Arshia Babazadeh

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Arshia Babazadeh
Personal information
Full name Arshia Aghababazadeh
Date of birth (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2014 Esteghlal
2014–2016 De Anza Force
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Esteghlal 0 (0)
2018–2019 Surat Thani
2019 Philadelphia Fury 1 (0)
2019 Los Angeles Force 0 (0)
2020 Michigan Stars 2 (0)
2021 Austin Bold 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2021

Arshia Babazadeh (born 5 November 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer.

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Career

Youth

Babazadeh joined the Esteghlal academy at the age of 13 years old. [1] In 2014, he moved to the United States and was part of the De Anza Force club team. [2]

Professional

In 2016, Babazadeh returned to Esteghlal and helped the side lift the Hazfi Cup and participated in the AFC Champions League. [3] In 2018, he moved to Thai League 3 side Surat Thani for a season. [4]

2019 saw Babazadeh return to the United States, joining NISA side Philadelphia Fury. [5] He made a single appearance for the club before they folded after one game due to investment issues. [6] He spent the remainder of the season with Los Angeles Force, without making an appearance. [1] 2020 saw Babazadeh stay in the NISA with Michigan Stars, where he made two regular season appearances. [7]

On 5 May 2021, Babazadeh signed with USL Championship side Austin Bold. [4] He made his debut for Austin on 20 October 2021, starting in a 3–0 loss to El Paso Locomotive. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". www.nisasoccer.com.
  2. "California Community College Soccer Coaches Association". www.ccsoccernews.com.
  3. "Arshia Babazadeh". www.austinboldfc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. 1 2 Communications, Austin Bold FC (May 5, 2021). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ADDS GOALKEEPER ARSHIA BABAZADEH TO 2021 ROSTER". Austin Bold FC. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. "First Team | Philadelphia Fury". www.philadelphiafury.com.
  6. Tannenwald, Jonathan. "Philadelphia Fury soccer team withdraws from NISA until spring of 2020 after investor pulls out". www.inquirer.com.
  7. "Roster | Michigan Stars FC". www.michiganstarsfc.com.
  8. "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.