Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Persian: اللهیار صیادمنش‎, born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk on loan from Fenerbahce. He also plays for the Iranian national team.

In 2018, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.

Club Career

Early years

Sayyadmanesh started to play club football when he was 8. He began his career at Arash Amol, where he was top goalscorer in Iran's under-10 league. After 4 years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year in Saipa's youth academy.

Esteghlal

On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Esteghlal. He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number.

Fenerbahce

On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahce in a $850,000 transfer. He was loaned to TFF 1. League club Istanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.

Zorya Luhansk

On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to buy him for €3.5 million. On 25 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4-0 win against Rukh Lviv. On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win against English Premier League club Leicester City in the group stage of the Europa League. Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the UPL's best eleven players of the 2020-21 season.

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