Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1994)
Ali Nozar Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی; born 11 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail as a central midfielder.
 Karimi in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Nozar Karimi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Izeh, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Al-Duhail (on loan from Qatar SC) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2020 | Esteghlal | 53 | (7) |
| 2020– | Qatar SC | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Al-Duhail (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 18 | (6) |
| 2016– | Iran | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020 | |||
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.[2] 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.
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.
Qatar SC
On 1 November 2020, Karimi joined Qatar SC signing a one-year contract with the club.
International career
Youth
He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] He made his debut against Papua New Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.
In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[9] but did not make the final 23 because of injury.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 July 2019[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sepahan | 2012–13 | Persian Gulf 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 | ||
| Total | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2016–17 | Druga HNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Sepahan | 2017–18 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Esteghlal | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 169 | 13 | ||
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- پیروزی جوانان فولاد مبارکه سپاهان در دیداری تدارکاتی Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1338215
- 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
- "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. 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".
- "Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018". IFPNews.com.
- Ali Karimi at Soccerway
- Ali Karimi at National-Football-Teams.com