Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Persian: اللهیار صیادمنش, born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hull City on loan from Fenerbahçe. He also plays for the Iranian national team.[1][2]
![]() Sayyadmanesh with Esteghlal in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seyed Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Shiadeh | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Amol, Iran | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Hull City (on loan from Fenerbahçe) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Arash Amol | ||
2015–2017 | Padideh Sari | ||
2017–2018 | Saipa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Esteghlal | 15 | (2) |
2019– | Fenerbahçe | 2 | (0) |
2019 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 35 | (12) |
2022– | → Hull City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Iran U17 | 12 | (9) |
2018– | Iran U23 | 7 | (2) |
2019– | Iran | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 30 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
In 2018, he was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.[3]
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.[4][5] He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Mehdi Ghaedi, who decided to change his number.[6]
Fenerbahçe
On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe in a $850,000 transfer.[7][8][9] He was loaned to TFF 1. League club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.[10]
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.[11] On 25 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against Rukh Lviv.[12] 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.[13] Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the UPL's best eleven players of the 2020–21 season.[14]
Hull City
On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club Hull City on a half-year deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[15] He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in the home match against Preston North End when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood.[16] On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against Cardiff City.[17]
International career
Sayyadmanesh was a member of Iran U-17 football team who qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in India.

He made his Iran national football team debut on 6 June 2019, in a friendly against Syria, as an 80th-minute substitute for Karim Ansarifard. Nine minutes after coming on, he scored the last goal of the game in a 5–0 victory.[18] The goal broke Saeid Ezatolahi's record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 April 2022.[20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Esteghlal | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 |
Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
İstanbulspor (loan) | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | – | 26 | 6 |
2021–22 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | – | – | 24 | 9 | ||
Total | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 50 | 15 | ||
Hull City (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Career total | 70 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 3 | – | – | 93 | 19 | ||
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Individual
References
- Allahyar Sayyadmanesh at Soccerway
- https://www.skaut.uk/talents?pgid=kplc0vzx-ed6219d3-afaf-4241-bbdc-874d688da9b7
- Christenson, Marcus. "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Joins Iran's Esteghlal on Five-Year Contract". Tasnim News Agency. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "صیادمنش به استقلال پیوست" [Sayyadmanesh joined Esteghlal]. Esteghlal. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "پیراهن انصاری را پس میگیرند؟". Iran Varzeshi. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Sayyadmanesh Officially Joins Fenerbahce / Tasnim News Agency
- "Sayyadmanesh Joined to Fenerbahçe". Gazete Damga. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Sayyadmanesh Joined to Team". Fenerbahçe Sports Club. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Son dakika transfer | Fenerbahçe Allahyar Sayyadmanesh'i İstanbulspor'a kiraladı". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 2 September 2019.
- "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" – Луганск". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- "Sayyadmanesh scores for Zorya on debut". Persian Football. 26 October 2020.
- "City Beaten By Late Zorya Strike In Ukraine". LCFC.com. 3 December 2020.
- "Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Ukrayna'da sezonun 11'inde". 5 June 2021.
- "Bilgilendirme" [Press Statement] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "Hull City 0–1 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "Hull City 2–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "Iran v Syria game report". ESPN. 6 June 2019.
- لژیونرِ استقلال جوانترین گلزن تاریخ تیم ملی شد
- "Iran – A. SAYYADMANESH – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
- "Allahyar Sayyadmanesh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Final match report". globalsportsarchive.com. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
External links
- Allahyar Sayyadmanesh – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Allahyar Sayyadmanesh at Soccerway
- Eurosport.com
- Allahyar Sayyadmanesh at National-Football-Teams.com
- F.F.I.R.I.