I work as Director of Operations for the Oregon State soccer team which competes in the Pac12 (league for college football here in the United States), and when we were playing against Stanford I noticed a player named Amir Bashti on their team. We lost that game 1-0 in overtime, but I went over to introduce myself. He doesn't know much Farsi but is a great, upstanding guy who is extremely talented on the ball. The U.S. national team is definitely going to be pursuing him, kind of like the Beita situation. From what I saw he has impressive bursts of speed, is smart on the ball and really technical. From reading the bio apparently, he has a brother, Malek Bashti, who's a 6'1 forward playing at UC San Diego.
I talked to our head coach about him, Steve Simmons, who knew Ghotbi well when he played at UCLA and coached at South Korea and is good friends with Dan Gasper. He said Bashti is one of the brighter, more technical players in the league and is bound to have a great future. Stanford won the NCAA playoffs last year and Bashti was on their team. They're making a solid run this year to repeat.
With that being said does anyone know of any talented Iranians in US highschools or college?
Freshman year where he scored four goals, two game-winning goals and two assists in 21 games played, helping Stanford lift the trophy.
Here's his bio:
http://www.gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7033
U.S. Soccer
Called by U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team head coach Brad Friedel for the 33rd International U-20 Men's COTIF Tournament in Valencia, Spain in the summer of 2016
Also played with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team at the Dallas Cup in March 2016 and was part of a U-20 training camp in Miami, Florida in January 2016
Traveled to Serbia in September 2015 with the U-20s for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament
Came on in the 32nd minute of the United States' 6-1 loss to France in Senta (9/4)
Entered a 2-0 victory over Israel in Backa Topola (9/7) in the 78th minute
A veteran of three camps with the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team
Was part of a 20-player roster that traveled to Medugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina, for training camp April 22-May 1, 2015
In December 2014, participated in the U-18 MNT’s camp in Marbella, Spain, which also included two matches against Germany’s U-18s
Took part in his first U-18 camp in late October 2014 in Carson, Calif.
Also a United States U-14 (2010) and U-15 (2010-11) National Team player
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 24, 2015)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 23, 2015)
As a Sophomore (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
As a Freshman (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 24)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 23)
Appeared in 21 matches, making one start, scoring four goals and adding two assists
Scored twice off the bench to spur Stanford to a 3-1 victory over Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Was the first multi-goal game for a Stanford player in the postseason since Roger Levesque’s brace on Nov. 30, 2001 in a 3-1 win over Portland
Earned his first career point assisting on Jordan Morris' winner in the 100th minute against Davidson (9/20)
Scored his first career goals in back-to-back matches with Oregon State (10/11) and UCLA (10/16)
First start came at San Diego State (10/18)
Missed matches against Northeastern (9/4) and VCU (9/6) while with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia
High School/Club
A 2015 graduate of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif.
Was a kicker for the varsity football team as a junior and senior
As a junior, football team won the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and made it to the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time in six years
Product of San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Scored a team-high 16 goals for the Quakes in 2014-15, starting all but one of his 22 appearances, as the team went 23-7-3
Earthquakes won the U-17/18 West Conference and came in third overall at U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships in Carson, Calif. in late July 2015
Named to the Under-17/18 Starting XI for the West Conference by the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2014-15
Also made the Academy's Under-15/16 Starting XI for the West Conference in 2013-14
2014 NSCAA Youth All-American
Made the U-15/16 Academy quarterfinals in 2013-14, scoring a team-high six times in 25 matches
Scored three goals in 20 games playing alongside his brother in 2012-13 to help the Quakes' U-17/18 side to the Academy playoffs
Personal
Born in San Jose, Calif.
Son of Nusha and Iraj Bashti
Older brother, Malek, plays soccer at UC San Diego
2005 MLS U-9 Dribble, Pass and Shoot National Champion
Fluent in French and Spanish
I talked to our head coach about him, Steve Simmons, who knew Ghotbi well when he played at UCLA and coached at South Korea and is good friends with Dan Gasper. He said Bashti is one of the brighter, more technical players in the league and is bound to have a great future. Stanford won the NCAA playoffs last year and Bashti was on their team. They're making a solid run this year to repeat.
With that being said does anyone know of any talented Iranians in US highschools or college?
Freshman year where he scored four goals, two game-winning goals and two assists in 21 games played, helping Stanford lift the trophy.
Here's his bio:
http://www.gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7033
U.S. Soccer
Called by U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team head coach Brad Friedel for the 33rd International U-20 Men's COTIF Tournament in Valencia, Spain in the summer of 2016
Also played with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team at the Dallas Cup in March 2016 and was part of a U-20 training camp in Miami, Florida in January 2016
Traveled to Serbia in September 2015 with the U-20s for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament
Came on in the 32nd minute of the United States' 6-1 loss to France in Senta (9/4)
Entered a 2-0 victory over Israel in Backa Topola (9/7) in the 78th minute
A veteran of three camps with the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team
Was part of a 20-player roster that traveled to Medugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina, for training camp April 22-May 1, 2015
In December 2014, participated in the U-18 MNT’s camp in Marbella, Spain, which also included two matches against Germany’s U-18s
Took part in his first U-18 camp in late October 2014 in Carson, Calif.
Also a United States U-14 (2010) and U-15 (2010-11) National Team player
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 24, 2015)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 23, 2015)
As a Sophomore (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
As a Freshman (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 24)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 23)
Appeared in 21 matches, making one start, scoring four goals and adding two assists
Scored twice off the bench to spur Stanford to a 3-1 victory over Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Was the first multi-goal game for a Stanford player in the postseason since Roger Levesque’s brace on Nov. 30, 2001 in a 3-1 win over Portland
Earned his first career point assisting on Jordan Morris' winner in the 100th minute against Davidson (9/20)
Scored his first career goals in back-to-back matches with Oregon State (10/11) and UCLA (10/16)
First start came at San Diego State (10/18)
Missed matches against Northeastern (9/4) and VCU (9/6) while with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia
High School/Club
A 2015 graduate of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif.
Was a kicker for the varsity football team as a junior and senior
As a junior, football team won the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and made it to the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time in six years
Product of San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Scored a team-high 16 goals for the Quakes in 2014-15, starting all but one of his 22 appearances, as the team went 23-7-3
Earthquakes won the U-17/18 West Conference and came in third overall at U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships in Carson, Calif. in late July 2015
Named to the Under-17/18 Starting XI for the West Conference by the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2014-15
Also made the Academy's Under-15/16 Starting XI for the West Conference in 2013-14
2014 NSCAA Youth All-American
Made the U-15/16 Academy quarterfinals in 2013-14, scoring a team-high six times in 25 matches
Scored three goals in 20 games playing alongside his brother in 2012-13 to help the Quakes' U-17/18 side to the Academy playoffs
Personal
Born in San Jose, Calif.
Son of Nusha and Iraj Bashti
Older brother, Malek, plays soccer at UC San Diego
2005 MLS U-9 Dribble, Pass and Shoot National Champion
Fluent in French and Spanish
) doubt he would see it beneficial to pursue his football career..!!?? 
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