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.

Arash Bayat
Personal information
Full name Arash Bayat
Date of birth (1983-07-19) 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 Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Västra Frölunda IF 95 (17)
2006–2008 GIF Sundsvall[1] 63 (13)
2008IFK Mariehamn (loan)[2] 10 (2)
2009 Qviding FIF 29 (4)
2010 Ljungskile SK 22 (4)
2011–2012 Assyriska BK 39 (6)
2013–2015 Qviding FIF 53 (12)
2016–2017 Västra Frölunda IF 17 (2)
Total 328 (60)
International career
1999–2000 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2001 Sweden U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2019

Career

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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

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

International career

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

Language

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

Private life

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He holds Swedish and Iranian citizenships.

Early life

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

Career statistics

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As of 24 May 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
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
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 2010 22 4 2 0 24 4
Assyriska Division 2 2011 21 4 0 0 21 4
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
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

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