Iranian–Dutch professional footballer

Agil Etemadi (Persian: عقیل اعتمادی; born 23 April 1987) is an Iranian–Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Almere City.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Club career

After starting as a youth player for vv GAVC from Grou, Etemadi moved to SC Heerenveen and came through their youth system. He later played for Eerste Divisie teams Emmen, Veendam and Almere City. He also was a back-up goalkeeper at Groningen and played in Iran for Tractor Sazi.

He went on a trial with Iran Pro League club Steel Azin in 2009 but he was not signed. In summer 2017, Etemadi signed a two-year contract with another Eerste Divisie side, De Graafschap.

International career

Etemadi has been invited to Netherlands national under-21 football team before. He has stated that he wishes to play for Iran national football team.

Personal life

Etemadi was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Holland, aged 6. He can speak Persian. He is the brother of former-Iranian football player Zabih Etemadi.

References

External links

• PersianLeague Profile
• Voetbal International Profile (in Dutch)
• Agil Etemadi at Soccerway