Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)
Ali Ghorbani (Persian: علی قربانی;Azerbaijani: Əli Qurbani; born 18 September 1990) is an Iranian (from Mazandaran province) footballer who plays as a forward for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Born in Iran, he represents the Azerbaijan national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ghorbani | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Savadkouh, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sumgayit | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Shohada-ye Zirab | ||
| 2004–2006 | Gheyrat Zirab | ||
| 2006–2009 | Parvin Ghaemshahr | ||
| 2009–2011 | Nassaji | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Nassaji | 18 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Gahar | 23 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Naft Tehran | 61 | (16) |
| 2016–2018 | Esteghlal | 55 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | Spartak Trnava | 9 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sepahan | 33 | (4) |
| 2020– | Sumgayit | 7 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Azerbaijan | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Ghorbani started his professional career with Nassaji. Later he joined Gahar and reunited with his former coach Davoud Mahabadi, helping them secure promotion to Iran Pro League with scoring 7 times in Azadegan League. After a successful season in Gahar, he joined Mes Sarcheshmeh. In July 2013, he joined Naft Tehran on a two-year contract.[2]
Esteghlal
Ghorbani joined Sepidrood in summer 2016.[3] He was coached by Alireza Mansourian at Naft Tehran and when Mansorian went to Esteghlal, Ghorbani was one of his new players. Scoring goal against Perspolis in Tehran Derby led to his popularity among Esteghlal fans.
Spartak Trnava
On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.[4]
Sepahan
In the summer of 2019, he joined Iranian Club Sepahan. After getting knocked out by former team Esteghlal on 10 August 2020, he and a few other club members were sacked by the club.
Sumgayit FK
On 14 August 2020, he signed a one year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[5][6]
International career
Ali Ghorbani was born in IRAN, Mazandaran province. On 2 October 2020, Ghorbani was called up Azerbaijan by Gianni De Biasi.[7]
He made his official debut for Azerbaijan on 10 October 2020, against Montenegro in a UEFA Nations League match.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 September 2019.[1]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nassaji | Division 1 | 2010–11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 |
| Gahar | 2011–12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2013–14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 19 | ||
| Esteghlal | Pro League | 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 79 | 18 | ||
| Spartak Trnava | Fortuna liga | 2018–19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Sepahan | Pro League | 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 265 | 60 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Esteghlal | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | Spartak Trnava | 5 |
International
| Azerbaijan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020
References
- "A. Ghorbani".
- "فارس خبر میدهد فوتبالیست سوادکوهی به نفت تهران پیوست". farsnews.com. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- "علی قربانی پنجمین خرید خیبر خرم آباد شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir.
- "FC Spartak Trnava - Spartak získal ofenzívne duo a vystužil stred poľa" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ""Sumqayıt" FK Əli Qurbanini heyətinə cəlb edib". www.sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 14 August 2020.
- https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1701702/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A2%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86
- "Millinin iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 2 October 2020.
- "Montenegro-Azerbaijan | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com.
External links
- Ali Ghorbani at Soccerway
- Ali Ghorbani at IranLeague.ir
- Ali Ghorbani at PersianLeague.com