Sheys Rezaei Khonakdar ( fa, شيث رضایی خنکدار, born 2 April 1984 in

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) is an Iranian

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and singer.

Club career

Sheys is originally from Hamid Abad (one of Sari's suburbs). He has played most of his career for

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and started to be known in 2005–06 season and became more famous after problems in 2007–08 season. He has featured in U17, U23 and the A team of Iran. In June 2008 he was on trial with

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side

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. He joined

Saba Battery Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود Teams * Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...

in August 2008. After spending one season with Saba and playing in the

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he moved back to

. After completing the season with Persepolis in 2011–12, he was released by the club and joined the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

side,

Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football te ...

Club career statistics

International career

He was a member of

Iran national under-23 football team 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 footbal ...

, participating in the

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. In October 2006, he was called up to join senior ''

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'' for the first time in an LG cup tournament held in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. He made his debut for

on 4 October in a match against

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. He scored in his debut. In June 2007, he was again called up to join the Iran squad in another tournament held in Jordan, where he helped Iran win the 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship. In March 2009 under

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he was called up again for

International goals

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

Honours

Club

Persepolis *

Iran 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 ...

: 2007–08 *

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 Cha ...

: 2009–10,

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National

Iran U23 * Asian Games Bronze Medal:

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References

External links

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yahoo {{DEFAULTSORT:Rezaei, Sheys 1984 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football defenders Saipa F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Saba players Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games People from Sari, Iran Sportspeople from Sari, Iran