where he was top goalscorer in Iran's under-10 league. After four years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year in Saipa's youth academy.
On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal. He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number.
On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer. He was loaned to TFF 1. League club ðstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan. Sayyadmanesh left Fenerbahçe on 9 July 2022 to join English Club Hull City.
On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to buy him for â¬3.5 million. On 25 October 2020, he scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4âÂÂ0 win against Rukh Lviv. On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1âÂÂ0 win against English Premier League club Leicester City in the group stage of the Europa League. Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the Ukraine Premier League's best eleven players of the 2020âÂÂ21 season.
On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club Hull City on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021âÂÂ22 season. He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in the home match against Preston North End when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood. On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2âÂÂ1 win against Cardiff City.
On 9 July 2022, Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for the English club Hull City from Turkish side Fenerbahçe with transfer fee â¬4.5 million. He signed a four-year contract with an option of a further year.
On 31 January 2024, Sayyadmanesh signed for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Sayyadmanesh was a member of the Iran U17 national team which qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in India.
He made his senior national team debut on 6 June 2019, in a friendly against Syria, as an 80th-minute substitute for Karim Ansarifard. Nine minutes after coming on, he scored the last goal of the game in a 5âÂÂ0 victory. The goal broke Saeid Ezatolahi's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years. Since his debut, Sayyadmanesh has been in and out of the national team.
0n 11 January 2026, Sayyadmanesh publicly came out in support of the 2025âÂÂ2026 Iranian protests by stating: "Pray for the brave people of Iran". He also has a tattoo with the phrase "King of Kings" under a map of Iran.
Zorya Luhansk
Iran U16
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