Payam Niazmand

Seyedpayam Niazmand Ghader (Persian: سیدپیام نیازمند قادر‎; born 6 April 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Portimonense.[2][3][4]

Payam Niazmand
Niazmand with Sepahan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Seyedpayam Niazmand Ghader[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995
Place of birth Tehran, Iran[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Portimonense
Youth career
2012–2016 Paykan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Paykan 30 (0)
2018–2021 Sepahan 89 (0)
2021– Portimonense 2 (0)
National team‡
2020– Iran 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020

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.[5][6] He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Niazmand started his senior career in Iran at Paykan in 2015, where he made 24 appearances in three seasons.[7] In 2018, he joined Sepahan.[7] On 13 July 2021, Niazmand joined Primeira Liga side Portimonense.[7]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 July 2021
Club Division Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paykan Azadegan League 2015–16 6000—60
Persian Gulf Pro League 2016–17 1000—10
Persian Gulf Pro League 2017–18 23000—230
Total 3000000300
Sepahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2018–19 30040—340
Persian Gulf Pro League 2019–20 290202[lower-alpha 2]0330
Persian Gulf Pro League 2020–21 270104[lower-alpha 2]0320
Total 8607060990
Career Total 116070601290
  1. Includes Hazfi Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International
As of match played 8 October 2020
National team YearAppsGoals
Iran 202010
Total10

References
  1. "Payam Niazmand". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "Payam Niazmand".
  3. "نیازمند: به ۳ بار کلین‌شیت قانع نمی‌شوم/ پرسپولیس مدعی اول قهرمانی است" (in Persian).
  4. "پیام نیازمند 5 کلین شیت در 8 بازی".
  5. "تشویق با شعار پیام دست طلایی". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "پایان-۹۴۰-دقیقه-گل-نخوردن-نیازمند" [End of 940 minutes goalless for Niazmand]. IRNA (in Persian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "IR Iran's Payam Niazmand joins Portugal's Portimonense". the AFC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "UZBEKISTAN VS. IRAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. "2020 International Friendly". espn.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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