Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (Persian: افشین اسماعیلزاده; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian football midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League.
After a half a season in Portugal he returned to Persepolis by club coach Ali Daei to spend last year of his contract.
Esmaeilzadeh played a central role in the Iran U–17 winning the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship starting 5 of the six games.
He featured in 3 games for Iran in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup coming on as a substitute against Uruguay U–17 scoring in the 119th minute.
[6] He was a member of Iran U–20 during 2010 AFC U-19 Championship[7] but removed from final squad because of health problems while he infected to the Malaria with his club teammates Mehrgan Golbarg and Hossein Gohari.