Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

{{short description|Iranian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | image = Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 2018 2.jpg | caption = Sayyadmanesh with [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in [[2018 AFC Champions League]] | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amol]], Iran | height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite news |title=Allahyar Sayyadmanesh |url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/allahyar-sayyadmanesh/ |accessdate=20 August 2022 |publisher=Hull City A.F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407203322/https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/allahyar-sayyadmanesh/ |archivedate=7 April 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Winger (association football)|winger]] | currentclub = [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 2011–2015 | youthclubs1 = Arash Amol | youthyears2 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs2 = Padideh Sari | youthyears3 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs3 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2019–2022 | clubs2 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → [[İstanbulspor]] (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]] (loan) | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = → [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] (loan) | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] | caps7 = 81 | goals7 = 14 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-17 football team|Iran U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | nationalyears2 = 2018– | nationalteam2 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2019– | nationalteam3 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 1 June 2026 | nationalteam-update = 10:36, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|IRN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2016 AFC U-16 Championship|2016 India]]|}} }} '''Allahyar Sayyadmanesh''' ({{langx|fa|اللهیار صیادمنش}}; born 29 June 2001) is an Iranian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] and [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Belgian Pro League]] club [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] and the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]].<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|allahyar-sayyad/514129}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183332/https://www.skaut.uk/talents?pgid=kplc0vzx-ed6219d3-afaf-4241-bbdc-874d688da9b7 Article title]</ref>

In 2018, he was named by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as one of the 60 best young talents in world football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/oct/11/next-generation-2018-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|work=The Guardian|title=Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football|accessdate=20 July 2019|last1=Christenson|first1=Marcus}}</ref>

==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 four years, he joined Padideh Sari, where he spent two years. He later spent a year in [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]'s youth academy.

===Esteghlal=== [[File:Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 16.jpg|thumb|right|Sayyadmanesh playing for [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in 2018]]

On 12 June 2018, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/06/13/1748522/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-joins-iran-s-esteghlal-on-five-year-contract|title= Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Joins Iran's Esteghlal on Five-Year Contract|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=12 June 2018|work=[[Tasnim News Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/news/item/2633/صیادمنش+به+استقلال+پیوست |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615053328/http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/news/item/2633/%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4+%D8%A8%D9%87+%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84+%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=dead |archivedate=15 June 2018 |title=صیادمنش به استقلال پیوست |trans-title=Sayyadmanesh joined Esteghlal |publisher=Esteghlal |date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2019}}</ref> He was assigned the number 16 shirt, previously worn by [[Mehdi Ghaedi]], who decided to change his number.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/News/81008|title=پیراهن انصاری را پس می‌گیرند؟|date=5 August 2018|accessdate=26 July 2019|work=Iran Varzeshi}}</ref>

===Fenerbahçe=== On 3 May 2019, Sayyadmanesh signed a five-year contract with Turkish club [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] in a $850,000 transfer.<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/07/02/2045120/iran-s-sayyadmanesh-officially-joins-fenerbahce Sayyadmanesh Officially Joins Fenerbahce] / [[Tasnim News Agency]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetedamga.com.tr/spor/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-fenerbahceye-imza-atiyor-h19151.html|title=Sayyadmanesh Joined to Fenerbahçe|publisher=Gazete Damga|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2019/7/bilgilendirme|title=Sayyadmanesh Joined to Team|publisher=Fenerbahçe Sports Club|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> He was loaned to [[TFF 1. League]] club İstanbulspor on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/son-dakika-transfer-fenerbahce-allahyar-sayyadmaneshi-istanbulspora-kiraladi-41319533|title=Son dakika transfer {{!}} Fenerbahçe Allahyar Sayyadmanesh'i İstanbulspor'a kiraladı|date=2 September 2019|website=Hurriyet (in Turkish)}}</ref> Sayyadmanesh left Fenerbahçe on 9 July 2022 to join English Club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].

