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 Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 1
Youth career
2012–2016 Paykan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Paykan 30 (0)
2018–2025 Sepahan 165 (0)
2021–2023 Portimonense 2 (0)
2025– Persepolis 21 (0)
International career
2019– Iran 14 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan Team
Runner-up 2025 Tajikistan–Uzbekistan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

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.