Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iranian right winger for Dender and captain of the Iran national team.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh is an Iranian professional footballer who operates primarily as a right winger. He currently plays for Belgian Pro League club Dender and serves as the captain of the Iran national team. His European club career has been largely defined by his tenure in the Dutch leagues, where he has secured both first- and second-tier league titles.
Key stats
- Position
- Right Winger
- Nationality
- Iran
- Current national team captain
- Eredivisie Titles
- 1
- 2022-2023 (Feyenoord)
- Eerste Divisie Titles
- 1
- 2014-2015 (NEC Nijmegen)
- Date of Birth
- 1993-08-11
Career arc
NEC Nijmegen
2013–2015Moved to the Netherlands to join NEC Nijmegen. He was part of the squad that won the Dutch Eerste Divisie title during the 2014-2015 season.
AZ Alkmaar & Brighton
2015–2021Transferred to AZ Alkmaar, where his offensive output eventually earned him a transfer to Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League. His playing time and goal contributions in England were lower than his Eredivisie averages.
Feyenoord
2021–2024Returned to the Dutch Eredivisie with Feyenoord. He was a contributing member of the squad that won the 2022-2023 Eredivisie championship.
Dender arrival
2024–presentJoined Belgian Pro League club Dender, marking a transition to the Belgian top flight in the latter stages of his career.
Current form
Jahanbakhsh is currently active with Dender in the Belgian Pro League. Specific match-to-match performance metrics for the current season are not detailed in the primary dataset.
Uncertainty
The provided database records lack specific physical measurements (height and weight) and exact birth location. Total career appearances, goals, and assist metrics are not standardized across the cited sources.
Sources
- · Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Jahanbakhsh, retrieved 2026-06-04
- · Source: TheSportsDB id=34168934, retrieved 2026-06-04
- · Wikipedia (Alireza Jahanbakhsh)
Profile generated 6/4/2026 via gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Rewritten in Factlen voice from primary sources — claims are evidence-anchored, uncertainty disclosed.