===Zorya Luhansk=== On 6 October 2020, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to Ukrainian club [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]] on a year-and-a-half long deal, with an option to buy him for €3.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" – Луганск|url=http://zarya-lugansk.com/news_show.php?news_id=11089|accessdate=6 October 2020|website=zarya-lugansk.com}}</ref> On 25 October 2020, he scored on his league debut for Zorya in a 4–0 win against [[FC Rukh Lviv|Rukh Lviv]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sayyadmanesh scores for Zorya on debut |url=http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2020/10/26/sayyadmanesh-scores-for-zorya-on-his-debut-video/ |website=Persian Football |date=26 October 2020}}</ref> On 3 December 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against English Premier League club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the group stage of the [[Europa League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=City Beaten By Late Zorya Strike In Ukraine |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1923516/city-beaten-by-late-zorya-strike-in-ukraine/featured |website=LCFC.com |date=3 December 2020}}</ref> Sayyadmanesh was selected to be among the [[Ukraine Premier League]]'s best eleven players of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Ukrayna'da sezonun 11'inde |date=5 June 2021|url=https://www.futbolarena.com/fenerbahce/allahyar-sayyadmanesh-ukraynada-sezonun-11inde-387432h/}}</ref>

===Hull City=== On 31 January 2022, Sayyadmanesh was loaned to English club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on a half-year deal until the end of the [[2021–22 EFL Championship|2021–22 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2022/1/bilgilendirme-1|title=Bilgilendirme|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=31 January 2022|publisher=Fenerbahçe S.K.|language=tr|trans-title=Press Statement}}</ref> He made his debut on 5 February 2022 in the home match against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for [[Richard Smallwood (footballer)|Richie Smallwood]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60178655 | title = Hull City 0–1 Preston North End | date = 5 February 2022 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 5 February 2022}}</ref> On 15 April 2022, Sayyadmanesh scored on his league debut for Hull City in a 2–1 win against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61033699 | title = Hull City 2–1 Cardiff City | date = 15 April 2022 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 15 April 2022}}</ref>

On 9 July 2022, Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for the English club Hull City from Turkish side [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] with transfer fee €4.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=ACUN ILICALI CANLI YAYINDA! {{!}} GÜNDEM ÖZEL |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAKz5f5bDwE |accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref> He signed a four-year contract with an option of a further year.<ref>{{cite news | title = Sayyadmanesh signs permanently | url = https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/july/sayyadmanesh-signs-permanently/ | date = 9 July 2022 | publisher = Hull City A.F.C. | accessdate = 9 July 2022}}</ref>

===Westerlo=== On 31 January 2024, Sayyadmanesh signed for [[Belgian Pro League]] club [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/january/31/allahyar-joins-westerlo-permanently/|title=Allahyar joins Westerlo permanently|website=www.wearehullcity.co.uk|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}}</ref>

== International career == [[File:Sayyad in Team Melli training.jpg|thumb|right|Sayyadmanesh with the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in 2019]]

Sayyadmanesh was a member of the [[Iran national under-17 football team|Iran U17 national team]] which qualified for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] quarter-final in India.

He made his [[Iran national football team|senior national 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=540690|title=Iran v Syria game report|date=6 June 2019}}</ref> The goal broke [[Saeid Ezatolahi]]'s record of the youngest goalscorer in Iran national team's history by almost two years.<ref>[https://90tv.ir/news/%D9%84%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF لژیونرِ استقلال جوان‌ترین گلزن تاریخ تیم ملی شد]. {{in lang|fa}}.</ref> Since his debut, Sayyadmanesh has been in and out of the national team.

==Personal life== 0n 11 January 2026, Sayyadmanesh publicly came out in support of the [[2025–2026 Iranian protests]] by stating: "Pray for the brave people of Iran".<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202601119170</ref> He also has a tattoo with the phrase "[[Shah|King of Kings]]" under a map of Iran.

