Hossein Kanaanizadegan

Mohammad Hossein Kanaani Zadegan (Persian: محمد حسین کنعانی زادگان) (born 23 March 1994) is an Iranian soccer player who currently plays for Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Iranian national football team as a defender.[1][2]

Mohammad Hossein Kanaani Zadeghan
Kanani Zadegan in Persepolis training in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Hossein Kanaani Zadeghan
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994
Place of birth Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back / Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Free
Number _
Youth career
2009–2013 Persepolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Persepolis 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Beira-Mar (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2016 → Malavan (loan) 47 (3)
2016–2017 Esteghlal 2 (0)
2017–2018 Saipa 7 (3)
2018–2019 Machine Sazi 27 (1)
2019–2021 Persepolis 52 (2)
2021–2022 Al Ahli 20 (1)
National team‡
2008–2011 Iran U17 24 (2)
2011–2012 Iran U20 19 (1)
2014–2016 Iran U23 5 (1)
2015– Iran 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Persepolis

He joined Persepolis in January 2012. He signed a two and a half years contract until the end of 2013–14 season with the club.[3] He made his debut for Persepolis as a starter against Foolad in final fixture of 2011–12 Iran Pro League.[4] He played for Persepolis U21 in AFC Vision Asia U21 Tehran Premier League.

Loan to Beira Mar

Kanaani joined Portuguese club Beira Mar on loan in August 2013. But due to work permit issues he returned to Iran without playing a single match.

Loan to Malavan

He joined Malavan on a two–year loan to spend his conscription period in summer 2014. Kanaani scored his first goal for Malavan in a 1–1 draw against Esteghlal.

Esteghlal

In May 2016, after completing his two–year conscription period at Malavan, it was thought Kanaani would return to his original club Persepolis. However, Kanaani rejected Persepolis' offer and joined their rivals Esteghlal. Shortly after joining the club, Kanaani suffered a season-ending injury after only playing two games. He was released by Esteghlal at the end of the season having only played two games for the club.

Saipa

He played 2017–18 season for Saipa FC.[5]

Machine Sazi

He joined Machine Sazi for 2018–19 season.[6] He finished the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League at Machine Sazi F.C. with 27 appearances and 1 goal.

Persepolis
Kanaanizadegan celebrating his goal against Naft Abadan in September 2019

On 7 July 2019, Kanaanizadegan signed a two-year[7] contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[8][9] Kanaanizadegan scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 1–0 victory over Sanat Naft Abadan on 16 September 2019.[10][11][12]

Club career statistics
As of 1 March 2022
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persepolis Pro League 2011–12 10000010
2012–13 0000—00
2013–14 0000—00
Total 10000010
Malavan Pro League 2014–15 19100—191
2015–16 28220—302
Esteghlal 2016–17 20000020
Saipa 2017–18 7 3 0 0 — 7 3
Machine Sazi 2018–19 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
Total 5552000575
Persepolis Pro League 2019–20 27 1 3 0 2 0 32 1
2020–21 25 1 2 0 13 1 40 2
Total 52250151723
Al Ahli QSL 2021–22 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
Total 20100—201
Career Total 1558701511779

International career
Kanaanizadegan playing for Iran at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

U17

He played two matches at the 2010 Asian U16 Championships.

U20

He started in all four games for the 2012 Asian U19 Championship Qualifiers helping the team keep a clean sheet in all of them. He started in Iran's first game during the Championships helping Team Meli keep a clean sheet and even hitting the bar from 30 meters out. He was part of Iran U–20 during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.

U23

He invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[13] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[14]

Senior

Kanaanizadegan made his debut against Uzbekistan in a friendly match on 11 June 2015. He also played against Turkmenistan on 16 June 2015. He scored his first goal for the team with the 3rd goal in the 14-0 thrashing of Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers on October 10, 2019. He scored his second goal for the team with a header against Syria on March 30, 2021.

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Cambodia3–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.30 March 2021 Syria1–03–0Friendly

Under-20

Honours
Persepolis

References
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  2. "Hossein Kanani Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. perspolisnews.com
  4. iplstas.com
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  7. "کنعانی‌زادگان با پرسپولیس دو ساله بست". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  8. "ویدیو ورزش سه | کنعانی زادگان : آمده ام همه چیز را جبران کنم". ویدیو ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  9. خبرورزشی (2019-07-07). "کنعانی‌زادگان: عاشق پرسپولیسم؛ ‌می‌خواهم جبران کنم". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  10. "لیگ برتر فوتبال| پرسپولیس با شکست صنعت نفت به استقبال دربی 90 رفت/ امتیاز 6 با شماره 6- اخبار ورزشی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  11. "گل شماره شش پرسپولیس". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  12. "AFC Champions League | AFC". the-AFC. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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  14. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  15. "Hossein Kanaanizadegan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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