Ferydoon Zandi

Ferydoon Zandi (born 26 April 1979) is a former Iranian-German football player. He played for Steel Azin and Iran national team.

Ferydoon Zandi

Zandi in Saipa training in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Fereydon Zandi
Date of birth	(1979-04-26) 26 April 1979
Place of birth	Emden, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1985–1988	Blau-Weiß Borssum
1988–1992	SV Meppen
1992–1993	Werder Bremen
1993–1995	TuS Esens
1995–1998	SV Meppen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	SV Meppen	60	(15)
2000–2001	SC Freiburg II	25	(7)
2000–2002	SC Freiburg	10	(0)
2002–2004	VfB Lübeck	54	(20)
2004–2006	1. FC Kaiserslautern	45	(6)
2006	TuS Koblenz	8	(0)
2007	Apollon Limassol	10	(2)
2008	Olympiakos Nicosia	10	(4)
2008–2009	Alki Larnaca	23	(12)
2009–2011	Steel Azin	41	(2)
2011–2012	Esteghlal	29	(4)
2012–2014	Al Ahli	3	(0)
Total		318	(72)
National team
2001	Germany U21	5	(0)
2005–2009	Iran	29	(5)
Teams managed
2016–2020	St. Pauli II (assistant)
2020–2022	Dynamo Dresden (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Meppen	1998–99	Regionalliga	29	5	0	0	–		29	5
	1999–00		31	10	2	0	–		33	10
	Total		60	15	2	0	–		62	15	–
SC Freiburg II	2000–01	Oberliga	19	7	0	0	–		19	7
	2001–02		6	0	0	0	–		6	0
	Total		25	7	0	0	–		25	7	–
SC Freiburg	2000–01	Bundesliga	7	0	2	0	–		9	0
	2001–02		3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	Total		10	0	3	0	–		13	0	–
VfB Lübeck	2002–03	2. Bundesliga	25	6	1	0	–		26	6
	2003–04		29	14	5	3	–		34	17
	Total		54	20	6	3	–		60	23	–
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2004–05	Bundesliga	26	6	2	3	–		28	9
	2005–06		19	0	3	1	–		22	1
	Total		45	6	5	4	–		50	10	–
TuS Koblenz	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	–		8	0
Apollon Limassol	2006–07	Cypriot First Division	10	2			–		10	2
Olympiakos Nicosia	2007–08	Cypriot First Division	10	4			–		10	4
Alki Larnaca	2008–09	Cypriot First Division	23	12			–		23	12
Steel Azin	2009–10	Persian Gulf Pro League	19	1	1	0	–		20	1
	2010–11		22	1	3	1	–		25	2
	Total		41	2	4	1	–		45	3	–
Esteghlal	2011–12	Persian Gulf Pro League	21	4	4	0	8	1	33	5
	2012–13		8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		29	4	4	0	8	1	42	5	–
Al Ahli	2012–13	Second Division	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013–14	Stars League	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	–		3	0	–
Career total			318	72	24	8	8	1	350	81	–

International

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

List of international goals scored by Ferydoon Zandi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2005	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2	15 July 2007	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	China	1–2	2–2	2007 AFC Asian Cup
3	7 June 2008	Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	31 August 2009	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–2	2–4	Friendly
5				2–3

Honours

Esteghlal

• Hazfi Cup: 2011–12