hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ wˈɛl, ɡˈɪvɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ tʃˈæns tə dʒˈɔɪn hˈæmbɜːɡɚɹ ˌɛsvˈiː ɪnðə bˈʌndɪslˌɪɡə ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð fˈɛloʊ ɪɹˈeɪniən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəlz mˈeɪdi mˌɑːdɐvˈɪkiə ænd vˈæhɪd hæʃˈiːmiən.
He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid Hashemian.