Arash Afshin
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{{Short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arash Afshin
| fullname = Arash Afshin
| image = Arash_Afshin_(Malavan).jpg
| caption = Afshin while playing for Malavan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ramhormoz, Khuzestan, Iran
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = Kheybar Khorram Abad
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Esteghlal
| youthclubs2 = Foolad
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009
| clubs1 = Foolad
| clubs2 = → Sepahan (loan)
| years1 = 2009–2016
| years2 = 2013
| caps1 = 94
| caps2 = 14
| goals1 = 19
| goals2 = 1
| nationalteam1 = Iran U23
| nationalteam2 = Iran
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2012
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2016
| clubs4 = → Malavan (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = Esteghlal
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = Esteghlal Khuzestan
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Foolad
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = Foolad
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2021–
| clubs9 = Shahrdari Astara
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2021–2023
| clubs10 = F.C. Kheybar Khorramabad
| caps10 = 20
| goals10 = 4
}}
Arash Afshin ({{langx|fa|آرش افشین}}, born 21 January 1989) is an Iranian footballer. He is a former player of Iran national team and under-23 team.[https://archive.today/20130128023337/http://www.majidjalali.com/(A(VIqVS9gDzAEkAAAAOGRkZDk0NTgtNTRjYi00ZDhjLTk3ODItOGRmYTQ3ZWIwOTM5PbQxxMcO5NeJMdQKlCwNfJoPnfc1)S(1bc4ztrhpmcfp3zo1jzjpt45))/NewsView.aspx?id=2110&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 حضور آرش افشین در برنامه پر بیننده نود ] majidjalali.com
Club career
Afshin started his senior career at Foolad. In winter 2012, he was linked to Lille but move was not done.{{Cite web |url=http://footballonline.ir/News.aspx?ID=28956 |title=footballonline |access-date=2014-09-13 |archive-date=2018-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210154631/http://footballonline.ir/News.aspx?ID=28956 |url-status=dead }} On 1 July 2013, he joined Sepahan on a one-year contract.[http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/282592/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA asriran] In December 2013, he terminated his contract with Sepahan to join Foolad again.{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 |title=Farsnews |access-date=2014-09-07 |archive-date=2014-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112190823/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 |url-status=dead }}
=Malavan=
After facing conscription problems, he was forced to move a military-owned club. On November 12, 2014, he signed a 2-years contract with Iranian Navy's Malavan.[http://isna.ir/fa/news/93082111060/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA ISNA]{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930821001427 |title=Fars News |access-date=2014-11-18 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042133/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930821001427 |url-status=dead }}
On 31 July 2015 on his debut for Malavan, Afshin scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Zob Ahan.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |||
| colspan=3 | Iran
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Hazfi Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | rowspan="4"|Foolad | rowspan="10"|Persian Gulf Pro League
|21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 7 |
| 2010–11
|20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12
|22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |– | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13
|28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |– | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="2"|2013–14 | rowspan="1"|Sepahan
|13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| rowspan="2"|Foolad
|8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="2"|2014–15 | |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2"|Malavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | |8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Esteghlal
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!123||29||11||5||1||0||135||34 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Season!!Team!!Assists | ||
| 09/10 | align="left"|Foolad | 4 |
| 10/11 | align="left"|Foolad | 3 |
| 11/12 | align="left"|Foolad | 1 |
| 12/13 | align="left"|Foolad | 4 |
| 13/14 | align="left"|Sepahan | 1 |
International career
After good performance with Iran U23 in 2010 Asian Games and also in Foolad he convinced Afshin Ghotbi to invite him to Team Melli
On 2 January 2011, Afshin was called up to the Iran for the team's friendly match against Angola and made his debut.
He was also one of Iran players in 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1 | 19 January 2011 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha | {{fb|UAE}} | 1–0 | 3–0 | Asian Cup 2011 |
Honours
;Foolad
- Iran Pro League (1): 2013–14
Personal life
He is currently Student of Civil Engineering at Islamic Azad University Ramhormoz Branch.
References
- [http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=77655&musicID=83150 Arash Afshin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227005529/http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=77655&musicID=83150 |date=2011-02-27 }} at Navad
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160701092228/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=736&view=player&sid=37 Arash Afshin] at [http://www.persianleague.com PersianLeague.com]
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{{Iran Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
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Category:Iranian men's footballers
Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Iran men's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Khuzestan province
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Sepahan S.C. footballers
Category:Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C. players
Category:Esteghlal F.C. players
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:Asian Games footballers for Iran
Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen
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