Pedram Ardalany (; born 6 August 1989) is an Iranian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who last played as a

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for Cumbernauld Colts.

Career

Ardalany signed a 2-year deal with

Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick sinc ...

on 2 November 2007, in a contract that will keep him at

Firhill Stadium Firhill Stadium, also known as Wyre Stadium at Firhill for sponsorship reasons, is a Association football, football and former rugby union, rugby league and Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhil ...

until 31 May 2009. Ardalany made his début for Partick Thistle on 8 April 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win over

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

. Ardalany was released by Partick in January 2009. On 10 February 2009, he signed with junior club side Arthurlie F.C. until the end of the season, however he remained in

Barrhead Barrhead (, ) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed when a series of small textile-produ ...

until 2011. After leaving Arthurlie, Ardalany signed a short-term deal with

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

, before returning to Arthurlie in February 2012. Ardalany returned to Scotland in 2018, after a spell with Iranian team Esteghlal Ahvaz.

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* Iranian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Partick Thistle F.C. players Saipa F.C. players Iranian expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Tehran 1989 births Living people Scottish Football League players Arthurlie F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association players Arbroath F.C. players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Cumbernauld Colts F.C. players 21st-century Iranian sportsmen {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub