Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
{{short description|Iranian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
| image = Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 2018 2.jpg
| caption = Sayyadmanesh with Esteghlal in 2018 AFC Champions League
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amol, Iran
| currentclub = Westerlo
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2011–2015
| youthclubs1 = Arash Amol
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs2 = Padideh Sari
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs3 = Saipa
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Esteghlal
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2019–2022
| clubs2 = Fenerbahçe
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → İstanbulspor (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Zorya Luhansk (loan)
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = → Hull City (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Hull City
| caps6 = 25
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Westerlo
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Iran U17
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = Iran U23
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2019–
| nationalteam3 = Iran
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 11:43, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|IRN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC U-17 Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2016 India|}}
}}
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh ({{langx|fa|اللهیار صیادمنش}}; 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.{{Soccerway|allahyar-sayyad/514129}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183332/https://www.skaut.uk/talents?pgid=kplc0vzx-ed6219d3-afaf-4241-bbdc-874d688da9b7 Article title]
In 2018, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/oct/11/next-generation-2018-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|work=The Guardian|title=Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football|accessdate=20 July 2019|last1=Christenson|first1=Marcus}}
Club career
=Early years=
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.
=Esteghlal=
File:Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 16.jpg in 2018]]
On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal.{{cite web|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/06/13/1748522/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-joins-iran-s-esteghlal-on-five-year-contract|title= Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Joins Iran's Esteghlal on Five-Year Contract|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=12 June 2018|work=Tasnim News Agency}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/news/item/2633/صیادمنش+به+استقلال+پیوست |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615053328/http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/news/item/2633/%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4+%D8%A8%D9%87+%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84+%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=dead |archivedate=15 June 2018 |title=صیادمنش به استقلال پیوست |trans-title=Sayyadmanesh joined Esteghlal |publisher=Esteghlal |date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2019}} He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number.{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/News/81008|title=پیراهن انصاری را پس میگیرند؟|date=5 August 2018|accessdate=26 July 2019|work=Iran Varzeshi}}
=Fenerbahçe=
On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer.[https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/07/02/2045120/iran-s-sayyadmanesh-officially-joins-fenerbahce Sayyadmanesh Officially Joins Fenerbahce] / Tasnim News Agency{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetedamga.com.tr/spor/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-fenerbahceye-imza-atiyor-h19151.html|title=Sayyadmanesh Joined to Fenerbahçe|publisher=Gazete Damga|accessdate=20 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2019/7/bilgilendirme|title=Sayyadmanesh Joined to Team|publisher=Fenerbahçe Sports Club|accessdate=20 July 2019}} He was loaned to TFF 1. League club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/son-dakika-transfer-fenerbahce-allahyar-sayyadmaneshi-istanbulspora-kiraladi-41319533|title=Son dakika transfer {{!}} Fenerbahçe Allahyar Sayyadmanesh'i İstanbulspor'a kiraladı|date=2 September 2019|website=Hurriyet (in Turkish)}} Sayyadmanesh left Fenerbahçe on 9 July 2022 to join English Club Hull City.
