Milad Sarlak (Persian: میلاد سرلک; born 26 March 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and the Iran national team.[1]
 Sarlak with training Persepolis in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milad Sarlak | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persepolis | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Sepahan | 73 | (2) |
| 2019 | Nassaji | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Shahr Khodro | 13 | (0) |
| 2020– | Persepolis | 96 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Malavan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Iran U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017-2019 | Iran U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Iran | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editSepahan
editBorn in Isfahan, Sarlak joined the academy of Sepahan in 2010. He was promoted to the first team in 2014 and made his professional debut on 10 December 2014, at the age of 19, in a 4–1 win against Gostaresh Foolad. Sarlak became a regular member of the starting 11 in the 2016–17 season.
Sarlak scored his first professional goal on 2 February 2017 in a 3–2 loss to Paykan.
Persepolis
editOn 5 September 2020, Sarlak signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[2]
International career
editHe made his debut on 11 June 2021 against Cambodia.
Club career statistics
edit- As of 26 October 2024
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Sepahan | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 84 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Nassaji | Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Shahr Khodro | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Persepolis | Pro League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Malavan (loan) | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 7 | ||
International
edit- As of 12 September 2023.
| Iran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- Sepahan
- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (2): 2020–21, 2022–23
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2022–23
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2020 ; Runner-up: 2021
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2020
References
edit- ^ Milad Sarlak in soccerway.com
- ^ "Persepolis sign Milad Sarlak". Tehran Times. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
edit- Milad Sarlak at eurosport
- Milad Sarlak at Fmdataba
- Milad Sarlak at WorldFootball.net
- Milad Sarlak at PersianLeague.com
- Milad Sarlak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Milad Sarlak on Instagram
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