Mohammad Parvin (; born 14 June 1988) is an Iranian former

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who played as a

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. He retired in 2014. He is the son of legendary Iranian footballer

Ali Parvin Ali Parvin (; born 25 September 1947) is a retired Iranian association football, football player and coach. He is among the most prominent Iran, Iranian footballers. He played for the Iran national football team. During his career, he played as ...

Club career

Mohammad Parvin began his career at the

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youth academy in

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before signing his first pro contract in 2005. Despite the fact that his father was the head coach of the team, he remained unused until making his debut in a friendly match against German giants

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. Being dubbed as a future star player in the national team, his time at

turned difficult following his fathers departure as a coach. He later followed his Parvin senior, who had become technical director of Steel Azin, and became the top scorer in the first division. Following a remarkable season in a star-studded second tier side, he chose to move soon, again shortly after his fathers resignation. Despite reportedly being offered a contract by

, he moved to

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. After only 12 performances at

, he spent 6 successful months on loan at

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in Europe only to return to his beloved

in July 2009. His second stint at the continents most popular football team, was another difficult experience and Mohammad was on the move once again in 2011. His next stop was Paykan, another short term stint as soon newly promoted Gahar Zagros followed. It is often argued that his lackluster performance and much traveled resume is a result of the pressure that comes along the name of Parvin, and his fathers publicized involvement in Iranian football.

Club career statistics

Last Update: 10 May 2013 * Assist Goals

International career

After becoming the top scorer in first division he was called to

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in July 2008 and played in WAFF Championship 2008.

Honours

Club

;Persepolis *

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(2): 2009–10,

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Individual

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top goalscorer (1): 2007–08 with Steel Azin (15 goals)

References

Iran Pro League Stats
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