Kahveh Zahiroleslam

Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Personal information
Full name Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Date of birth (2002-06-13) June 13, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Saratoga, California, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 15
Youth career
De Anza Force
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Yale Bulldogs 28 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Chicago FC United 12 (9)
2023– Sint-Truiden 19 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 31, 2024

Kahveh Zahiroleslam (Persian: کاوه ظهیرالاسلام; born June 13, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.

Early life

Kahveh Zahiroleslam was born and raised in Saratoga, California to an Iranian-American family.[1][2] He attended Prospect High School and played youth soccer for De Anza Force in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, helping the latter win the Northwest Division of USSDA Academy in the 2018–19 season.[2][3]

College career

He played college soccer for the Yale Bulldogs, scoring 13 goals and providing 4 assists in 28 games.[2][4][5] During his first season at Yale, he received four Ivy League Rookie of the Week selections, and the conference named him to the All-Ivy second team.[3] In 2022, he joined Chicago FC United in USL League Two during Yale’s summer off-season, scoring 9 goals and providing 3 assists in 12 matches.[6]

Club career

Sint-Truiden

Following a successful trial with Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden, he signed a contract with the club ahead of the 2023–24 season.[7][5][8][9] He made his league debut on September 24, 2023 against Genk at the Cegeka Arena,[10] and scored his first goal for the club on October 31, 2023 in a Belgian Cup round of 32 match against Francs Borains.[11] He provided his first league assist on November 10, 2023 against Westerlo,[12] and scored his first league goal on December 9, 2023 against OH Leuven.[13][14] He scored his following goal and his club's first league goal of the 2024 calendar year in his following match against league leaders Union Saint-Gilloise on January 21, 2024 at the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels.[15] He scored his first brace for the club on February 1, 2024 against Gent, bringing his tally to 4 goals in 4 successive matches.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 31, 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sint-Truidense 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 19 5 1 1 0 0 20 6
Career total 19 5 1 1 0 0 20 6

Honors

De Anza Force

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sint-Truiden sign Iranian-American Kahveh Zahiroleslam – PersianFootball.com".
  2. ^ a b c d "Kahveh Zahiroleslam - 2022 - Men's Soccer". Yale University.
  3. ^ a b c "SSFC Spotlight: Kahveh Zahiroleslam starting for Sint-Truiden". 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ Hewitt, Owen. "Men's Soccer Falls to Yale, 1-0".
  5. ^ a b "Yale Bull Dogs striker Kahveh Zahiroleslam on trial with Sint-Truiden - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. June 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Chicago FC United | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ^ "Nieuwe STVV-spits Kahveh Zahiroleslam ruilde Amerikaanse topuniversiteit in voor Stayen: "In het leven moet je je dromen najagen"". www.hbvl.be. October 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "STVV legt Kahveh Zahiroleslam vast". VoetbalBelgie.
  9. ^ https://www.proximus.be/pickx/nl/2360618/testspeler-kahveh-zahiroleslam-krijgt-contract-bij-stvv
  10. ^ "Americans Abroad weekend review: Pepi delivers again, Tillman oversleeps". www.socceramerica.com. 25 September 2023.
  11. ^ info, R. T. L. (October 31, 2023). "Croky Cup: Anderlecht se défait de La Louvière et file en 8es de finale". RTL Info.
  12. ^ "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden - 10 November 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. OH Leuven - 9 December 2023 - Soccerway".
  14. ^ https://stvv.com/en/news/gamereport/wedstrijdverslag-stvv-oh-leuve
  15. ^ "Leider Union zweet en zwoegt, maar krijgt STVV in absolute slot toch nog klein | sporza".
  16. ^ https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/2023-2024/regulier/23/stvv-kaa-gent-live-tandem-bocat-zahiroleslam-hijst-stvv-na-rust-voorbij-tien-gentenaren~1687511946750/
  17. ^ Kahveh Zahiroleslam at Soccerway