Behnam Barzay (; born 11 February 1993) is an Iranian

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who plays for

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (, ''Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Malavān-e Bandar-e Anzali'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second league, the Azadegan League and came back to Persian Gulf P ...

in the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

Career

He played his entire career in Sanat Naft for three seasons. In June 2013, he was moved to

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, was an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They last played in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian foot ...

after Sanat Naft's relegation.

Esteghlal

On 1 February 2015, he joined to Esteghlal on a two-and-a-half-year contract. His good performances in the 2014–15 season drew the attention of

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club

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who were interested to sign him. In June 2017, he left the club after his contract ran out. However, with the appointment of

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as the new Esteghlal manager, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 5 November 2017, allowing him to play from January 2018.

Club career statistics

*Assists

International career

U20

He was part of Iran U–20 during

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2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship The 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was held from 2 to 8 September 2012, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam and Thailand were due to represent the AFF but Thailand withdrew and were re ...

and

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U23

He invited to Iran U-23 training camp by

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to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification).

Honours

Club

;Esteghlal *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

: 2017–18

References

1993 births People from Behbahan Footballers from Khuzestan province Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Iranian men's footballers Iran men's under-20 international footballers Iran men's youth international footballers Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Shahr Khodro F.C. players Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. players Mes Rafsanjan F.C. players Malavan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players {{Iran-footy-forward-stub