Pejman Montazeri

Pejman Montazeri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
Place of birth	Ahvaz, Iran
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Umm-Salal
Number	33
Youth career
2001–2004	Foolad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Foolad	81	(6)
2007–2014	Esteghlal	209	(10)
2014–	Umm-Salal	21	(0)
National team‡
2005–2006	Iran U-23	8	(1)
2007–	Iran	25	(1)
Honours Competitor for Iran Asian Games Bronze 2006 Qatar Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 17 October 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Pejman Montazeri (Persian: پژمان منتظری‎, born September 6, 1983) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for Umm Salal SC in the Qatar Stars League and the Iranian national team.

Club career

Foolad

He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foolad squad that won the Iran Pro League in 2005, Montazeri played for Foolad in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage.

Esteghlal

After Foolad was relegated to the Azadegan League, Montazeri signed with Esteghlal. He had been a regular player for the team in his first two seasons, where he won the Iran Pro League and the Hazfi Cup. He extended his contract with Esteghlal until 2013 where he won the league title in the 2012–13 season. He also reached the semi-final of the Asian Champions League with Esteghlal.

Umm Salal

Montazeri transferred to Umm Salal on 5 January 2014. When Montazeri joined Umm Salal, the club was in danger of relegation, but under the leadership of Montazeri, Umm Salal avoided relegation and finished a solid 7th place.

Club career statistics

Last update 17 October 2014

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2004–05	Foolad	Pro League	29	2			–	–	29	2
2005–06			28	1			6	1	34	2
2006–07			24	2	2	0	–	–	26	2
2007–08	Esteghlal		31	2	6	1	–	–	37	3
2008–09			28	0	2	0	4	0	34	0
2009–10			32	2	2	0	7	1	41	3
2010–11			32	2	3	1	6	0	41	3
2011–12			28	2	4	0	7	0	39	2
2012–13			29	1	3	1	8	1	40	3
2013–14			19	1	1	0	4	0	24	1
Qatar			League		Emir Cup		Asia		Total
2013–14	Umm-Salal	Stars League	14	0	1	0	–	–	15	0
2014–15			7	0	0	0	–	–	7	0
Total	Iran		283	15	22	3	42	3	347	20
Total	Qatar		21	0	1	0	–	–	22	0
Career total			304	15	23	3	42	3	369	20

Montazeri playing for Esteghlal in AFC Champions League in 2013

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
06–07	Foolad	1
09–10	Esteghlal	1
11–12	Esteghlal	2
12–13	Esteghlal	1
13–14	Esteghlal	0
13–14	Umm-Salal	0
14–15	Umm-Salal	0

International career

Pejman Montazeri was a member of Iran U-23, participating in the 2006 Asian Games. He was called to the national team for World Cup 2014 qualification, 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2012 WAFF Championship by coach Carlos Queiroz. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. He played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 October 2011	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Palestine	5–0	7–0	Friendly

Personal life

His brother, Nadar Montazeri plays in the Iranian national rugby team and his cousin, Roozbeh Madadi currently is a coach in the Iranian national football academy in Tehran.

Honours

Club

Foolad

• Iran Pro League: 2004–05

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League: 2008–09, 2010–11 (Runner-up), 2012–13
• Hazfi Cup: 2007–08, 2011–12

Individual

• Iran Football Federation Award player of the season: 2012–13 (Third)

External links

• Pejman Montazeri at National-Football-Teams.com
• Pejman Montazeri at PersianLeague.com
• Montazeri officially separates from Esteghlal