Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1994)
Ali Nozar Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی; born 11 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Kayserispor as a central midfielder.
 Karimi in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Nozar Karimi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2020 | Esteghlal | 53 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Qatar SC | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Al-Duhail (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kayserispor | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 18 | (6) |
| 2016– | Iran | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
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 preseason debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[4]
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 six 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.
Kayserispor
In July 2020, Karimi joined Kayseispor as a free agent.
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 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 | ||
Honours
Sepahan
Iran U23
References
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- پیروزی جوانان فولاد مبارکه سپاهان در دیداری تدارکاتی Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "کریمی: آقایان هر کاری کردند تا به اروپا نروم".
- @CroSports_ (2 July 2016). "Ali Karimi is making his Dinamo Zagreb debut (albeit preseason). He is coming on in the 75th minute (Dinamo Zagreb vs Panduri)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "علی کریمی به استقلال پیوست" [Ali Karimi joined Esteghlal] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید".
- "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- "India vs Iran". fifa.com. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 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. 20 May 2018.
- Ali Karimi at Soccerway
- Ali Karimi at National-Football-Teams.com
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