Sardar Azmoun back to his hometown

After Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun is the second-most expensive player of all-time. He is both the youngest to score in a Champions League game, as well as the record-holder for the most goals scored in UEFA Champions League with six goals. Azmoun was born into a Sunni family of Turkmen origin. He speaks Turkmen and Persian fluently, and is fond of riding on horseback. He communicated with Kurban Berdyev, his Turkmenistani coach at FC Rubin Kazan and FC Rostov, in Turkmen. He decided to wear number 69 at Kazan as a tribute to his hometown’s vehicle registration plate. Azmoun has stated he is a supporter of Spanish club Real Madrid in the future he has expressed interest in playing for Tractor Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

January 10, 2022 | 6:21 pm