The Iranian is one of a host of foreign imports taking the league by storm after laying his hat in le Championnat - the League of Talents
Regardless of what Saman Ghoddos goes on to achieve at Amiens, he has already created his own slice of history. Not only did he become the first Iran international to play in Ligue 1, he took less than an hour to become the first the first to score as he registered in a thumping 4-1 win over Reims just two days after arriving at the club.
It was a fitting climax to what had been a frantic summer for the 25-year-old Sweden-born player.