Mohammad Abbaszadeh (; born 9 May 1990) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Zob Ahan.

Career

Early years

Abbaszadeh started his career with Moghavemat Sari. He was part of Moghavemat Sari in Division 2 in 2009–10 Iran Football's 2nd Division. He missed the 2010–11 season and failed to sign any club.

Sanat Sari

Mohammad Abbaszadeh joined Sanat Sari in 1390 and was able to score 6 goals in 22 games.

Nassaji Mazandaran

He joined Nassaji in summer 2012 and signed a two-years contract until end of 2013–14 season and was given number 10. He made his debut for Nassaji against

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as a starter on 13 September 2012. Abbaszadeh scored 18 times in 23 matches, becoming the league top scorer.

Persepolis

2013–14

After becoming the

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's top scorer, Abbaszadeh had offers from many teams, most of those in the Pro League who wanted to acquire him.

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offered €125,000 (4 Billion Rials) up front with an additional equivalent of 1 Billion Rial to be paid in the form of sporting goods from

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. On the 3 May 2013, he signed a three-year contract with

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's reds,

. He made his debut in a friendly match against Arta Ardabil and scored five goals in five pre-season matches for Persepolis. He scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 2–0 home victory over

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

in 2013–14 Iran Pro League. He scored an instrumental goal against

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Guilan (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Guilân''), commonly known as Damash Guilan sc, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Guilan, that competes in the Azadegan League. The club was founde ...

in their 1–0 victory on matchday 28 that kept Persepolis' title hopes alive. However, Persepolis finished second at the end of the season. He finished the season with 5 goals in 13 appearances, scoring in 5 of the last 6 games of the season, averaging a goal every 125 minutes. On 2 August 2014, Abbaszadeh was named the

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's best young talent for the 2013–14 season.

2014–15

Abbaszadeh played his first match for Persepolis in 2014–15 season in a 1–1 draw with

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. He scored his first goal in this season against Padideh with a

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Nassaji Mazandaran

Mohammad Abbaszadeh joined Mazandaran Mazandaran Nassaji for the second time in 2016. In the first season, he promised Hani Nowruzi, Hadi Nowruzi's son, to score 24 goals in memory of his father. Finally, he was able to score 24 goals in League One. Mohammad Abbaszadeh was the Nassaji captain this season and with his beautiful goals he became especially popular among Mazandaran Nassaji fans and Mazandaran Nassaji fans gave him many titles, including Mr. Double, Goal machine, and Shah Shahi.

Club career statistics

Honours

;Individual * Azadegan League Top Goalscorer:

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(18 goals), 2016–17 (24 goals) * Azadegan League Player of the season:

, 2016–17 * Iranian Young Footballer of the Year: 2014

References

External links

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Mohammad Abbaszadeh
at PersianLeague.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbaszadeh, Mohammad 1990 births Footballers from Qaem Shahr Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Iranian men's footballers Sanat Sari F.C. players F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players Persepolis F.C. players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Saipa F.C. players Tractor S.C. players Foolad F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players