1. Saman Ghoddos scored 10 league goals in his first season in the Allsvenskan for Ostersunds FK, including their first top-flight goal in his Allsvenskan debut on 4 April 2016 against Hammarby IF.
31 Facts About Saman Ghoddos
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Saman Ghoddos started the 2017 season in fine form, leading Ostersund to the Swedish Cup final with six goals in six games, including an acrobatic goal in the quarter-final against Trelleborgs FF and a brace in the semi-final against Hacken.
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Saman Ghoddos won the attacker of the year award at the end of the 2017 Allsvenskan season.
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Saman Ghoddos scored another goal in the next game during a derby match against GIF Sundsvall.
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Saman Ghoddos scored a brace in the following match against Trelleborg to become joint-top scorer of the 2018 Allsvenskan.
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On 23 August 2018, Saman Ghoddos transferred to French Ligue 1 side Amiens SC signing a five-year contract.
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Saman Ghoddos had signed a contract with the Spanish club which had a written agreement with Ostersund.
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Saman Ghoddos thus became the first Iranian player to play in Ligue 1.
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On 21 September 2020, Saman Ghoddos joined English Championship side Brentford on a one-year loan deal with a subsequent option for a two-year permanent deal.
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Saman Ghoddos made his club debut on 1 October 2020 with an assist to Marcus Forss in an EFL Cup match against Fulham.
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Saman Ghoddos scored his first goal for the club and provided an assist on 9 January 2021 in an FA Cup match against Middlesbrough.
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On 14 January 2021, Saman Ghoddos completed a permanent move to Brentford, with a contract that runs until the summer of 2023 with the option for an extra year.
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Saman Ghoddos scored his first league goal for the club on 20 January 2021 against Luton Town.
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Saman Ghoddos made his Premier League debut on 21 August 2021 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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Saman Ghoddos scored his first goal in the Premier League on 30 October 2021 against Burnley.
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On 29 September 2024, Saman Ghoddos signed for Ittihad Kalba on a free transfer.
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In December 2016, Saman Ghoddos was called up by Sweden manager Janne Andersson for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Slovakia.
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In June 2017, Saman Ghoddos revealed that he had been approached by the Iranian federation.
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On 25 August 2017, Saman Ghoddos revealed in an interview that he acquired his Iranian passport from the embassy.
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Saman Ghoddos was called up for the first time for the Iran senior team training camps on 27 August 2017 by coach Carlos Queiroz for Iran's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Korea and Syria.
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On 13 May 2018, Saman Ghoddos was named in Queiroz's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Club teammate Emil Krafth later added that Saman Ghoddos told him he wanted to play for Sweden.
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Saman Ghoddos was named in Iran's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup on 4 June 2018.
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Saman Ghoddos made his World Cup debut against Morocco on 15 June 2018, winning a free kick that led to a goal for Iran's first World Cup win in twenty years.
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Saman Ghoddos was used as a substitute in all three World Cup matches against Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
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Saman Ghoddos was named in Queiroz's final squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on 26 December 2018.
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In November 2022, Saman Ghoddos was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Saman Ghoddos plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger, and has been praised for his technical ability and clinical finishing.
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Saman Ghoddos was born and raised in Malmo and speaks English, Swedish, and Persian.
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Saman Ghoddos's parents were born in Iran and hail from the city of Ahvaz.
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Saman Ghoddos has a contract with American sportswear supplier Nike and wears the Mercurial Vapor line.