Amir Reza Abedzadeh

Youth teams

Abedzadeh was a member of the Persepolis Youth Academy from 2006 to 2007, having previously trained under his father since he was 7. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 15, and after spending two months with the third-tier outfit of Brentford and taking part in a trial with Arsenal, he joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy team in 2009. Abezadeh left Tottenham in the same year, following their signing of Italian goalkeeper Mirko Ranieri. During his time in the UK, Abedzadeh also played for amateur youth teams Dinamo Dorigo, London Tigers, and Persian FC, the latter of the G.E. Roberts Enfield Football Alliance League.

United States

Abedzadeh was unable to obtain a work permit in UK and after briefly returning to Iran and training with Iran Pro League side Steel Azin, where his father was a coach, to keep himself on form, he moved to the United States in 2011, and signed for the Los Angeles Blues in the USL Championship, where his father was an assistant coach. He made his debut on 7 June 2011, playing for Los Angeles Blues U-23 (LA Blues' reserve team) in a USL Premier Development League game against Orange County Blue Star. He made eight saves but conceded five goals, and was also shown a yellow card. In 2012, he had the option to join Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, but he decided to extend his contract with the Blues.

Persepolis

Abedzadeh signed a three-year contract with Persepolis on 15 July 2012. He played for Persepolis…

Abedzadeh was once called up to Iran national under-17 football team's camp for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Kish Island, but never invited again. About his playing probability in Iran national under-23 football team, Abedzadeh said: "Again, they told me that they wanted to take the players who have been together for a long time and know each other well... They also explained that if we should qualify, they are going to call in and examine new players . So hopefully they can beat Iraq and qualify for the Olympics, and hopefully I'll get my chance then. I think the problem is that I was in England for the past four years and that they weren't able to watch me play as much as the local players. That has been pretty disappointing for me." Abedzadeh was part of Iran's team for in 2014 AFC U-22 Championship, but he did not play any match. In 2015, he was invited to Olympic team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

Senior

On 5 November 2017, Abedzadeh was called into the Iran national team for the first time for friendlies against Panama and Venezuela. In June 2018, he was named in Iran's final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made his debut against Uzbekistan on 19 May 2018.

Club

As of 30 May 2025

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 23 September 2022 .

He is the son of former Iranian national team legendary goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh. On 11 January 2026, Abedzadeh publicly came out in support of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, referring to the high death toll of 12,000 protesters as a "genocide".