36 min
INTERVIEW: Kahveh Zahiroleslam Gol Bezan
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- Sport
We interview Kahveh Zahiroleslam, a 21 year old Iranian/American striker, currently playing for STVV in the Belgian Pro League. Born in Saratoga, California, Zahiroleslam, formerly of Yale Men's Soccer & Chicago FC United has scored 5 goals this season in all competitions for Sint-Truidense which has caught the eye of many. Hosts Samson Tamijani and Arya Allahverdi spoke to Kahveh about his background; early days; Yale University; moving to Belgium; international career aspirations; representing Team Melli or USA; 2026 FIFA World Cup and more!
Chapters:
00:00 - Kahveh Zahiroleslam introduction
00:46 - Zahiroleslam Gol Bezan Promo
00:53 - Player highlights @ Yale
01:43 - Pod welcome
03:07 - Family background, early life
06:18 - Following Team Melli growing up
09:10 - Getting recruited to Yale
11:13 - Experience with USL League 2 with Chicago FC United
13:36 - Playing in Belgium
17:00 - Objectives with STVV
19:12 - 2026 FIFA World Cup aspirations?
20:45 - Contact from national teams?
21:58 - National team preference, Iran or USA?
24:15 - Watching Iran in 2023 AFC Asian Cup
25:20 - Place in Team Melli?
27:02 - Steven Beitashour influence?
27:55 - Iranian-American footballers
30:06 - Fan questions
34:07 - Message to Iranian fans
35:15 - Conclusion
35:56 - Beitashour Promo
Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox.
Hosts: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi
Guest: Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Editor: Samson Tamijani
Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh
Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI
https://instagram.com/dannyasadi
https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN
Outro Music: K!DMO
https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal
Kahveh - https://instagram.com/kahvehzahir
Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson
Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi
Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh
https://twitter.com/GolBezan
https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi
https://instagram.com/GolBezan
https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast
https://tiktok.com/@golbezan
https://patreon.com/GolBezan
🌐 https://golbezanpodcast.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/GolBezan
📧 mail@golbezanpodcast.com
#KahvehZahiroleslam #کاوه_ظهیرالاسلام #GolBezan
We interview Kahveh Zahiroleslam, a 21 year old Iranian/American striker, currently playing for STVV in the Belgian Pro League. Born in Saratoga, California, Zahiroleslam, formerly of Yale Men's Soccer & Chicago FC United has scored 5 goals this season in all competitions for Sint-Truidense which has caught the eye of many. Hosts Samson Tamijani and Arya Allahverdi spoke to Kahveh about his background; early days; Yale University; moving to Belgium; international career aspirations; representing Team Melli or USA; 2026 FIFA World Cup and more!
Chapters:
00:00 - Kahveh Zahiroleslam introduction
00:46 - Zahiroleslam Gol Bezan Promo
00:53 - Player highlights @ Yale
01:43 - Pod welcome
03:07 - Family background, early life
06:18 - Following Team Melli growing up
09:10 - Getting recruited to Yale
11:13 - Experience with USL League 2 with Chicago FC United
13:36 - Playing in Belgium
17:00 - Objectives with STVV
19:12 - 2026 FIFA World Cup aspirations?
20:45 - Contact from national teams?
21:58 - National team preference, Iran or USA?
24:15 - Watching Iran in 2023 AFC Asian Cup
25:20 - Place in Team Melli?
27:02 - Steven Beitashour influence?
27:55 - Iranian-American footballers
30:06 - Fan questions
34:07 - Message to Iranian fans
35:15 - Conclusion
35:56 - Beitashour Promo
Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox.
Hosts: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi
Guest: Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Editor: Samson Tamijani
Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh
Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI
https://instagram.com/dannyasadi
https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN
Outro Music: K!DMO
https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal
Kahveh - https://instagram.com/kahvehzahir
Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson
Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi
Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh
https://twitter.com/GolBezan
https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi
https://instagram.com/GolBezan
https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast
https://tiktok.com/@golbezan
https://patreon.com/GolBezan
🌐 https://golbezanpodcast.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/GolBezan
📧 mail@golbezanpodcast.com
#KahvehZahiroleslam #کاوه_ظهیرالاسلام #GolBezan
36 min