| Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh | |
| Fullname: | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Darabi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1991 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rah Ahan |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Rah Ahan |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Persepolis |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Zob Ahan (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Foolad |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Siah Jamegan |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Padideh |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Al Ahli |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Tractor |
| Caps8: | 39 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Bashundhara Kings |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023 |
| Clubs11: | Malavan |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | Sanat Naft |
| Caps12: | 5 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iran U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iran U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Iran U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2012–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Iran |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 2 June 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 December 2018 |
Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا خانزاده; born 11 May 1991) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
In 2009 Khanzadeh joined the Rah Ahan first team. Under the guidance of Ali Daei, Khanzadeh broke into the first team lineup late on in the season. He played in nine games, starting in eight and receiving two yellow cards.
He signed a three-years contract with Persepolis on 2 June 2012.[2] He made his debut for The Reds on 16 September 2012 while he used as a substitute against Naft Tehran.[3] After playing good games for his side, fans called him Persepolis' Raphaël Varane.
He was loaned to Zob Ahan until the end of 2013–14 season on 18 November 2013.[4] He made 15 league appearances for Zob Ahan before returning to Persepolis.
Khanzadeh returned to Persepolis before the start of 2014–15 season after spending six months at Zob Ahan. On 22 April 2015 Khanzadeh and several team-mates were involved in an altercation with a Persepolis fan in Doha after Persepolis' 3–0 loss to Lekhwiya in the 2015 AFC Champions League.[5] On 28 April 2015 the Iranian Football Disciplinary Committee banned Khanzadeh from competing in any competitive matches in Iran for nine months, but he was allowed to continue to train with Persepolis.[6]
Khanzadeh joined to Foolad before the start of 2015–16 season and after a season was sold to Siah Jamegan.
Khanzadeh signed a two-years contract with Padideh before the start of 2017–18. He scored 4 goals during his first season on the team.
He was called to the Iran U23 team for AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification by coach Alireza Mansourian. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[7]
He was called up by Carlos Queiroz for the Team Meli training camp in Turkey and the match against Albania in May 2012; however, he did not play in the match.[8] He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.[9] He was a stand-by player for Team Melli in the tournament. Khanzadeh was not selected in Iran's final squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was subsequently named as the replacement for the injured Hashem Beikzadeh.[10] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11] [12]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Rah Ahan | Pro League | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Persepolis | 2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Zob Ahan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Persepolis | 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Foolad | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Siah Jamegan | 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Padideh | 2017–18 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Al Ahli | Stars League | 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tractor | Pro League | 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 7 | |||
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2018.
| Iran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
Persepolis
Tractor
Bashundhara Kings