Name Reza Ghoochannejhad Weight 81 kg | Number 16 Height 1.80 m Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Mehdi Ghoochannejhad | |
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Full name Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 28) Similar People Ashkan Dejagah, Sardar Azmoun, Alireza Haghighi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Andranik Teymourian Profiles | ||
Reza ghoochannejhad
Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia (Persian: رضا قوچاننژاد, born 20 September 1987), is an Iranian Professional footballer who plays for Heerenveen and the Iranian national team as a forward, having previously played for Dutch national youth teams.
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- Reza ghoochannejhad
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- Early life
- Heerenveen
- Cambuur
- Sint Truiden
- Standard Lige
- Charlton Athletic
- Al Kuwait loan
- Al Wakrah loan
- Return to Charlton
- Return to Heerenveen
- International career
- Career statistics
- International goals
- Personal life
- References
Ghoochannejhad represented Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. He is the seventh highest all time goalscorer for Iran with 17 international goals.
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Early life
Ghoochannejhad was born in Mashhad, Iran and emigrated to the Netherlands at the age of four.
Heerenveen
Ghoochannejhad spent twelve years in the Eredivisie side Heerenveen's academy, rising through the ranks at Leeuwarden clubs LAC Frisia 1883 and Cambuur, before making his senior Heerenveen debut against AZ Alkmaar in 2006.
In the summer of 2009, Ghoochannejhad folded his contract with Heerenveen due to his focus on his academic studies at the Vrije University of Amsterdam, studying jurisprudence and political theory. After meeting Marc Overmars, he convinced Ghoochannejhad to sign for the Go Ahead Eagles.
Cambuur
In his first game for Cambuur, on 22 January 2010 against BV Veendam, he scored his first goal after nine seconds for his new team, tying Johan Cruyff's record for the fastest goal in the Netherlands. During his time at Cambuur, he also played as a winger. On 14 February 2011, Ghoochannejhad scored a hat trick against FC Emmen.
Sint-Truiden
In June 2011, Ghoochannejhad transferred to Sint-Truiden, scoring his first goal in the Belgian Pro League against Club Brugge.
Standard Liège
On 31 August 2012, Sint-Truiden came to an agreement with Standard Liège. Ghoochannejhad joined Standard Liège in January 2013 after signing a three-and-a-half-year deal, while scoring 10 goals in 12 matches in the half-season he remained with Sint-Truiden. The following season, he represented Liège in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Charlton Athletic
On 30 January 2014, Ghoochannejhad joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a two-and-a-half-year deal, becoming the second Iranian after Karim Bagheri to play for the Addicks. On 1 February, he made his first appearance for Charlton in a 2–1 defeat away to Wigan Athletic, where he played the full 90 minutes and hit the bar with a shot on goal in the first half. He made his FA Cup debut in a 2–1 fifth round win at Sheffield Wednesday on 24 February. He scored his first goal on 1 April in a 1–0 league win at Leeds United.
Al-Kuwait (loan)
On 6 August 2014, Ghoochannejhad joined Al-Kuwait on a season-long loan deal. On 15 August, he made his debut as a substitute against Qadsia SC in the Kuwait Super Cup. On 26 August, he scored his first goal in the 2014 AFC Cup against Persipura Jayapura. He scored his first league goal for the club on 30 August in a 1–1 draw against Al Jahra. On 12 September, he scored 4 goals in an 8–1 win over Al-Sahel. He then scored a hat trick in 14 minutes in another game for Al-Kuwait. Ghoochannejhad scored 11 goals in 10 league matches with the club.
Al-Wakrah (loan)
In February 2015, Ghoochannejhad signed a four-month loan deal with Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah. He scored his first goal on 27 February 2015 against Umm Salal. Al-Wakrah escaped relegation on the last day and Ghoochannejhad's loan deal expired at the end of the season.
Return to Charlton
In the summer of 2015, Ghoochannejhad announced he would be returning to Charlton Athletic for the 2015–16 season. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–1 League Cup victory against League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge. Reza scored his first league goal of the season on 7 November 2015 in a 3–1 win against Sheffield Wednesday. He was released by the south London club on Thursday 19 May 2016 following the end of the 2015/16 season. In total, Ghoochannejhad made 42 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. Reza left the club after they got relegated.
Return to Heerenveen
On 22 June 2016, Ghoochannejhad returned to former club Heerenveen with a two year contract, In his first friendly match with the club Reza scored a brace and also earned an assist. He scored his first and second goals for Heerenveen 10 September 2016 in a 3–1 victory against Twente. Reza scored a brace in January 2017 in a match against ADO Den Haag, it was his second brace of the season and lifted Heerenveen to fourth place in the league. On 22 January 2017, Reza scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 loss against PSV Eindhoven. In the process Reza became the first ever Iranian to score a hat-trick in a top flight European league and became the first player to score a hat-trick away to PSV since the 1970s.
International career
Ghoochannejhad represented the Netherlands from 2003 to 2007, having played for the Netherlands national under-19 football team. After being invited to the Iranian national team by coach Carlos Queiroz, he made his senior national team debut on 16 October 2012 in Iran's 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier victory against South Korea, while scoring his first two goals in his third international cap against Lebanon in a 5–0 Asian Cup qualifier win. On 4 June 2013, Ghoochannejhad scored the lone goal in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar. Days later, he scored against Lebanon in a 4–0 win. He scored the winning goal again in the next match, a 1–0 win against South Korea. This led to Iran's qualification at the top of their group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
His goal-scoring streak continued, scoring in each of the Asian Cup qualifying matches against Thailand and Lebanon to secure Iran's spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as well as becoming the top scorer of the qualifiers and bringing his tally to six goals in six consecutive competitive international matches. Ghoochannejhad scored on 5 March 2014 against Guinea in a friendly to bring his record to seven goals in seven matches with a total of nine goals in eleven matches.
On 1 June 2014, Ghoochannejhad was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. On 25 June 2014, he scored Iran's only goal of the tournament in the 3–1 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He became the first ever Charlton Athletic player to score at a FIFA World Cup.
On 30 December 2014, Ghoochannejhad was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad. He scored the only goal in the team's final group stage match against the United Arab Emirates, ensuring Team Melli qualified from Group C in first place. In the quarter-final match against Iraq, Ghoochannejhad scored Iran's third equalizer in the 119th minute as they drew 3–3 at Canberra Stadium and were eventually defeated 7–6 in a penalty shootout.
On 1 September 2016 Ghoochannejhad scored a stoppage time winner in a 2–0 victory against Qatar in the final round of Asian World Cup Qualifying.
Career statistics
As of 11 September 2017International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.Personal life
Ghochannejad is son of Jalal and Mahin Ghoochannejhad. His uncle, Jabar Ghoochannejhad, is a volleyball coach in Iranian Volleyball Super League. Agil Etemadi, an Iranian-Dutch footballer who currently plays for Almere City is his cousin.
On 12 March 2015, he started dating Servin Bayat, sister of Iranian actress Sareh Bayat. The couple married on 30 March 2016 in a private ceremony held in Imam Reza mosque.
He said that he is a long time supporter of his home town football club, Aboomoslem, in his interview.