Payam Niazmand

Payam Niazmand
Niazmand with Sepahan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Payam Niazmand Ghader[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sepahan
Number 1
Youth career
2012–2016 Paykan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Paykan 30 (0)
2018–2021 Sepahan 89 (0)
2021–2023 Portimonense 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Sepahan (loan) 27 (0)
2023– Sepahan 34 (0)
International career‡
2019– Iran 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Payam Niazmand (Persian: 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.[3][4][5]

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.[6][7] He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Paykan

Niazmand started his senior career in Iran at Paykan in 2015, where he made 24 appearances in three seasons.[8]

Sepahan

In 2018, Niazmand joined Sepahan.[8] Niazmand was included in Sepahan's lineup in 89 games continuously.

Portimonense

On 13 July 2021, Niazmand joined Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[8]

International career

On 8 October 2020, Niazmand made his debut for the Iran national team in a 2–1 friendly win against Uzbekistan.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paykan 2015–16 Azadegan League 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2016–17 Pro League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 Pro League 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Sepahan 2018–19 Pro League 30 0 4 0 — 34 0
2019–20 29 0 3 0 6[b] 0 38 0
2020–21 30 0 3 0 0[b] 0 33 0
Total 89 0 10 0 6 0 105 0
Portimonense 2021–22 Primeira Liga 2 0 3 0 — 5 0
Sepahan 2022–23 (loan) Pro League 27 0 1 0 — 28 0
2023–24 23 0 1 0 7 0 31 0
2024–25 11 0 1 0 7 0 19 0
Career total 182 0 16 0 20 0 218 0
  1. ^ Includes Hazfi Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 6 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iran 2020 1 0
2023 5 0
2024 3 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Sepahan

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Payam Niazmand". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Payam Niazmand".
  4. ^ "نیازمند: به ۳ بار کلین‌شیت قانع نمی‌شوم/ پرسپولیس مدعی اول قهرمانی است" (in Persian).
  5. ^ "پیام نیازمند 5 کلین شیت در 8 بازی". 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "تشویق با شعار پیام دست طلایی". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "پایان-۹۴۰-دقیقه-گل-نخوردن-نیازمند" [End of 940 minutes goalless for Niazmand]. IRNA (in Persian).
  8. ^ a b c "IR Iran's Payam Niazmand joins Portugal's Portimonense". the AFC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ "UZBEKISTAN VS. IRAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 International Friendly". espn.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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