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|27 December 2025}}<ref name="sw"/> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Iranian Hazfi Cup|Hazfi Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]], [[Ukrainian Cup]], [[FA Cup]] and [[Belgian Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |[[2018–19 Esteghlal F.C. season|2018–19]] |[[Persian Gulf Pro League]] |15||2||2||0||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]|name="ACL"}}||0|| colspan="2" |–||18||2 |- |[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] |[[2019–20 Fenerbahçe S.K. season|2019–20]] |[[Süper Lig]] |2||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||3||0 |- |[[İstanbulspor]] (loan) |[[2019–20 TFF First League|2019–20]] |[[TFF First League]] |7||0||4||1|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||11||1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]] (loan) |[[2020–21 FC Zorya Luhansk season|2020–21]] |rowspan="2"|[[Ukrainian Premier League]] |19||5||3||0||4{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]|name="UEL"}}||1|| colspan="2" |–||26||6 |- |[[2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League|2021–22]] |16||7||0||0||8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||2|| colspan="2" |–||24||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!12!!3!!0!!12!!3!!0!!0!!82!!18 |- |[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] (loan) |[[2021–22 Hull City A.F.C. season|2021–22]] |[[EFL Championship]] |12||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||12||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Hull City |[[2022–23 Hull City A.F.C. season|2022–23]] |rowspan="2"|EFL Championship |19||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||1{{efn|Appearance in [[EFL Cup]]}}||0||20||2 |- |[[2023–24 Hull City A.F.C. season|2023–24]] |6||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!3!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!40!!3 |- |rowspan="4"|[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] |[[2023–24 K.V.C. Westerlo season|2023–24]] |rowspan="3"|[[Belgian Pro League]] |7||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||9{{efn|name=EPO|Appearances in Jupiler Pro League Europe playoffs}}||0||16||0 |- |[[2024–25 K.V.C. Westerlo season|2024–25]] |26||6||2||0|| colspan="2" |–||9||1||37||7 |- |[[2025–26 K.V.C. Westerlo season|2025–26]] |16||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||16||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!9!!2!!0!!0!!0!!18!!1!!69!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !145!!26!!14!!1!!13!!3!!19!!1!!191!!31 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|14 October 2025}}<ref name=sw/> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Iran national football team|Iran]] |2019||1||1 |- |2021||3||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!9!!1 |}

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sayyadmanesh goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|74484|accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || 6 June 2019 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|SYR}} || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |}

== Honours == '''Zorya Luhansk''' *[[Ukrainian Cup]] runner-up: [[2021 Ukrainian Cup Final|2020–21]]

'''Iran U16''' *[[AFC U-16 Championship]] runner-up: [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2016-10-02/iran-u16-vs-iraq-u16/678524/|title=Final match report|date=2 October 2016|accessdate=10 October 2020|author=|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>

'''Individual''' *[[Iran football award winners#Young player of the year|Iranian Young Player of the Year]]: [[2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League|2019]] *[[Ukrainian Premier League]] player of the Month: [[2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League|2020–21]] (February) *Hull City Player of the Month: April 2022<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/may/sayyadmanesh-wins-player-and-goal-of-the-month-for-april/|title=Sayyadmanesh wins Player and Goal of the Month for April|date=18 May 2022|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=20 May 2022}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{FIFA|405658}} * {{FFU|30064023}} * {{Soccerway|new_id=sayyadmanesh-allahyar/jobxEY8D|id=allahyar-sayyad/514129|archive=20250124051828}} * [https://www.eurosport.com/football/allahyar-sayyad_prs490344/person.shtml Eurosport.com] * {{NFT player|74484}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224155/http://www.ffiri.ir/national-football-team/player/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4/aab670cf-0c63-4f37-8ae6-0715bef0becd/NationalTeamJuvenile/detail.aspx F.F.I.R.I.] {{in lang|fa}}

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