Arshia Babazadeh

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Arshia Babazadeh
Personal information
Full name Arshia Aghababazadeh
Date of birth (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Austin Bold
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2014 Esteghlal
2014–2016 De Anza Force
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Esteghlal 0 (0)
2018–2019 Surat Thani
2019 Philadelphia Fury 1 (0)
2019 Los Angeles Force 0 (0)
2020 Michigan Stars 2 (0)
2021– Austin Bold 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2021

Arshia Babazadeh (born 5 November 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who currently plays for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship.

Career[]

Youth[]

Babazadeh joined the Esteghlal academy at the age of 13 years old.[1] In 2014, he moved to the United States and was part of the De Anza Force club team.[2]

Professional[]

In 2016, Babazadeh returned to Esteghlal and helped the side lift the Hazfi Cup and participated in the AFC Champions League.[3] In 2018, he moved to Thai League 3 side Surat Thani for a season.[4]

2019 saw Babazadeh return to the United States, joining NISA side Philadelphia Fury.[5] He made a single appearance for the club before they folded after one game due to investment issues.[6] He spent the remainder of the season with Los Angeles Force, without making an appearance.[1] 2020 saw Babazadeh stay in the NISA with Michigan Stars, where he made two regular season appearances.[7]

On 5 May 2021, Babazadeh signed with USL Championship side Austin Bold.[4] He made his debut for Austin on 20 October 2021, starting in a 3–0 loss to El Paso Locomotive.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". www.nisasoccer.com.
  2. ^ "California Community College Soccer Coaches Association". www.ccsoccernews.com.
  3. ^ "Arshia Babazadeh". www.austinboldfc.com.
  4. ^ a b Communications, Austin Bold FC (May 5, 2021). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ADDS GOALKEEPER ARSHIA BABAZADEH TO 2021 ROSTER". Austin Bold FC.
  5. ^ "First Team | Philadelphia Fury". www.philadelphiafury.com.
  6. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan. "Philadelphia Fury soccer team withdraws from NISA until spring of 2020 after investor pulls out". www.inquirer.com.
  7. ^ "Roster | Michigan Stars FC". www.michiganstarsfc.com.
  8. ^ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.

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