Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan ( fa, محمد حسین کنعانی زادگان; born 23 March 1994) is an Iranian footballer player who currently plays for

Al Ahli SC (Doha) Al Ahli SC ( ar, النادي الأهلي الرياضي), also known as Al Ahli Doha is a Qatari multi-sport club based in Doha. It is most notable for its professional association football section. Their home ground is the Hamad bin Khalif ...

and

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as a defender.

Club career

Persepolis

He joined

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in January 2012. He signed a two and a half years contract until the end of 2013–14 season with the club. He made his debut for

as a starter against Foolad in final fixture of 2011–12 Iran Pro League. 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 Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...

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

, it was thought Kanaani would return to his original club

. 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.

Machine Sazi

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

Persepolis

On 7 July 2019, Kanaanizadegan signed a two-year contract with

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

champions Persepolis. Kanaanizadegan scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 1–0 victory over Sanat Naft Abadan on 16 September 2019.

International career

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 The qualification for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. Format The teams have been divided into two zones – West (23) and East (16). The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each. West Zone will have three groups of si ...

, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and

2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.

U23

He invited to

Iran U-23 Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international footba ...

training camp by

Nelo Vingada Eduardo Manuel "Nelo" Martinho Bragança de Vingada (born 30 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager. Managerial career Early years Vingada was born in Serpa. His first steps as a professional football manager were in Belenenses, and then ...

to preparation for

Incheon 2014 The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for

Senior

Kanaanizadegan made his debut against

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

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 Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers on 10 October 2019. He scored his second goal for the team with a header against Syria on 30 March 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Under-20

Honours

;Persepolis *

(2): 2019–20, 2020–21 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Ch ...

: Runner-up

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup ( Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. I ...

(1):

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

* AFC Champions League runner-up:

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanaanizadegan, Hossein 1994 births Living people Iranian footballers Persepolis F.C. players Malavan players Esteghlal F.C. players Sportspeople from Khuzestan province Iran under-20 international footballers Association football defenders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Iran Iran international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players