Allahyar Sayyadmanesh ( fa, اللهیار صیادمنش; born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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and the Iran national team. In 2018, he was named by ''

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'' as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.

Club career

Early years

Sayyadmanesh started to play club football when he was 8. He began his career at Arash Amol, where he was top goalscorer in Iran's under-10 league. After four years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year in

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's youth academy.

Esteghlal

On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal. He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by

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, who decided to change his number.

Fenerbahçe

On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer. He was loaned to

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club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan. Sayyadmanesh left Fenerbahçe on 9 July 2022 to join English Club

Zorya Luhansk

On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club

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on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to buy him for €3.5 million. On 25 October 2020, he scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against Rukh Lviv. On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against English Premier League club

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in the group stage of the

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. Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the UPL's best eleven players of the 2020–21 season.

Hull City

On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club

on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in the home match against

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when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood. On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against

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. On 9 July 2022, Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for the English club Hull City from Turkish side Fenerbahçe with transfer fee €4.5 million. He signed a four year contract with an option of a further year.

International career

Sayyadmanesh was a member of the Iran U17 national team which qualified for the

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quarter-final in India. He made his senior national team debut on 6 June 2019, in a friendly against Syria, as an 80th-minute substitute for

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. Nine minutes after coming on, he scored the last goal of the game in a 5–0 victory. The goal broke

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's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sayyadmanesh goal.''

Honours

Zorya Luhansk *

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runner-up:

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Iran U16 *

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runner-up: 2016 Individual * Iranian Young Player of the Year:

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*Hull City Player of the Month: April 2022

References

External links

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Eurosport.com
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F.F.I.R.I.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sayyadmanesh, Allahyar 2001 births Living people People from Amol Sportspeople from Mazandaran province Iranian footballers Saipa F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers İstanbulspor footballers FC Zorya Luhansk players Hull City A.F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Ukrainian Premier League players English Football League players Association football forwards Iran youth international footballers Iran international footballers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Iranian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Ukraine