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Saman Ghoddos is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger for Premier League club Brentford and the Iran national team.
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Saman Ghoddos scored 10 league goals in his first season in the Allsvenskan for Östersunds FK, including their first top-flight goal in his Allsvenskan debut on 4 April 2016 against Hammarby IF. He scored a brace at his hometown club Malmö FF on 22 October in Swedbank Stadion.
After his good performances in the 2016 season, Ghoddos drew interest from German club Hertha Berlin and Dutch club Ajax.
Ghoddos started the 2017 season in fine form, leading Östersund to the Swedish Cup final with six goals in six games, including an acrobatic goal in the quarter-final against Trelleborgs FF and a brace in the semi-final against Häcken.
In his UEFA debut, Ghoddos scored a goal and provided an assist for a 2-0 win against Galatasaray on 13 July 2017.
In the return leg, Ghoddos won a penalty with a dribble past Fernando Muslera.
On 24 August, Ghoddos scored two goals in the Europa League play-offs against PAOK to qualify his team to the group stages of the competition.
On 23 November, Ghoddos scored the winning goal to send his club to the knockout phase of the Europa League.
After his good performances in the 2016 season, Ghoddos drew interest from German club Hertha Berlin and Dutch club Ajax.
Ghoddos started the 2017 season in fine form, leading Östersund to the Swedish Cup final with six goals in six games, including an acrobatic goal in the quarter-final against Trelleborgs FF and a brace in the semi-final against Häcken.
In his UEFA debut, Ghoddos scored a goal and provided an assist for a 2-0 win against Galatasaray on 13 July 2017.
In the return leg, Ghoddos won a penalty with a dribble past Fernando Muslera.
On 24 August, Ghoddos scored two goals in the Europa League play-offs against PAOK to qualify his team to the group stages of the competition.
On 23 November, Ghoddos scored the winning goal to send his club to the knockout phase of the Europa League.
Ghoddos provided two assists in his side's 2-1 win in the second leg of the Europa League round of 32 against English Premier League side Arsenal in London, though they were defeated 4-2 on aggregate.
Upon returning from the World Cup, Ghoddos captained his club side and scored a goal in a 2-1 win at Hammarby.
He scored another free kick in the following match on 14 July at Malmö FF. Ghoddos scored a brace in the following match against Trelleborg to become joint-top scorer of the 2018 Allsvenskan.
On 23 August 2018, Ghoddos transferred to French Ligue 1 side Amiens SC signing a five-year contract.
The transfer was put in doubt by La Liga newcomers SD Huesca contacting FIFA to enquire about the validity of their own agreement to sign Ghoddos.
Ghoddos had signed a contract with the Spanish club which also had a written agreement with Östersund.
Previously, Stade Rennais had decided against signing Ghoddos.
Ghoddos made his competitive debut for Amiens on 25 August 2018 in the Ligue 1 4-1 home win over Reims, scoring a goal for Amiens in the 58th minute.
On 29 August 2019, FIFA suspended Ghoddos from all games for four months plus a €4 million fine for his failed transfer to Huesca.
On 21 September 2020, Ghoddos joined English Championship side Brentford on a one-year loan deal with a subsequent option for a two-year permanent deal.
On 14 January 2021, Ghoddos completed a permanent move to Brentford, with a contract that runs until the summer of 2023 with the option for an extra year.
In May 2021, Ghoddos and Brentford clinched promotion to the Premier League, the first top-flight appearance for the club in 74 years.
Upon returning from the World Cup, Ghoddos captained his club side and scored a goal in a 2-1 win at Hammarby.
He scored another free kick in the following match on 14 July at Malmö FF. Ghoddos scored a brace in the following match against Trelleborg to become joint-top scorer of the 2018 Allsvenskan.
On 23 August 2018, Ghoddos transferred to French Ligue 1 side Amiens SC signing a five-year contract.
The transfer was put in doubt by La Liga newcomers SD Huesca contacting FIFA to enquire about the validity of their own agreement to sign Ghoddos.
Ghoddos had signed a contract with the Spanish club which also had a written agreement with Östersund.
Previously, Stade Rennais had decided against signing Ghoddos.
Ghoddos made his competitive debut for Amiens on 25 August 2018 in the Ligue 1 4-1 home win over Reims, scoring a goal for Amiens in the 58th minute.
On 29 August 2019, FIFA suspended Ghoddos from all games for four months plus a €4 million fine for his failed transfer to Huesca.
On 21 September 2020, Ghoddos joined English Championship side Brentford on a one-year loan deal with a subsequent option for a two-year permanent deal.
On 14 January 2021, Ghoddos completed a permanent move to Brentford, with a contract that runs until the summer of 2023 with the option for an extra year.
