Photo: Shahabodin Vajedi / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Saeid Ezzatollahi caught my attention as a teenager, debuting in the Iran Pro League at sixteen and becoming its youngest ever player. Born in Bandar-e Anzali on the Caspian coast and raised through Malavan's academy, he grew into a 190 cm defensive midfielder for the national team. What I value is that he does not coast on his height. The defensive midfield role is thankless, all interception and recovery, the work that lets flashier teammates shine. Players like him rarely make highlight reels, but anyone who watches closely knows the engine room is where matches are quietly won. He earns my respect.
Overview
Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh (Persian: سعید عزتاللهی آفاق; born 1 October 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Shabab Al Ahli in UAE Pro League and the Iran national team. Ezatolahi came up through Malavan's youth academy and impressed from an early age, making his first team debut in 2012 and being the Iran Pro League's youngest ever player at the age of 16.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Saeid Ezzatollahi
- Name (Japanese)
- サイード・エザトラヒ
- Reading
- さいーど・えざとらひ
- Born
- October 1, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Iran →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.