INTERVIEW: Kahveh Zahiroleslam
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!\n\nChapters:\n00:00 - Kahveh Zahiroleslam introduction\n00:46 - Zahiroleslam Gol Bezan Promo\n00:53 - Player highlights @ Yale\n01:43 - Pod welcome\n03:07 - Family background, early life\n06:18 - Following Team Melli growing up\n09:10 - Getting recruited to Yale\n11:13 - Experience with USL League 2 with Chicago FC United\n13:36 - Playing in Belgium\n17:00 - Objectives with STVV\n19:12 - 2026 FIFA World Cup aspirations?\n20:45 - Contact from national teams?\n21:58 - National team preference, Iran or USA?\n24:15 - Watching Iran in 2023 AFC Asian Cup\n25:20 - Place in Team Melli?\n27:02 - Steven Beitashour influence?\n27:55 - Iranian-American footballers\n30:06 - Fan questions\xa0\n34:07 - Message to Iranian fans\n35:15 - Conclusion\n35:56 - Beitashour Promo\n\nFollow 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.\n\nHosts: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi\nGuest: Kahveh Zahiroleslam\nEditor: Samson Tamijani\nGraphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh\nIntro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI\nhttps://instagram.com/dannyasadi\nhttps://smarturl.it/CASPIAN\nOutro Music: K!DMO\nhttps://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal\n\nKahveh - https://instagram.com/kahvehzahir\nSamson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson\nArya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi\nMahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh\n\nhttps://twitter.com/GolBezan\nhttps://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi\nhttps://instagram.com/GolBezan\nhttps://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast\nhttps://tiktok.com/@golbezan\nhttps://patreon.com/GolBezan\n\n\U0001f310 https://golbezanpodcast.com\n\U0001f517 https://linktr.ee/GolBezan\n\U0001f4e7 mail@golbezanpodcast.com\n\n#KahvehZahiroleslam #\u06a9\u0627\u0648\u0647_\u0638\u0647\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 #GolBezan