Milad Zanidpour is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays for the Damash Gilan

Damash Gilan F.C.

Sports Club Damash Gilan is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan. They compete in the Iran Pro League. Damash Football Club is owend by mineral water company Damash Iranian....

 in Iran Pro League as a Left footed Midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

.

Club career

Having played for the Iran national under-20 football team

Iran national under-20 football team

Iran national under-20 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 he caught the attention of Saipa F.C. coach Ali Daei

Ali Daei

Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

 and in 2007 he joined Saipa. Since then the young starlet has managed to impose himself on to the starting line up where he has managed to develop a name for himself.

Club Career Statistics

Last Update 22 November 2011
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|2005–06 ||rowspan="2"|Foolad ||rowspan="8"|Pro League ||2||0|||||||||0||||
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|2006–07||6||0||1||0||-||-||7||0
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|2007–08||rowspan="2"|Saipa||30||3||||||6||1||||
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|rowspan="2"|2008–09||12||0||||||||||||
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|Paykan ||14||2||0||0||-||-||14||2
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|2009–10||rowspan="1"|Rah Ahan ||33||10||||||-||-||||
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|2010–11||rowspan="1"|Steel Azin

Steel Azin F.C.

Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...

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|2011–12

2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup

The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup will be the eleventh season of the Iran Pro League and the sixth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. Sepahan are the defending champions. The regular season started on 2 August 2011.- Stadia and locations :...

||rowspan="1"|Damash

Damash Gilan F.C.

Sports Club Damash Gilan is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan. They compete in the Iran Pro League. Damash Football Club is owend by mineral water company Damash Iranian....

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• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  07–08	Saipa	1
  08–09	Paykan	5
  09–10 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...	Rah Ahan	11
  10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...	1
  11–12 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup will be the eleventh season of the Iran Pro League and the sixth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. Sepahan are the defending champions. The regular season started on 2 August 2011.- Stadia and locations :...	Damash Damash Gilan F.C. Sports Club Damash Gilan is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan. They compete in the Iran Pro League. Damash Football Club is owend by mineral water company Damash Iranian....	1

Asian Champions League 2008

In Saipa F.C.’s first step in the Asian Champions League Zanidpour featured as a substitute in the second half but his rifle of a left foot managed to bring his back on level.

International

Zanidpour represented Iran in India in Asian Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

's under 20’s championship as a left back.
After the appointment of Ali Daei as the Team Melli coach Zanidpour got his first call up on 12 March 2008 the senior team.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 December 2009	, Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...		1-2	2-3	Friendly

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