Pouya Tajik, is a professional 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 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player who currently plays for BEEM Mazandaran BC

BEEM Mazandaran BC

BEEM Mazandaran Cultural and Sport Club was an Iranian multisport club based in Babol, Iran.The club is owned by BEEM a German electrical appliance company based in Rosbach vor der Höhe...

 of the Iranian Super League

Iranian Basketball Super League

The Iranian Basketball Super League is a professional basketball league in Iran founded in 1998.-2011–12 teams:*Azad University Tehran*Bank Saman Tehran*Foolad Mahan Isfahan*Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan*Jahesh Tarabar Qom*Louleh a.s Shiraz*Mahram Tehran...

 and also for the Iranian national basketball team

Iran national basketball team

The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, and the two time champions of the FIBA Asia Championship.-History:...

. He is a 6-foot-nine-inch power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Tajik spent the first several years of his professional career with Paykan Tehran

Paykan Tehran Club

Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967.-Teams:*Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League*Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League*Paykan Cycling Club...

, also of the Iranian Super League. Following the 2006 season, he joined BEEM Mazandaran BC

BEEM Mazandaran BC

BEEM Mazandaran Cultural and Sport Club was an Iranian multisport club based in Babol, Iran.The club is owned by BEEM a German electrical appliance company based in Rosbach vor der Höhe...

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Tajik is also a long-time member of the Iran national basketball team

Iran national basketball team

The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, and the two time champions of the FIBA Asia Championship.-History:...

. He first played for the team at the ABC Championship 2003 as a 20-year old and later participated at the FIBA Asia Championship 2005

FIBA Asia Championship 2005

The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was the men's basketball qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at Japan.In order to qualify for the tournament, teams would have to go through regional qualifiers. At the main tournament, three nations qualified for the world...

. Although he was not part of the Iranian side that won the 2007 Championship, he rejoined the team for their second consecutive gold medal run at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009

FIBA Asia Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....

. He saw action in eight of nine games off the bench for the Iranians.