Pejman Montazeri ( fa, پژمان منتظری, born 6 September 1983) is an Iranian footballer; he plays for

Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat ( ar, الخريطيات, Al Khurayţīyāt) is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. Etymology "Kharaitiyat" is the plural form of the Arabic term "khurat", which roughly translates to "map-like". The town received its ...

and former the Iranian national team.

Club career

Foolad

He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foolad squad that won the

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 ...

in 2005, Montazeri played for Foolad in the

2006 AFC Champions League The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Al-Ittihad qualified automatically to the quarter-finals as Cup holders. Jeonbuk ...

group stage.

Esteghlal

After Foolad was relegated to the Azadegan League, Montazeri signed with Esteghlal. He had been a regular player for the team in his first two seasons, where he won the

and the

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 ...

. He extended his contract with Esteghlal until 2013 where he won the league title in the 2012–13 season. He also reached the semi-final of the Asian Champions League with Esteghlal in 2013.

Umm Salal

Montazeri transferred to

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

on 5 January 2014. When Montazeri joined Umm Salal, the club was in danger of relegation, but under the leadership of Montazeri, Umm Salal avoided relegation and finished 7th place.

Al Ahli

On 31 May 2015 Montazeri signed a two-year contract with Qatari club Al Ahli.

Return to Esteghlal

On 14 June, Montazeri Return to Esteghlal after a mutual decision not to renew his contract with Al Ahli. He was given the number 33 shirt, the same number he wore for Esteghlal during his first spell.

International career

Pejman Montazeri was a member of

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 ...

, participating in the

2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. On 5 October 2011, he made his debut for the senior side against Palestine which he managed to score as Iran beat their opponent 7–0. He was named Man of the match later. He was called to the national team for World Cup 2014 qualification, 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and

2012 WAFF Championship The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, t ...

by coach

Carlos Queiroz Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football coach who currently is the head coach of the Iran national team. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team, the United Arab Emirat ...

. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by

. He played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage. However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury. He was also called up to play in the

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 ...

and made a strong partnership with Morteza Pouraliganji and

Jalal Hosseini Seyyed Jalal Hosseini ( fa, سید جلال حسینی; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a centre-back and was the Captain of Iranian club Persep ...

as Iran qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup without conceding a single goal. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2018.''

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Foolad *

: 2004–05 ;Esteghlal *

: 2008–09,

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 ...

: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18

Individual

* Iran Football Federation Award player of the season:

(Third)

References

External links

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PersianLeague.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montazeri, Pejman 1983 births Living people Iran international footballers Iranian footballers Foolad FC players Esteghlal F.C. players Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran People from Ahvaz Umm Salal SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Iranian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Qatar Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 2014 FIFA World Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Persian Gulf Pro League players Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Association football defenders 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Sportspeople from Khuzestan province