Bakhtiar Rahmani

Bakhtiar Rahmani Palani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-09-23) 23 September 1989
Place of birth	Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tractor Sazi
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2007	Foolad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2015	Foolad	179	(25)
2015–	Tractor Sazi	25	(5)
International career‡
2004–2006	Iran U15	12	(5)
2006–2009	Iran U17	2	(2)
2009–2010	Iran U20	5	(4)
2011–2013	Iran U23	8	(2)
2013–	Iran	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 28 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:42, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Bakhtiar Rahmani (بختیار رحمانی; born September 23, 1989) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Tractor Sazi in the Iran Pro League. Rahmani was born in Sarpol-e Zahab, and is of Kurdish descent.

Club career

Foolad

Rahmani has played his entire career for Foolad. After the release of Jalal Kameli-Mofrad in the summer of 2012, he was chosen as the club captain by head coach Hossein Faraki, when he was just twenty years old and led the club to the fourth place. He renewed his contract with Foolad for another three years on 30 April 2013, keeping him at the club until 2016. Rahmani helped the club to win its second championship in the 2013–14 season, in which he scored five goals and assisted seven times in 28 matches.

Tractor Sazi

In the summer of 2015 Rahmani signed a two–year contract with Tractor Sazi to spend his conscription period at the club. On 24 February 2016 Rahmani scored twice and helped Tractor to a 4–0 victory against Emirati club Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League.

International career

Rahmani was first called up for Iran national under-15 football team in 2004. He is played for Iran national football team in all ranks. He was called up and played for Iran national under-23 football team by Alireza Mansourian in 2011. He was also captain of under-23 team. On 14 May 2013, Rahmani was called up for Iran national football team by coach Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut against Oman in a friendly match on 22 May 2013. On 1 June 2014, he was named in Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. However, he did not played for Team Melli in the tournament, which he was unused substitute in three matches.

Statistics

Club career statistics

Last updated: 14 May 2014

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Foolad	Division 1	19	3	2	0	–		21	3
2008–09		Pro League	14	1	2	0	–		18	1
2009–10			24	3	1	0	–		25	3
2010–11			30	4	2	0	–		32	4
2011–12			30	4	2	0	–		31	4
2012–13			31	5	1	0	–		32	5
2013–14			28	5	2	0	7	2	37	7
2014–15			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Tractor Sazi		22	3	3	0	4	3	29	6
Career total			198	28	15	0	11	5	227	27

Rahmani captaining Foolad in match against Paykan, 22 February 2013

• Assist goals

Season	Team	Assists
07–08	Foolad	4
08–09		1
09–10		15
10–11		13
11–12		9
12–13		11
13–14		7
14–15		0
15–16	Tractor Sazi	1

International goals

Under-20

International U-20 goals
1	8 December 2009	Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	3–0	Win	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2	8 December 2009	Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	3–0	Win	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3	8 December 2009	Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	3–0	Win	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4	12 December 2009	Tehran, Iran	Uzbekistan	1–1	Draw	2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Under-23

International U-23 goals
1	23 February 2011	Tehran, Iran	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Win	2012 Olympics qualifications
2	11 October 2011	Tehran, Iran	South Africa	1–2	Lose	Friendly

Honours

Foolad

• Iran Pro League (1): 2013–14