Hossein Kanaanizadegan

Mohammad Hossein Kanaani
	Kanani Zadegan with Iran at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Date of birth	23 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back / Right Back
Team information
Current team	Persepolis
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2013	Persepolis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Persepolis
2013–2014	→ Beira-Mar (loan)
2014–2016	→ Malavan (loan)
2016–2017	Esteghlal
2017–2018	Saipa
2018–2019	Machine Sazi
2019–	Persepolis
International career‡
2008–2011	Iran U17
2011–2012	Iran U20
2014–2016	Iran U23
2015–	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020

Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan (born 23 March 1994) is an Iranian soccer player who currently plays for Persepolis and Iranian national football team as a defender.

Club career

Persepolis

He joined Persepolis in January 2012. He signed a two and a half years contract until the end of 2013–14 season with the club.^[1] He made his debut for Persepolis as a starter against Foolad in final fixture of 2011–12 Iran Pro League.^[2] He played for Persepolis U21 in AFC Vision Asia U21 Tehran Premier League.

Loan to Beira Mar

Kanaani joined Portuguese club Beira Mar on loan in August 2013. But due to work permit issues he returned to Iran without playing a single match.

Loan to Malavan

He joined Malavan on a two–year loan to spend his conscription period in summer 2014. Kanaani scored his first goal for Malavan in a 1–1 draw against Esteghlal.

Esteghlal

In May 2016, after completing his two–year conscription period at Malavan, it was thought Kanaani would return to his original club Persepolis. However, Kanaani rejected Persepolis' offer and joined their rivals Esteghlal. Shortly after joining the club, Kanaani suffered a season-ending injury after only playing two games. He was released by Esteghlal at the end of the season having only played two games for the club.

Saipa

He played 2017–18 season for Saipa FC.^[3]

Machine Sazi

He joined Machine Sazi for 2018–19 season.^[4] He finished the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League at Machine Sazi F.C. with 27 appearances and 1 goal.

Persepolis

On 7 July 2019, Kanaanizadegan signed a two-year^[5] contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.^[6]^[7] Kanaanizadegan scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 1–0 victory over Sanat Naft Abadan on 16 September 2019.^[8]^[9]

Club career statistics

As of 4 February 2021

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persepolis	Pro League	2011–12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		2012–13	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
		2013–14	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Malavan	Pro League	2014–15	19	1	0	0	—		19	1
Malavan		2015–16					—
Esteghlal		2016–17	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Saipa		2017–18	7	3	0	0	—		7	3
Machine Sazi		2018–19	27	1	2	0	—		29	1
Total			55	5	2	0	0	0	57	5
Persepolis	Pro League	2019–20	27	1	3	0	2	0	32	1
	Pro League	2020–21	9	0	0	0	7	0	16	0
	Total		36	1	3	0	9	0	48	1
Career Total			92	6	5	0	9	0	106	6

International career

U17

He played two matches at the 2010 Asian U16 Championships.

U20

He started in all four games for the 2012 Asian U19 Championship Qualifiers helping the team keep a clean sheet in all of them. He started in Iran's first game during the Championships helping Team Meli keep a clean sheet and even hitting the bar from 30 meters out. He was part of Iran U–20 during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.

U23

He invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada^[10] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.^[11]

Senior

Kanaanizadegan made his debut against Uzbekistan in a friendly match on 11 June 2015. He also played against Turkmenistan on 16 June 2015.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2019	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Cambodia	3–0	14–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Under-20

International U-20 goals
1	3 November 2012	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	Japan	2–0	Win	2012 AFC U-19 Championship

Honours

Persepolis

Esteghlal

Persian Gulf Pro League: Runner-up 2016–17

References

^ perspolisnews.com
^ iplstas.com
^ "کنعانی زادگان به سایپا پیوست". iscanews.ir (in Persian). 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "کنعانی زادگان به ماشین سازی پیوست". پارس نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "کنعانی‌زادگان با پرسپولیس دو ساله بست". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "ویدیو ورزش سه | کنعانی زادگان : آمده ام همه چیز را جبران کنم". ویدیو ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ خبرورزشی (2019-07-07). "کنعانی‌زادگان: عاشق پرسپولیسم؛ ‌می‌خواهم جبران کنم". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
^ "لیگ برتر فوتبال| پرسپولیس با شکست صنعت نفت به استقبال دربی 90 رفت/ امتیاز 6 با شماره 6- اخبار ورزشی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-09-16.
^ "گل شماره شش پرسپولیس". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
^ http://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF
^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
^ "Hossein Kanaanizadegan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

External links

Mohammad Hossein Kanaani Zadegan at PersianLeague
Mohammad Hossein Kanaani Zadegan [1] on Instagram

[1] rspolisnews.com

[2] stas.com

[3] "کنعانی زادگان به سایپا پیوست". iscanews.ir (in Persian). 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[4] "کنعانی زادگان به ماشین سازی پیوست". پارس نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[5] "کنعانی‌زادگان با پرسپولیس دو ساله بست". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[6] "ویدیو ورزش سه | کنعانی زادگان : آمده ام همه چیز را جبران کنم". ویدیو ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[7] خبرورزشی (2019-07-07). "کنعانی‌زادگان: عاشق پرسپولیسم؛ ‌می‌خواهم جبران کنم". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.

[8] "لیگ برتر فوتبال| پرسپولیس با شکست صنعت نفت به استقبال دربی 90 رفت/ امتیاز 6 با شماره 6- اخبار ورزشی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-09-16.

[9] "گل شماره شش پرسپولیس". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

[10] ttp://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF

[11] "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

[NFT-12] "Hossein Kanaanizadegan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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