Vahid Amiri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vahid Amiri | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Darreh-ye Badam, Iran[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger, Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Datis Lorestan | ||
2009–2010 | Kowsar Lorestan | ||
2010–2011 | Gahar Zagros | ||
2011–2013 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 48 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Naft Tehran | 79 | (11) |
2016–2018 | Persepolis | 51 | (8) |
2018– | Trabzonspor | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Iran | 38 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 25 June 2018 (UTC) |
Vahid Amiri (Persian: وحید امیری, born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian football player playing for Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig. Amiri represented the Iran national football team at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He predominantly plays as a left winger but can play as a second striker.
Club career
Amiri started his career with Datis Lorestan. He left Gahar Zagros in the summer of 2011 and Naft Masjed Soleyman and spent two seasons with them.
Naft Tehran
In May 2013 he joined Naft Tehran with a two-year contract.[3] Amiri scored his first goal for Naft on 6 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Damash Gilan. He scored his first Asian Champions League on 7 April 2015 in a 3–0 away win against Saudi club Al-Shabab. Amiri scored on 16 September 2015 in a 2–1 loss to Al-Ahli Dubai in the quarter–finals of the Asian Champions League.
Trabzonspor
On 21 July 2018, Amiri agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish Giants Trabzonspor.[4]
International career
He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[5] He made his debut on a friendly against Iraq on 4 January 2015. He missed a decisive penalty against Iraq which lead to elimination of Iran from Asian Cup 2015. Amiri scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory against Chile. In 2017 Queiroz have reassigned him and Omid Noorafkan midfield positions.[6] In 2018 Vahid Amiri had suffered an injury but was ready to go the next day.[7]
In May 2018 he was named in Iran’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]
Club career statistics
- As of 24 َSeptember 2018.[9]
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Naft MIS | Division 1 | 2011–12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 |
2014–15 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 7 | ||
2015–16 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 5 | ||
Total | 79 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 14 | ||
Persepolis | Pro League | 2016–17 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 7 |
2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
Total | 51 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 9 | ||
Trabzonspor | Süper Lig | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 181 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 25 |
- Assist Goals
Season | Team | Assists |
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2016–17 | Persepolis | 7 |
2017–18 | Persepolis | 8 |
International caps
- Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2018.[10]
Iran | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 12 | 1 |
2016 | 9 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 0 |
Total | 38 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list the Iran's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 March 2015 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | Chile | Friendly |
Personal life
Amiri was born in the small village of Darreh-ye Badam in Lorestan Province. He has a degree in law and as of January 2016 is studying for his Master's degree in Physical Education.[11]
Honours
Club
- Naft Tehran
- Persepolis
Individual
- Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Iranian Footballer of the Year: 2018
References
- ^ "وحید امیری میهمان برنامه این هفته نود" [Vahid Amiri is the guest of this week's program]. Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "قنبرزاده به فارس خبر داد نفت تهران ۴ بازیکن جدید گرفت/ کامیابینیا بازیکن نفت است نه راهآهن". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Kulübü, Trabzonspor. "Vahid Amiri'yle sözleşme imzaladık". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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- ^ "امیری: هواداران پرسپولیس دعا کنند به دربی برسم" [Amiri: Fans of Persepolis pray for my recovery]. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Iran - V. Amiri - Profile with news, career statistics - Soccerway".
- ^ Vahid Amiri at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Alipour, Nima (31 January 2016). "امیری: هنوز صدای دیرک در گوشم میپیچد/ از خیلی لذتهای زندگیام گذشتم". ISNA. Iran. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
External links
- Iranian footballers
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Gahar Zagros players
- Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C. players
- Naft Tehran F.C. players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Süper Lig players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Iranian expatriates in Turkey
- Lur people
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Iran international footballers
- Association football wingers
- People from Khorramabad
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players