Payam Niazmand

Payam Niazmand
Niazmand with Sepahan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Payam Niazmand Ghader
Date of birth (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2016 Paykan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Paykan 30 (0)
2018–2021 Sepahan 89 (0)
2021–2023 Portimonense 2 (0)
2022–2023Sepahan (loan) 27 (0)
2023–2025 Sepahan 49 (0)
2025– Persepolis 0 (0)
International career
2019– Iran 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner2023 Kyrgyzstan – UzbekistanTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Payam Niazmand (Persian: پیام نیازمند; born 6 April 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Persepolis and the Iran national team.

Niazmand set the new all-time record at 940 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. Mohammad Nouri ended his goalless streak by beating him in the 50th minute of the same match. He was included in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.