Amir Hossein Karimi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan,[1] Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shahr Khodro | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Sepahan | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gostaresh Foolad | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Paykan | 91 | (2) |
| 2020– | Shahr Khodro | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Iran U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Iran U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iran U23 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Feb 2016 | |||
Amirhossein Karimi is an Iranian international center midfielder who has played in different national team levels for his country.
Born in Tehran, he is a creative midfielder with strong left and right foot. He has regularly represented Iran at U-17, U-20 [2] and U-23 [3] level respectively.
Amirhossein Karimi biggest achievement to date was partaking in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013. Playing a pivotal role in qualification from the group matches and going on to score one of the goals of the tournament with a spectacular 30-yard strike in the 1-1 draw against Canada in the final group stages.
In 2013, Zlatko Kranjčar was impressed by the Amirhossein Karimi performance in U-17, U-20 national team and U-23 Sepahan team and recommended Sepahan to sign a 3 years contract with him.[2] He made his debut for Sepahan on 5 December 2013 against Esteghlal. He also played 6 games in the AFC Champions League for Sepahan.
For 2015–16 Iran Pro League, Amirhossein Karimi joined Gostaresh Foulad F.C. club based on Faraz Kamalvand (Gostaresh Foolad head coach) request. He had a great year in this club and even Igor Štimac (Sepahan head coach at the time) regretted that they did not have Amirhossein Karimi with them in that season.[4]
Club career statistics
- As of 19 August 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Gostaresh Foolad | Iran Pro League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Sepahan
- Iran Pro League (1): 2014–15
References
- ^ "امير حسين کريمي دخر آبادي". وب سایت رسمی سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران,لیگ برتر فوتبال ایران,فوتبال برتر.
- ^ a b "امیرحسین کریمی به سپاهان پیوست". 13 November 2013.
- ^ "ملوان کلاب - دعوت از ۳۵ بازیکن به اردوی تیم فوتبال امید/بازیکن سرباز تیم ملی امید خط خورد".
- ^ "استیماچ:ما سپاهان هستیم و باید برنده شویم".