Pardis Fardjad-Azad (, ; born 12 April 1988) is a professional

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and player who manages

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club Tasmania Berlin, and plays as a striker for

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Berlin club FC Amed. A former

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, he was born in Germany and of Iranian descent.

Club career

Fardjad-Azad began his career at FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf and moved in summer 2007 from the A youth team of his club to

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. After two years with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he left on 7 July 2009 and signed a one-year contract for

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. On 28 January 2015, Fardjad-Azad signed a new 18-month contract with

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, having been without a club for six months recovering from a knee injury. On 20 July 2019, Fardjad-Azad signed with

FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V., commonly known as FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin or Viktoria Berlin, is a German association football club based in the locality of Lichterfelde of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in B ...

. In January 2022, he joined Berliner AK, leaving the club six months later. Shortly afterward, he signed with

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. In January 2024, Fardjad-Azad joined the coaching staff of

club Tasmania Berlin and began playing for

Berlin side FC Amed.

International career

Fardjad-Azad made his international debut for

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in 2013, making his debut against

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on 22 March 2013.

Coaching career

In June 2024, Fardjad-Azad was appointed head coach of Tasmania Berlin in the

, having previously served as the team's assistant coach. He continued in this role while playing for FC Amed.

Personal life

Fardjad-Azad is of Iranian background.

Career statistics

References

1988 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German men's footballers Azerbaijani men's footballers German people of Azerbaijani descent German people of Iranian descent Azerbaijani people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent Sportspeople from East Berlin Men's association football forwards Azerbaijan men's international footballers Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Oberliga (football) players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Sumgayit FK players Shamakhi FK players Zira FK players FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players Berliner AK 07 players CFC Hertha 06 players German football managers Azerbaijani football managers Association football coaches Men's association football player-managers 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub