Payam Niazmand

{{short description|Iranian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Payam Niazmand

| image = Payam Niazmand, Esteghlal vs. Sepahan.jpg

| caption = Niazmand with Sepahan in 2018

| fullname = Payam Niazmand Ghader{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN) |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}

| height = 1.92 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|04|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran{{GSA player|payam-niazmand/34349|access-date=14 July 2021}}

| currentclub = Sepahan

| clubnumber = 1

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs1 = Paykan

| years1 = 2015–2018

| clubs1 = Paykan

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs2 = Sepahan

| caps2 = 89

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2023

| clubs3 = Portimonense

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Sepahan (loan)

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Sepahan

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Iran

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 June 2024

| ntupdate = 6 June 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|IRN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|CAFA Nations Cup}}

{{Medal|W|2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan|Team}}

}}

Payam Niazmand ({{langx|fa|پیام نیازمند}}; born 6 April 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Sepahan and the Iran national team.{{Cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/payam-niazmand/352667/ |title=Payam Niazmand}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/07/22/1545091/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-3-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B9-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |title=نیازمند: به ۳ بار کلین‌شیت قانع نمی‌شوم/ پرسپولیس مدعی اول قهرمانی است|language=Persian}}{{Cite web |url=http://parsfootball.com/fa/481360/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-5-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AA-8-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C/ |title=پیام نیازمند 5 کلین شیت در 8 بازی|date=30 November 2017 }}

Niazmand set the new all-time record at 940 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. Mohammad Nouri ended his goalless streak by beating him in the 50th minute of the same match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1645574/%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%AA|title=تشویق با شعار پیام دست طلایی |website=www.varzesh3.com|access-date=1 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/83537055/پایان-۹۴۰-دقیقه-گل-نخوردن-نیازمند|title=پایان-۹۴۰-دقیقه-گل-نخوردن-نیازمند|language=Persian|trans-title=End of 940 minutes goalless for Niazmand|last=|first=|date=|website=IRNA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.