Masoud Hassanzadeh (born April 12, 1991) is an Iranian

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who plays as a

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for Zob Ahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Club career

Early years

Hassanzadeh started his career with Esteghlal at youth levels. Later he joined Damash Tehran U19 & Naft Tehran U21.

Damash Gilan

After a half-season at Division 1 with Mes Rafsanjan, he joined Pro League side

Damash Damash ( fa, داماش, also Romanized as Dāmāsh and Dāmash; also known as Dāmāshak) is a village in Jirandeh Rural District, Amarlu District, Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 251, in 89 families. ...

. He made his debut against

Fajr Sepasi Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى فجر شهید سپاسی شیراز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian Football ...

on February 9, 2013 as a substitute. He scored his first goal for

against

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

on August 10, 2013.

Zob Ahan

He joined Zob Ahan in summer 2014 with a fee around R4 billion. Hassanzadeh scored in the penalty shoot out in the final of the 2016 Hazfi Cup against Esteghlal, a game which Zob Ahan won.

Club career statistics

International career

U–22

He invited to Iran U–22 squad to compete

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Senior

Hassanzadeh was invited to the Iran senior team on 12 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz for upcoming South Africa training camp. He made his debut against

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on 31 March 2015.

Personal life

Masoud was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and Hassanzadeh's family is Iranian Azerbaijani from the

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

city of East Azerbaijan.

Honours

Club

;Zob Ahan * Hazfi Cup (2): 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

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PersianLeague.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassanzadeh, Masoud 1991 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Esteghlal F.C. players S.C. Damash Gilan players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Footballers from Tehran Men's association football forwards