Daniel Karbassiyoon (born August 10, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played for English sides Arsenal, Ipswich Town and Burnley. He is currently working as a scout and IT Product Owner for Arsenal in London.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Karbassiyoon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Roanoke, Virginia, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2003 | Roanoke Star | ||
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Burnley | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Roanoke Star | ||
| Total | 10 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | United States U18 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editKarbassiyoon was born in Roanoke, Virginia to an Italian mother and Iranian father.[3] He holds dual American and Italian citizenship.[4]
Club career
editHe signed a full contract with Arsenal in 2003, moving from amateur club Roanoke Star at the beginning of the previous season. Having joined as a forward, he adapted his role to that of a left back.
Karbassiyoon's first match for Arsenal was against Manchester City in the League Cup on October 27, 2004, as a substitute for Arturo Lupoli. He marked his debut by scoring a goal in the 90th minute; the match finished 2–1.[5] He then went on to secure a starting spot in the League Cup's next round match against Everton at Highbury where a young Arsenal side prevailed 3–1. His final match with the first team saw him play the final ten minutes of a 1–0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford. However, he could not gain any sort of place in the regular Arsenal first team and, in November 2004, he was loaned out to Football League Championship team Ipswich Town for three months, making six appearances for the East Anglian side.
Arsenal released Karbassiyoon in the summer of 2005, after he had played just three times for them, all in the League Cup. He signed for Burnley soon afterwards. However, a series of injuries left Karbassiyoon unable to establish himself at Turf Moor and he was placed on the transfer list at the end of his first season at the club. His contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2006.
Karbassiyoon had a trial at Dutch team AZ Alkmaar, but wasn't offered a contract. Owing to knee injury problems, he retired from professional football in February 2007, at the age of 22.
In April 2007, Karbassiyoon returned to Arsenal as the club's North American scout.[6] He has been credited for scouting Costa Rican international Joel Campbell[7] as well as German-born Gedion Zelalem.[8][9] He has since also taken on the role of product manager within the club's IT department.[10]
Karbassiyoon published an e-book, The Arsenal Yankee, which detailed his journey from player to scout in 2016.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 May 2019
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | Premier League | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ipswich Town | Championship | 2004–05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2005–06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Danny Karbassiyoon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "DANNY KARBASSIYOON: FROM THE FIRST-TEAM TO IT".
- ^ https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/vice-sports-qa-former-arsenal-player-and-current-team-scout-danny-karbassiyoon [dead link]
- ^ "Insights on European scouting of U.S. Youngsters by 'Arsenal Yankee' Danny Karbassiyoon".
- ^ "Man City 1-2 Arsenal". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Not the final farewell". The Roanoke Times. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Chris Wheatley (2 May 2016). "Arsenal scout reveals Wenger's reaction to signing Joel Campbell". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Emerging Talents – Gedion Zelalem Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chris Wheatley (30 April 2016). "The story of U.S. prospect Gedion Zelalem so far – by the man who brought him to Arsenal". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Danny Karbassiyoon: From the first-team to IT". Danny Karbassiyoon: From the first-team to IT. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "'When I found out Arsenal wanted to sign me - Former full-back tells of his Gunners journey". goal.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
External links
edit- Danny Karbassiyoon at Soccerbase
- Danny Karbassiyoon on Twitter.
- Danny Karbassiyoon interview.
