Arash Bayat

Arash Bayat
Personal information
Full name	Arash Bayat
Date of birth	July 19, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–1993	IK Östria Lambohov
1994–2000	Västra Frölunda IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2005	Västra Frölunda IF
2006–2008	GIF Sundsvall
2008	→ IFK Mariehamn (loan)
2009	Qviding FIF
2010	Ljungskile SK
2011–2012	Assyriska BK
2013–2015	Qviding FIF
2016–2017	Västra Frölunda IF
Total
International career
1999–2000	Sweden U17
2001	Sweden U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2019

Arash Bayat (Persian: آرش بیات; born July 19, 1983) is a former Iranian-Swedish footballer, Arash was voted the best middle eastern player of Sweden in 4 different time: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Career

Bayat has made an impressive career in Swedish second tier football with Västra Frölunda IF and GIF Sundsvall. GIF took the step up to the Swedish top flight, Allsvenskan at the end of the 2007 season. On August 17, 2008 it was announced that Bayat would join IFK Mariehamn for the remainder of the 2008 season on a loan. In December 2010 resigned his contract with Superettan club Ljungskile SK and joined as player to Assyriska BK.^[3]

Attributes

He usually plays as a midfielder but can also play as a striker if required.

International career

Bayat played from 1999 to 2001, 37 games and scored sixteen goals for the Swedish U-16 and U-18 national football team.

Language

Persian is his official but he learned Swedish after he moved to Sweden.

Private life

He holds Swedish and Iranian citizenships.

Early life

He was born in Tehran but moved to Sweden with his family at an early age.

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2019

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Other		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Västra Frölunda	Allsvenskan	2000	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Superettan	2001	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
		2002	9	1	0	0	–		9	1
		2003	28	10	0	0	–		28	10
		2004	28	4	0	0	–		28	4
		2005	25	2	0	0	–		25	2
	Totals		95	17	0	0	–		95	17
Sundsvall	Superettan	2006	29	9	0	0	–		29	9
	Superettan	2007	28	4	0	0	–		28	4
	Allsvenskan	2008	6	0	0	0	–		6	0
	Totals		63	13	0	0	–		63	13
Mariehamn	Veikkausliiga	2008	10	2	0	0	–		10	2
Qviding	Superettan	2009	29	4	1	0	1	0	31	4
Ljungskile	Superettan	2010	22	4	2	0	–		24	4
Assyriska	Division 2	2011	21	4	0	0	–		21	4
	Division 2	2012	18	2	0	0	–		18	2
	Totals		39	6	0	0	–		39	6
Qviding	Division 1	2013	22	7	0	0	–		22	7
		2014	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
		2015	18	3	0	0	–		18	3
	Totals		53	12	0	0	–		53	12
Västra Frölunda	Division 3	2016	16	2	0	0	–		16	2
	Division 3	2017	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Totals		17	2	0	0	–		17	2
Career Total			328	60	3	0	1	0	332	60

Notes

^ Bayat's profile on svenskfotboll.se
^ Bayat's profile on veikkausliiga.com Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Arash Bayat klar för Assyriska BK Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Bayat's profile on svenskfotboll.se

[2] Bayat's profile on veikkausliiga.com Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Arash Bayat klar för Assyriska BK Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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