Shahriyar Moghanlou (; born 21 December 1994) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Shahriyar was born in the city of Zanjan in family of

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while he promoted to the first team in the winter of 2015. He made his professional debut for Paykan against Gostaresh Foulad on 4 February 2015 when he was used as a substitute for Ali Hosseini.

Santa Clara

On 23 September 2020, Moghanlou signed a three-year contract with Portuguese

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side Santa Clara.

Persepolis

On 7 March 2021, Moghanlou signed a contract with

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champions

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. The details of the fee contract have not been released.

International career

He made his senior debut on 23 March 2023 against

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in a friendly match. He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2023 against

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in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Paykan *

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

(1): 2015–16 ;Persepolis *

(1):

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Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup (Persian language, Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of ...

(1):

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;Sepahan *

Iranian 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 was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi ...

: 2023–24

Individual

Top Goalscorer (1): 2018–19 *

Top Goalscorer (2):

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, 2023–24

References

External links

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