Amir Bashti

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amir Bashti

| fullname =

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|21}}

| birth_place = San Jose, California, United States

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Midfielder, winger, forward

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 2014

| youthclubs1 = San Jose Earthquakes

| collegeyears1 = 2015–2018

| college1 = Stanford Cardinal

| collegecaps1 = 88

| collegegoals1 = 19

| clubs1 = Burlingame Dragons

| years1 = 2016–2017

| caps1 = 7

| goals1 = 1

| clubs2 = San Francisco Glens

| years2 = 2019

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| clubs3 = Atlanta United 2

| years3 = 2019–2020

| caps3 = 24

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = United States U18

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = United States U20

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = December 4, 2020

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Amir Bashti (born March 21, 1997) is an American former professional soccer player.

Early life

Bashti was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino and played youth soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy.{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/amir-bashti/14105|title=Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer|website=Stanford University Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2015/10/20/qa-quakes-college-stanford-university-freshman-amir-bashti|title=Q&A: Quakes in College - Stanford University Freshman Amir Bashti | San Jose Earthquakes}} He is of Iranian descent.

College career

Bashti played four years of college soccer at Stanford University from 2015 to 2018. As a 4-year starter, he won 3 national titles with Stanford, recording 19 goals and 13 assists in 88 games in his collegiate career.{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=14105|title=Amir Bashti - Men's Soccer|website=Stanford University Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/news/2018/12/7/mens-soccer-pair-named-all-americans.aspx|title=Pair Named All-Americans|website=Stanford University Athletics}} He won Pac-12 player of the week honors twice during his senior year and was named in the All-Pac-12 first team at the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2018/09/18/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005911/https://pac-12.com/article/2018/09/18/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2018|title=Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week|website=Pac-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2018/10/2/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week.aspx|title=Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week|website=Pac-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2018/11/07/pac-12-announces-mens-soccer-all-conference-honors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123022747/https://pac-12.com/article/2018/11/07/pac-12-announces-mens-soccer-all-conference-honors|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2018|title=Pac-12 announces Men's Soccer All-Conference honors|website=Pac-12}}

While at college, Bashti also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons in 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/12440538?subseason=278141|title=Burlingame Dragons FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti - M|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}} and 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18326175?subseason=376352|title=Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amir Bashti -|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}

Professional career

=Early career=

In the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Atlanta United selected Bashti in the second round (48th overall).{{Cite web|url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/curated/atlanta-united-select-midfielders-asiedu-bashti-in-mls-superdraft/article_32bd014a-1619-11e9-9add-efaa2d7005c5.html|title=Atlanta United select midfielders Asiedu, Bashti in MLS SuperDraft|website=Gwinnett Daily Post}}

After failing to sign a contract with Atlanta, on June 28, 2019, Amir went back to California where he grew up and signed a contract with the San Francisco Glens of the USL League Two, where he played in two matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfglens.com/news_article/show/1031918|title=AMIR BASHTI SIGNS WITH SF GLENS|website=San Francisco Glens|date=June 28, 2019}}

In August 2019, Bashti trained with the Glens' European partner club, German 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel, playing in an under-23 match against Hamburg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/sf-glens-bashti-training-with-2-bundesligas-holstein-kiel/|title=SF Glens' Bashti training with 2. Bundesliga's Holstein Kiel|date=August 11, 2019|website=The San Francisco Examiner}}

=Atlanta United 2=

On August 22, 2019, Bashti went back to Atlanta and signed a contract with their reserve side Atlanta United 2 who play in the USL Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1043638|title=Bashti Links Up With ATLUTD2|website=USL Championship|date=August 22, 2019}} He scored his first goal for the club on September 28, 2019, in a 1–1 draw at Saint Louis FC.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/atlutd2/status/1178132244625596417|title=GOLAZO IN THE TOP CORNER Amir Bashti nets his FIRST #ATLUTD2 goal!pic.twitter.com/VpKY3OLONj|first=ATL|last=UTD 2|date=September 28, 2019}} Bashti scored his first goal of the 2020 season and provided an assist on September 23, 2020, against New York Red Bulls II.{{Cite web |title=Phoenix Rising FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC - September 11, 2020 {{!}} USLChampionship.com |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/phoenixrisingfc-lasvegaslightsfc-2092748 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.uslchampionship.com |language=en-us}} He was subsequently named in the USL Championship Team of the Week for his performance against New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1125153|title = USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 14|date = September 29, 2020}}

International career

=Youth=

Bashti was called up to the United States men's national under-18 soccer team in December 2014 and played in a friendly match against Germany U-18 on December 19, 2014, in Marbella.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/es/post/2014/12/10/academy-players-bashti-marcinkowski-called-usmnt-u-18-camp|title=Academy players Bashti, Marcinkowski called to USMNT U-18 camp | San Jose Earthquakes}} He played for the U-20 team against France on September 4, 2015, and Israel on September 7, 2015, before being called into the under-20 squad by manager Tab Ramos for the Dallas Cup in March 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/03/15/stanford-freshman-bashti-named-to-us-soccer-u-20-national-team|title=Stanford freshman Bashti named to U.S. Soccer U-20 team|first=Stanford|last=Athletics|website=www.paloaltoonline.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/amir-bashti|title=Amir Bashti | MLSsoccer.com}} In July 2016, Bashti was named in Brad Friedel's squad for the 2016 COTIF Tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/07/18/21/31/160718-u19mnt-friedel-names-22-player-roster-for-2016-cotif-tournament|title = News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website}}

Style of play

Bashti is a versatile midfielder and can play in any position in the front six; central midfield being his preferred position.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/bashti-trying-help-atlanta-united-however-can/ZL4LuhnchH41ejHsYOF2CI/|title=Bashti: From 'Dribble, Pass, Shoot' champion to Atlanta United|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug}}

Honors

=College=

;Stanford Cardinals

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship: 2015, 2016, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2017-12-10/stanford-wins-third-straight-national-title-1-0-win-double|title=Stanford beats Indiana 1-0 in double OT for third straight title | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}}
Pac-12 Conference: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018