Navid Dayyani

Navid Dayyani
Dayyani in 2011
Personal information
Full name Navid Fløe Dayyani
Date of birth (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Place of birth Denmark
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 AGF 17 (0)
International career
2002 Denmark U16 3 (0)
2003–2004 Denmark U17 17 (2)
2004–2005 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2005–2006 Denmark U19 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Navid Fløe Dayyani (born 17 February 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 17 appearances in the Danish Superliga for AGF before his career was ended prematurely by injury. He is the son of an Iranian father and a Danish mother.[1]

Club career

Dayyani progressed through the youth academy of AGF, signing a full-time contract as a teenager.[2]

He made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 19 October 2003 at the age of 16 years and 244 days, becoming the youngest player to appear in the league at the time.[3] He came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Kasper Kure in a 2–1 home defeat to Brøndby.[4]

Dayyani was regarded as one of the club's promising young talents, with head coach Sören Åkeby at the time describing him as a player for the future, highlighting his physical development and composure in senior matches.[5]

Between 2003 and 2006, Dayyani made 17 league appearances for AGF.[6] His playing career was curtailed by persistent knee problems, and he retired from professional football in April 2007 at the age of twenty.[7][8]

International career

Dayyani represented Denmark at youth international level from under-16 to under-19, earning a total of 28 appearances and scoring two goals across the age groups.[2]

After football

After retiring from professional football, Dayyani moved into business and entrepreneurship.[7] He has been involved in investment and company ownership, including activities in retail and technology-related businesses.[9] In 2018, he became involved in the beauty industry and co-founded a hair salon in central Aarhus as part of plans to develop a wider salon chain.[10]

Through a holding company based in Risskov, he has also been engaged in broader commercial investments, with the company reporting million-kroner profits in 2024.[11]

References

  1. ^ Siavash R. (22 May 2005). "ISP Exclusive Interview with Navid Dayyani". Iran Sports Press. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "AGF forlænger med ung forsvarer" [AGF extends with young defender]. Bold (in Danish). 5 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ Josefsen, Kristian Bech (8 March 2010). "Top 10: Yngste SAS Liga-debutanter" [Top 10: The youngest SAS Liga debutants]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Superliga AGF–BIF, 2003-10-19 15:00". SuperStats (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ^ Brinch, Jannik (10 July 2005). "Dayyanis drømmekontrakt" [Dayyani's dream contract]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Navid Dayyani, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b "ATHLETE ENTREPRENEURS: NAVID DAYYANI". AtLAS – Athletes as Entrepreneurs (in Danish). 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ "AGF-talent må indstille karrieren" [AGF talent forced to end career]. DR (in Danish). 17 April 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  9. ^ Stenshøj, Andreas Krogsgaard (20 May 2022). "Tidligere AGF-talent med millioninvestering: 'Jeg ved, at det kan gå galt'" [Former AGF prospect with million investment: "I know it could go wrong"]. B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  10. ^ Ravn, Morten (12 October 2018). "Tidligere AGFer vil bygge landsdækkende frisørkæde: Første salon åbner på Store Torv" [Former AGF player to build nationwide hair salon chain: First salon opens at Store Torv]. Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Overskuddet stiger: Holdingselskab i Risskov fik millionoverskud" [Profit rises: Holding company in Risskov posts million-krone profit]. Erhvervsliv Aarhus (in Danish). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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