Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1994)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Karimi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Sepahan | 65 | (4) |
| 2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sepahan | 20 | (1) |
| 2018– | Esteghlal | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 18 | (6) |
| 2016– | Iran | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2018 | |||
Ali Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی, born 11 February 1994), is an Iranian footballer.
Club career
Sepahan
He joined Sepahan in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of Sepahan under-19 football team.[1] Karimi made his first league appearance in the 2013–14 season. He won the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in the 2014–15 season.
Dinamo Zagreb
2016–17
On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee.[2] He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian Prva HNL. Karimi made his pre–season debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[3]
Karimi made his league debut on 13 August 2016, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 victory against Inter Zapresic. He made his second appearance with the first team on 25 October 2016 in a 2–1 victory against Bjelovar in the Croatian Cup.
After only making one league appearance for Dinamo, in January 2017 Karimi joined Lokomotiva on a 6-month loan deal.
Loan to Lokomotiva
Karimi joined Dinamo Zagreb's feeder club Lokomotiva in January 2017 on a 6-month loan. He finally got a chance to show off his power and control in the midfield as he started 6 games for Lokomotiva, set up multiple goals and scored his first goal in the Croatian league for the NK Lokomotiva on 26 April 2017 in a 1–0 league victory against Istra 1961.
Esteghlal
On 15 July 2018, Karimi joined Esteghlal signing a one-year contract with the club.[4]
International career
Youth
He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[5] in preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the Iran U23 and on the final roster for Incheon 2014.[6]
Senior
Karimi was called up to the national team in March 2014, but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against India in September 2015.[7] He made his debut against Papua Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.[citation needed]
In May 2018 he was named in Iran’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia [8] but did not make the final 23.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 May 2018
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Lokomotiva | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Esteghlal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 98 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 115 | 7 | ||
International
- As of 15 November 2017
| Iran | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Sepahan
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2012–13
- Persian Gulf Pro League (1): 2014–15
- Iran U23
See also
References
- ^ پیروزی جوانان فولاد مبارکه سپاهان در دیداری تدارکاتی Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1338215/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85
- ^ https://twitter.com/CroSports_/status/749295041752002560
- ^ "علی کریمی به استقلال پیوست" [Ali Karimi joined Esteghlal] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ http://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF
- ^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ "India vs Iran". fifa.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018". IFPNews.com.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Isfahan
- Iranian footballers
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- Sepahan players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- NK Lokomotiva players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Iran under-20 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games