 Niazmand withSepahan in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Payam Niazmand Ghader[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persepolis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Paykan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Paykan | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Sepahan | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Portimonense | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Sepahan (loan) | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Sepahan | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Persepolis | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Iran | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Payam Niazmand (Persian:پیام نیازمند; born 6 April 1995) is an Iranian professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper for Iranian clubPersepolis and theIran national team.[3][4][5]
Niazmand set the new all-time record at 940 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.Mohammad Nouri ended his goalless streak by beating him in the 50th minute of the same match.[6][7] He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Niazmand started his senior career in Iran atPaykan in 2015, where he made 24 appearances in three seasons.[8]
In 2018, Niazmand joinedSepahan.[8] Niazmand was included in Sepahan's lineup in 89 games continuously.
On 13 July 2021, Niazmand joinedPrimeira Liga sidePortimonense.[8]
On 19 May 2025, Niazmand joined Persian Gulf Pro League sidePersepolis on a new two-year deal.[9][10]
On 8 October 2020, Niazmand made his debut for theIran national team in a 2–1friendly win againstUzbekistan.[11][12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paykan | 2015–16 | Azadegan League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Pro League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Sepahan | 2018–19 | Pro League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 89 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 105 | 0 | |||
| Portimonense | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sepahan | 2022–23 (loan) | Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Persepolis | 2025–26 | Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
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