Sardar Azmoun Zenit Saint Petersburg

FC Zenit - The Iranian forward joins Zenit Saint Petersburg on a three-and-a-half year deal from Rubin Kazan.

Serdar Azmoun was born on 1 January 1995 in the Iranian city of Gonbad-e Kavus. He started his playing days at Isfahan Sepahan in Iran's top flight. 

In December 2012 he made the move to Rubin Kazan and had a loan spell at Rostov, before making the move permanent. He was part of the Rostov team that finished as runners up in the Russian title race a couple of seasons ago. Last year Azmoun returned to Rubin to once again link up with Kurban Berdyev. 

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In his five-and-a-half seasons in Russia, he has played 154 matches and scored 42 goals.

Azmoun also has 46 caps for his country and has scored 28 international goals. 

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