ARZANI Daniel

Australia

Football

Date of Birth: 4 Jan 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.71/5'7''

Place of birth: KHORRAMABAD

Birth Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men AUS Australia	12

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #06 ARG Argentina 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #14 AUS Australia 0 ESP Spain 1	Finished
Miyagi Stadium	Men's Group C #21 AUS Australia 0 EGY Egypt 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

FIFA World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
28	Senior	2018	Russian Federation

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Manchester City [Great Britain] since 2018

Coach:

Pep Guardiola [club], ESP; Graham Arnold [national], AUS

Position style:

Forward, Midfielder (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

Hand:

Right-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

Debut:

First A-match in 2018 for Australia Against Czech Republic, Friendly Match in Sankt Polten, Austria (theguardian.com, 01 Jun 2018)

Injuries:

In 2018 he tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee, which sidelined him for the entire 2018/19 season. (sportingnews.com, 20 May 2021)

National league:

Premier League [ENG] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

Start:

He began playing football as a child in the Islamic Republic of Iran. After moving to Australia, he joined Coogee United at age 10. (dispensablesoccer.com, 14 May 2018)

Reason:

"I was crazy about football. Up until the age of seven in Iran we would just play on the streets for hours and hours and hours. [When] I came to Australia I would play with my brother's team. He used to play for a side in Sydney. He played U13 and I used to just go to his training and run around, mess around with the boys and then when we went [back] to Iran we were just playing on the streets every day, which was amazing." (dispensablesoccer.com, 14 May 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (myfootball.com.au, 02 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO AUSTRALIA
Born in Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran, he moved to Australia with his family at age seven. He was eligible to represent either nation but opted to play for Australia. "I grew up here, I played all my football here and went to the AIS [Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia]. I have a lot of memories here." (smh.com.au, 05 Feb 2018; transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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