=Zorya Luhansk=
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 €3.5 million.{{cite web|title=Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" – Луганск|url=http://zarya-lugansk.com/news_show.php?news_id=11089|accessdate=6 October 2020|website=zarya-lugansk.com}} On 25 October 2020, he scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against Rukh Lviv.{{cite web |title=Sayyadmanesh scores for Zorya on debut |url=http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2020/10/26/sayyadmanesh-scores-for-zorya-on-his-debut-video/ |website=Persian Football |date=26 October 2020}} On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against English Premier League club Leicester City in the group stage of the Europa League.{{cite web |title=City Beaten By Late Zorya Strike In Ukraine |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1923516/city-beaten-by-late-zorya-strike-in-ukraine/featured |website=LCFC.com |date=3 December 2020}} Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the Ukraine Premier League's best eleven players of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Ukrayna'da sezonun 11'inde |date=5 June 2021|url=https://www.futbolarena.com/fenerbahce/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-ukraynada-sezonun-11inde-387432h/}}
=Hull City=
On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club Hull City on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2022/1/bilgilendirme-1|title=Bilgilendirme|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=31 January 2022|publisher=Fenerbahçe S.K.|language=tr|trans-title=Press Statement}} 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.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60178655
| title = Hull City 0–1 Preston North End
| date = 5 February 2022
| work = BBC Sport
| accessdate = 5 February 2022}}
On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against Cardiff City.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61033699
| title = Hull City 2–1 Cardiff City
| date = 15 April 2022
| work = BBC Sport
| accessdate = 15 April 2022}}
On 9 July 2022, Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for the English club Hull City from Turkish side Fenerbahçe with transfer fee €4.5 million.{{cite web |title=ACUN ILICALI CANLI YAYINDA! {{!}} GÜNDEM ÖZEL |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAKz5f5bDwE |accessdate=11 July 2022}} He signed a four-year contract with an option of a further year.{{cite news
| title = Sayyadmanesh signs permanently
| url = https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/july/sayyadmanesh-signs-permanently/
| date = 9 July 2022
| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.
| accessdate = 9 July 2022}}
=Westerlo=
On 31 January 2024, Sayyadmanesh signed for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/january/31/allahyar-joins-westerlo-permanently/|title=Allahyar joins Westerlo permanently|website=www.wearehullcity.co.uk|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}}
International career
File:Sayyad in Team Melli training.jpg in 2019]]
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 5–0 victory.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=540690|title=Iran v Syria game report|date=6 June 2019}} The goal broke Saeid Ezatolahi's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years.[https://90tv.ir/news/%D9%84%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF لژیونرِ استقلال جوانترین گلزن تاریخ تیم ملی شد]. {{in lang|fa}}.
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Hazfi Cup, Turkish Cup, Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup and Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Esteghlal
|15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League|name="ACL"}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 18 | 2 | ||
| Fenerbahçe
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 3 | 0 | |||
| İstanbulspor (loan)
|7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 11 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Zorya Luhansk (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League |19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name="UEL"}} | 1 | colspan="2" |– | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22
|16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2" |– | 24 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 18 | |
| Hull City (loan)
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 12 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Hull City
|rowspan="2"|EFL Championship |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 1{{efn|Appearance in EFL Cup}} | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 8 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Westerlo
|rowspan="2"|Belgian Pro League |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 9{{efn|name=EPO|Appearances in Jupiler Pro League Europe playoffs}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 9 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 53 | 7 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!129 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 175 | 28 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" |Iran
|2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024
|1 |0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total | 8 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sayyadmanesh goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh{{NFT player|74484|accessdate=7 June 2019}} | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 6 June 2019 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | {{fb|SYR}} | style="text-align:center"|5–0 | style="text-align:center"|5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Zorya Luhansk
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Iran U16
- AFC U-16 Championship runner-up: 2016{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2016-10-02/iran-u16-vs-iraq-u16/678524/|title=Final match report|date=2 October 2016|accessdate=10 October 2020|author=|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}
Individual
- Iranian Young Player of the Year: 2019
- Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (February)
- Hull City Player of the Month: April 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/may/sayyadmanesh-wins-player-and-goal-of-the-month-for-april/|title=Sayyadmanesh wins Player and Goal of the Month for April|date=18 May 2022|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=20 May 2022}}
References
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External links
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- {{FIFA|405658}}
- {{FFU|30064023}}
- {{Soccerway|allahyar-sayyad/514129}}
- [https://www.eurosport.com/football/allahyar-sayyad_prs490344/person.shtml Eurosport.com]
- {{NFT player|74484}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224155/http://www.ffiri.ir/national-football-team/player/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4/aab670cf-0c63-4f37-8ae6-0715bef0becd/NationalTeamJuvenile/detail.aspx F.F.I.R.I.] {{in lang|fa}}
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