Kahveh Zahiroleslam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kahveh Zahiroleslam | ||
| Date of birth | June 13, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Saratoga, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De Anza Force | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Yale Bulldogs | 28 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Chicago FC United | 12 | (9) |
| 2023– | Sint-Truiden | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2023 | |||
Kahveh Zahiroleslam (Template:Lang-fa; born June 13, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League.[1]
Early life
Kahveh Zahiroleslam was born and raised in Saratoga, California to an Iranian-American family.[2][3] He attended Prospect High School and played youth soccer for De Anza Force in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, helping the latter win the Northwest Division of USSDA Academy in the 2018–19 season.[3][4]
College career
He played college soccer for the Yale Bulldogs, scoring 13 goals and providing 4 assists in 28 games.[3][5][6] During his first season at Yale, he received four Ivy League Rookie of the Week selections, and the conference named him to the All-Ivy second team.[4] In 2022, he joined Chicago FC United in USL League Two during Yale’s summer off-season, scoring 9 goals and providing 3 assists in 12 matches.[7]
Club career
Sint-Truiden
Following a successful trial with Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden, he signed a contract with the club ahead of the 2023–24 season.[8][6][9][10] He made his league debut on September 24, 2023 against Genk at the Cegeka Arena,[11] and scored his first goal for the club on October 31, 2023 in a Belgian Cup round of 32 match against Francs Borains.[12] He provided his first league assist on November 10, 2023 against Westerlo.[13] He scored his first league goal on December 9, 2023 against OH Leuven.[14][15]
Career statistics
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Honours
De Anza Force
- U.S. Soccer Development Academy Northwest Division: 2019[3]
Individual
References
- ^ Kahveh Zahiroleslam at Soccerway
- ^ "Sint-Truiden sign Iranian-American Kahveh Zahiroleslam – PersianFootball.com".
- ^ a b c d "Kahveh Zahiroleslam - 2022 - Men's Soccer". Yale University.
- ^ a b c "SSFC Spotlight: Kahveh Zahiroleslam starting for Sint-Truiden". 7 December 2023.
- ^ Hewitt, Owen. "Men's Soccer Falls to Yale, 1-0".
- ^ a b "Yale Bull Dogs striker Kahveh Zahiroleslam on trial with Sint-Truiden - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago FC United | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Nieuwe STVV-spits Kahveh Zahiroleslam ruilde Amerikaanse topuniversiteit in voor Stayen: "In het leven moet je je dromen najagen"". www.hbvl.be. October 1, 2023.
- ^ "STVV legt Kahveh Zahiroleslam vast". VoetbalBelgie.
- ^ https://www.proximus.be/pickx/nl/2360618/testspeler-kahveh-zahiroleslam-krijgt-contract-bij-stvv
- ^ "Americans Abroad weekend review: Pepi delivers again, Tillman oversleeps". www.socceramerica.com. 25 September 2023.
- ^ info, R. T. L. (October 31, 2023). "Croky Cup: Anderlecht se défait de La Louvière et file en 8es de finale". RTL Info.
- ^ "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden - 10 November 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. OH Leuven - 9 December 2023 - Soccerway".
- ^ https://stvv.com/en/news/gamereport/wedstrijdverslag-stvv-oh-leuve