Siavash Yazdani ( fa, سیاوش یزدانی; born ) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal.

Club career

Siah Jamegan

Yazdani joined Siah Jamegan in summer 2012. He was with Siah Jamegan in the

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and promoting with them to Division 1. He was a regular starter in his second season with Siah Jamgean while they failed to gain promotion to the Pro League after losing to Paykan in the play-off.

Paykan

On July 7, 2014 he joined newly promoted

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with a 3-year contract. He made his debut for Paykan on September 12, 2014 against Zob Ahan as a starter.

Sepahan

He signed a contract with Sepahan.

Esteghlal

He transferred from Sepahan to Esteghlal club in summer 2019.

Malavan

He joined Malavan on loan from Esteghlal to perform his military service.

International career

He was called for the first time for the Iran national team (

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) in 2019. He made his debut for the

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in the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifier against the

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national team on February 1, 2022, in a 2-0 victory for Iran. He came on for

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in a late

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in the 82nd minute.