Arash Bayat
Arash Bayat (Persian: آرش بیات; born July 19, 1983) is a former Iranian-Swedish footballer, Arash was voted the best middle eastern player of Sweden in 4 different time: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arash Bayat | ||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | IK Östria Lambohov | ||
| 1994–2000 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Västra Frölunda IF | 95 | (17) |
| 2006–2008 | GIF Sundsvall[1] | 63 | (13) |
| 2008 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan)[2] | 10 | (2) |
| 2009 | Qviding FIF | 29 | (4) |
| 2010 | Ljungskile SK | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Assyriska BK | 39 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Qviding FIF | 53 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Västra Frölunda IF | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 328 | (60) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2019 | |||
Career
Bayat has made an impressive career in Swedish second tier football with Västra Frölunda IF and GIF Sundsvall. GIF took the step up to the Swedish top flight, Allsvenskan at the end of the 2007 season. On August 17, 2008 it was announced that Bayat would join IFK Mariehamn for the remainder of the 2008 season on a loan. In December 2010 resigned his contract with Superettan club Ljungskile SK and joined as player to Assyriska BK.[3]
Attributes
He usually plays as a midfielder but can also play as a striker if required.
International career
In 10 March 1996 he acquired Swedish citizenship. Bayat played from 1999 to 2001, 37 games and scored sixteen goals for the Swedish U-16 and U-18 national football team.
Language
Persian is his official but he learned Swedish after he moved to Sweden.
Private life
He holds Swedish and Iranian citizenships.
Personal life
Arash Bayat has two siblings - Mohamed Bayat is a Swedish footballer who born in Linköping, Sweden who started his career with Östria Lambohov and Ali Bayat is an Iranian footballer who born in Tehran, Iran. His second sibling, Ali, started his career with Esteghlal before his family moved to Sweden. His second sibling also holds Swedish citizenship.
Early life
He was born in Tehran but moved to Sweden with his family at an early age.
Career statistics
- As of 24 May 2019
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Västra Frölunda | Allsvenskan | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Superettan | 2001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 10 | |||
| 2004 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2005 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 95 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | 95 | 17 | |||
| Sundsvall | Superettan | 2006 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| Allsvenskan | 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 63 | 13 | |||
| Mariehamn | Veikkausliiga | 2008 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | |
| Qviding | Superettan | 2009 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Ljungskile | 2010 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Assyriska | Division 2 | 2011 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 6 | |||
| Qviding | Division 1 | 2013 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 | 12 | |||
| Västra Frölunda | Division 3 | 2016 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 328 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 60 | ||
Notes
- Bayat's profile on svenskfotboll.se
- Bayat's profile on veikkausliiga.com Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Arash Bayat klar för Assyriska BK Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine