Behnam Barzay

Behnam Barzay (Persian: بهنام برزای, born 11 February 1993) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Gol Gohar Sirjan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Behnam Barzay

Personal information
Full name	Behnam Barzay
Date of birth	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Behbahan, Iran
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
2008–2010	Sanat Naft
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Sanat Naft Abadan	21	(2)
2013–2015	Rah Ahan	25	(2)
2015–2017	Esteghlal	39	(6)
2017–2018	Esteghlal	5	(1)
2018	Sanat Naft	8	(0)
2019	Padideh	14	(1)
2019–2024	Gol Gohar Sirjan	110	(4)
International career‡
2011–2013	Iran U20	20	(7)
2013–2016	Iran U23	11	(7)
Medal record Representing  Iran AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winner 2012 Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Career

He played his entire career in Sanat Naft for three seasons. In June 2013, he was moved to Rah Ahan after Sanat Naft's relegation.^[1]

Esteghlal

On 1 February 2015, he joined to Esteghlal on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[2]

His good performances in the 2014–15 season drew the attention of La Liga club Getafe CF who were interested to sign him.^[3]

In June 2017, he left the club after his contract ran out.^[4] However, with the appointment of Winfried Schäfer as the new Esteghlal manager, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 5 November 2017, allowing him to play from January 2018.^[5]

Club career statistics

As of 3 March 2017

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sanat Naft	Pro League	2010–11	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
		2011–12	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
		2012–13	19	2	2	3	–	–	21	5
	Total		21	2	2	3	0	0	23	5
Rah Ahan	Persian Gulf Pro League	2013–14	18	2	1	0	–	–	19	2
		2014–15	6	0	1	0	–	–	7	0
	Total		24	2	2	0	0	0	26	2
Esteghlal	Persian Gulf Pro League	2014–15	8	0	0	0	–	–	2	0
		2015–16	18	2	2	0	–	–	20	2
		2016–17	18	4	3	1	5	0	26	5
		2017-18	5	1	1	0	2	0	8	1
	Total		49	7	6	1	7	0	62	8
Sanat	Persian Gulf Pro League	2018-19	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Shahr Khodro	Persian Gulf Pro League	2018-19	14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
Gol Gohar	Persian Gulf Pro League	2019-20	25	3	1	0	0	0	26	3
		2020-21	27	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
		2021-22	21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
		2022-23	22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
		2023-24	25	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		120	4	8	0	0	0	128	4
Career total			236	16	19	4	7	0	262	20

• Assists

Season	Team	Assists
15–16	Esteghlal	2
16–17	Esteghlal	0

International career

U20

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^[6] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification).

Honours

Club

Esteghlal

• Hazfi Cup: 2017–18

References

1. "Behnam Barzay joins Rah Ahan". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
2. http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/Portal/home/?news/97/1041/28160/%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D8%A8%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%5B%5D
3. "Getafe CF Online: Saeid Ezatolahi y Behnam Barzay, objetivos azulones". 29 June 2015.
4. "با اعلام برزای در اینستاگرام؛ بهنام از استقلال جدا شد" [Barzay announced his departure from Esteghlal on Instagram] (in Persian). Tarafdari.
5. "بهنام برزای با امضای قراردادی دو سال و نیمه به استقلال بازگشت" [Barzay returned to Esteghlal a new two-and-a-half-year contract] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
6. "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید". Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2014.