Saman Quds.
A boy between two flags living with the dream of Iran.
To get to the Iran national team shirt, Saman took a path that was not like a normal football selection from the beginning; A boy born in Malmö with Iranian roots and parents of Ahvaz origin, who could have continued his national future with the Swedish shirt, but in the end decided to stay loyal to his parents' land.
Before Iran's selection, Kudus played in Sweden in two friendlies against Ivory Coast and Slovakia. Also in the match against Slovakia on January 8, 2017, he scored in the Swedes' 6-0 victory. However, being in the Swedish national team has not yet become a defined path for him. Recognizing the abilities of this technical midfielder, Carlos Queiroz took action to recruit him and finally Kodos decided to continue his national future with Iran and during the national team's 2-0 victory against Togo on 5 October 2016, he played for the first time for Yos. A decision he later said, if the Swedish federation had reached out to him earlier, he might have made a different choice.
But what connected Kudus to Iranian football was not just a decision in 2017; In the following years, he became one of the most reliable and beloved players of the national team. A player who may never have been in the center of attention as much as his talent and technical quality, but in every period he played he could help his team with accurate passes, smart transfers and the ability to play in several positions.