Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iranian footballer (born 1993)
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- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Persian: علیرضا جهانبخش , romanized: Jahânbaxš Jirende , pronounced [æliːɾezɑː dʒæhɑːnˈbæxʃ] ; born 11 August 1993) is an Iranian-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club FCV Dender EH and captains the Iran national team.
- In the 2017–18 Eredivisie season, Jahanbakhsh scored 21 league goals, making him the first Asian player to become top scorer in a major European league.
- He also played for the nation at both the under-20 and under-21 levels.
- He grew up in Qazvin and is an ethnic Tat.
- Jahanbaksh started his career in Tehran with Damash Tehran, an affiliate of Damash Gilan in the 2nd Division.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Persian: علیرضا جهانبخش, romanized: Jahânbaxš Jirende, pronounced [æliːɾezɑː dʒæhɑːnˈbæxʃ]; born 11 August 1993) is an Iranian-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club FCV Dender EH and captains the Iran national team.
In 2014, Jahanbakhsh was voted the second greatest young talent of the 2013–14 Eredivisie season. In the 2017–18 Eredivisie season, Jahanbakhsh scored 21 league goals, making him the first Asian player to become top scorer in a major European league.
Internationally, Jahanbakhsh represented Iran at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the AFC Asian Cup in 2015, 2019 and 2023. He also played for the nation at both the under-20 and under-21 levels.
Early life
Jahanbakhsh was born on 11 August 1993 in Jirandeh, a small city located in Rudbar County, Gilan Province. He grew up in Qazvin and is an ethnic Tat.
Club career
Damash
Jahanbakhsh played most of his youth in Rasht and Persian Qazvin before joining the youth academy of Damash Tehran in 2008. Jahanbaksh started his career in Tehran with Damash Tehran, an affiliate of Damash Gilan in the 2nd Division. In 2011, Jahanbakhsh returned to Gilan and at the age of 17. In 2011, Jahanbakhsh played his first game for Damash Gilan in the Iran Pro League against Mes as one of Damash's youngest ever players. Jahanbakhsh scored his first goal on 15 January 2012 in a 1–0 victory against Fajr. In 42 league appearances with Damash, he scored 10 goals.
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