Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh

Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh
Personal information
Full name Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Navlighi
Date of birth (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Qom, Iran
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left Winger
Team information
Current team
 Giti Pasand
Number 7
Youth career
Hilal Ahmar (football)
2003–2004 Eram Kish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Eram Kish 102 (97)
2009–2012 Foolad Mahan 84 (48)
2011 → Al Rayyan (loan) 5 (10)
2012–2013 Saba 24 (28)
2013–2015 Norilsk Nickel 73 (58)
2015–2016 Tasisat Daryaei (29)
2016–2018 Giti Pasand (32)
2018 Mes Sungun 6 (6)
2018–2019 Shenzhen Nanling 37 (48)
2019– Giti Pasand (44)
International career‡
2004–2007 Iran U23
2005– Iran 297 (334)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Futsal as player
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Colombia
Grand Prix de Futsal
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazil
AFC Futsal Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tashkent
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chinese Taipei
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ho Chi Minh City
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dubai
Asian Indoor Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Macau
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ho Chi Minh City
Gold medal – first place 2013 Incheon
Futsal Confederations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tripoli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2019

Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Navlighi (Persian: علی‌اصغر حسن‌زاده ناولیقی; born 2 November 1987) is an Iranian professional futsal player. He is a Left Winger, and currently a member of Giti Pasand in the Iranian Futsal Super League and the Iran national futsal team.[1] Hassanzadeh is regarded as one of the greatest Asian futsal players in history and has been named AFC Futsal Player of the Year four times (2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018) and was a nominee for World Futsal Player of the Year in 2015.[2] He is also the all time top goalscorer of the AFC Futsal Club Championship with 33 goals.

Hassanzadeh is sponsored by Spanish brand Joma.[3]

Career

Eram Kish

Born in Qom, Hassanzadeh started out playing for his local club Eram Kish Qom and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2004. In his first season with the club, Eram finished runners–up in the league.

Foolad Mahan

In the summer of 2009 Hassanzadeh left Eram and signed with champions Foolad Mahan. In his first season with the club Foolad won the league and the 2010 AFC Futsal Club Championship.

Al Rayyan (loan)

In 2011 Hassanzadeh was loaned out to Qatari side Al Rayyan for the duration of the 2011 AFC Futsal Club Championship, he was the top scorer of the tournament with ten goals and helped Al Rayyan to a fourth-place finish.

Saba

In 2012 Hassanzadeh returned Qom and signed with Saba Qom where he won the league in the 2012–13 season and was also named the top scorer of the league for the first time, with 28 goals in 24 games.

Norilsk Nickel

In 2013 Hassanzadeh accepted an offer from Russian club MFK Norilsk Nickel becoming one of three Iranian's playing for that club. Hassanzadeh scored 8 goals in 10 games for the club and left only after one season.[2]

Tasisat Daryaei

He returned to Iran in 2015 and signed with champions Tasisat Daryaei, in his first season he was the leading scorer of the league with 29 goals and also helped the club win the double.

International career

Hassanzadeh made his debut with the Iran national futsal team in 2005 and won the AFC Futsal Championship for the first time in 2008. Hassanzadeh won the tournament with Iran again in 2010 and 2016 and finished runners up in 2014, he was named the best player in the 2014 and 2016 tournaments. Hassanzadeh has appeared in three World Cups with Iran (2008, 2012, and 2016), the most notable of which was 2016 where Hassanzadeh scored in Iran's historic Round of 16 win against Brazil.

Honours

Country

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Ali HASSANZADEH". 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Iran Daily News". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Sponsor Single | JOMA ®". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Keshavarz claims MVP award". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Tayebi and Hassanzadeh claim individual awards". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Iran's Hassanzadeh is named Most Valuable Player". the-AFC. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ^ "IR Iran's Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh named Most Valuable Player". the-AFC. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ "AFC Futsal Player of the Year 2016: Aliasghar Hasanzadeh". the-AFC. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. ^ "AFC Futsal Player of the Year 2017: Aliasghar Hasanzadeh". the-AFC. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh at Wikimedia Commons
  • Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh – FIFA competition record (archived)
Sporting positions
Preceded by AFC Futsal Club Championship Top Scorers
2011 (10 Goals) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Iranian Futsal Super League top scorer
2012–13 (28 Goals) with Ahmad Esmaeilpour 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Iranian Futsal Super League top scorer
2015–16 (29 Goals) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFC Futsal Championship MVP
2014
2016
2018 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Asian Futsaler of the Year
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Asian Futsaler of the Year
2016
2017
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFC Futsal Club Championship MVP
2017 		Succeeded by
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