title: Zia Arabshahi
text: # Zia Arabshahi
  
  Seyed Zia Arabshahi (Persian: ضیا عربشاهی, born 1958.06.06) is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.
  
  ## Club career
  
  At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.
  
  ## International career
  
  He played for Team Melli for a few years during the 1980s. Zia Arabshahi's memorable goal for the national team was the second goal against China in the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore, which was selected the best goal of the tournament.
  
  