In May 2021, Ghoddos and Brentford clinched promotion to the Premier League, the first top-flight appearance for the club in 74 years.
Ghoddos scored his first goal in the Premier League on 30 October 2021 against Burnley.
Due to his Iranian heritage, Ghoddos was eligible to be called up by both Iran and Sweden.
In December 2016, Ghoddos was called up by Sweden manager Janne Andersson for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Slovakia.
In June 2017, Ghoddos revealed that he had been approached by the Iranian federation.
In an interview in July 2017, Ghoddos stated that he may accept an invitation to play for Carlos Queiroz's Iran should he be given one.
He was not called into Sweden's World Cup qualification squad on 23 August, with Janne Andersson opting to choose expatriate footballers and stating that Ghoddos is not far from a call-up if he were to remain with the Swedish national team.
On 25 August 2017, Ghoddos revealed in an interview that he acquired his Iranian passport from the embassy.
Ghoddos was called up for the first time for the Iran senior team training camps on 27 August 2017 by coach Carlos Queiroz for Iran's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Korea and Syria.
After Ghoddos couldn't make his debut for Iran due to administrative issues with FIFA, he was called into Sweden's World Cup qualification squad on 27 September for matches against Luxembourg and Netherlands.
On 29 September, the Swedish Football Association released a statement on their website stating Ghoddos had rejected the offer, choosing to play for Iran instead. He made his debut for Iran in a 2-0 friendly victory against Togo on 5 October 2017.
Due to his Iranian heritage, Ghoddos was eligible to be called up by both Iran and Sweden.
In December 2016, Ghoddos was called up by Sweden manager Janne Andersson for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Slovakia.
In June 2017, Ghoddos revealed that he had been approached by the Iranian federation.
In an interview in July 2017, Ghoddos stated that he may accept an invitation to play for Carlos Queiroz's Iran should he be given one.
He was not called into Sweden's World Cup qualification squad on 23 August, with Janne Andersson opting to choose expatriate footballers and stating that Ghoddos is not far from a call-up if he were to remain with the Swedish national team.
On 25 August 2017, Ghoddos revealed in an interview that he acquired his Iranian passport from the embassy.
Ghoddos was called up for the first time for the Iran senior team training camps on 27 August 2017 by coach Carlos Queiroz for Iran's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Korea and Syria.
After Ghoddos couldn't make his debut for Iran due to administrative issues with FIFA, he was called into Sweden's World Cup qualification squad on 27 September for matches against Luxembourg and Netherlands.
On 29 September, the Swedish Football Association released a statement on their website stating Ghoddos had rejected the offer, choosing to play for Iran instead. He made his debut for Iran in a 2-0 friendly victory against Togo on 5 October 2017.
On 9 November, he scored his first goal for Iran in a friendly match against Panama.
On 13 May 2018, Ghoddos was named in Queiroz's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
In an interview with Olof Lundh in May 2018, Ghoddos stated that if the Swedish federation had contacted him earlier, it's very likely for him to have chosen to represent Sweden, though he does not regret his decision to play for Iran.
Club teammate Emil Krafth later added that Ghoddos told him he wanted to play for Sweden.
Ghoddos made his World Cup debut against Morocco on 15 June 2018, winning a free kick that led to a goal for Iran's first World Cup win in twenty years.
After the World Cup in November 2018, Ghoddos faced conscription issues in Iran.
In the team's opening match of the tournament, Ghoddos came on as a second-half substitute and scored the final goal in a 5-0 victory over Yemen.
Ghoddos plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger, and has been praised for his technical ability and clinical finishing.
Ghoddos was born and raised in Malmö and speaks English, Swedish, and Persian.
Ghoddos has a contract with American sportswear supplier Nike and wears the Mercurial Vapor line.
On 13 May 2018, Ghoddos was named in Queiroz's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
In an interview with Olof Lundh in May 2018, Ghoddos stated that if the Swedish federation had contacted him earlier, it's very likely for him to have chosen to represent Sweden, though he does not regret his decision to play for Iran.
Club teammate Emil Krafth later added that Ghoddos told him he wanted to play for Sweden.
Ghoddos made his World Cup debut against Morocco on 15 June 2018, winning a free kick that led to a goal for Iran's first World Cup win in twenty years.
After the World Cup in November 2018, Ghoddos faced conscription issues in Iran.
In the team's opening match of the tournament, Ghoddos came on as a second-half substitute and scored the final goal in a 5-0 victory over Yemen.
Ghoddos plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger, and has been praised for his technical ability and clinical finishing.
Ghoddos was born and raised in Malmö and speaks English, Swedish, and Persian.
Ghoddos has a contract with American sportswear supplier Nike and wears the Mercurial Vapor line.
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