After becoming the Azadegan League's top scorer, Abbaszadeh had offers from many teams, most of those in the Pro League who wanted to acquire him. Persepolis offered 125,000 € (4 Billion Rials) up front with an additional equivalent of 1 Billion Rial to be paid in the form of sporting goods from Uhlsport. On the 3 May 2013, he signed a three-year contract with Tehran's reds, Persepolis. He made his debut in a friendly match against Arta Ardabil and scored five goals in five pre-season matches for Persepolis. He scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 2–0 home victory over Sepahan in 2013–14 Iran Pro League. He scored an instrumental goal against Damash Gilan in their 1–0 victory on matchday 28 that kept Persepolis' title hopes alive. However, Persepolis finished second at the end of the season. He finished the season with 5 goals in 13 appearances, scoring in 5 of the last 6 games of the season, averaging a goal every 125 minutes. On 2 August 2014, Abbaszadeh was named the Iran Pro League's best young talent for the 2013–14 season.