Career
He formerly played for Heerenveen, Emmen and Veendam. Etemadi was born in Tehran, Iran He can speak Persian. He went on a trial with Iran Pro League club Steel Azin in 2009 but he was not signed.
On 20 July 2011, he signed a contract with Football Club Groningen.
He returned to Iran by signed with Tractor sazi on summer 2011. He was released by the club on 4 June 2013.
Etemadi has been invited to Netherlands national under-21 football team before. He has stated that he wishes to play for Iran national football team
