Amir Arsalan Motahari

Amir Arsalan Motahari (Persian: امیرارسلان مطهری; born 10 March 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Amir Arsalan Motahari
Motahari in 2022
Personal information
Full name Amir Arsalan Motahari
Date of birth (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993
Place of birth Garmsar, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Esteghlal
Number 72
Youth career
2009–2011 Steel Azin
2011–2012 Damash Tehran
2012–2014 Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Naft Tehran 80 (17)
2017–2018 Pars Jonoubi 9 (0)
2018 Tractor 12 (0)
2018–2019 Saham 0 (0)
2019–2020 Zob Ahan 25 (11)
2020– Esteghlal 94 (20)
International career
2011–2014 Iran U20 16 (9)
2014–2016 Iran U23 23 (14)
2023 Iran U23 (Wild Card) 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Club career

Early years

He started his career with Steel Azin U19. He also played at Damash Tehran youth levels. Later he joined Moghavemat Tehran U21 and helped them to become champions in 2013–14 U21 Tehran Asia Vision Premier League.[1]

Naft Tehran

He joined Naft Tehran on 26 May 2014 with a three-year contract.[2] He made his debut against Rah Ahan on 7 August 2014, as a substitute for Hossein Ebrahimi.[3] He also scored his first goal for Naft, in 1–1 draw against Gostaresh.[4] On 18 March 2015, Motahari scored in Naft's 2–1 win against Al Shabab which was the club's first group stage victory in the AFC Champions League.

Personal life

He was born on the 10th of March 1993, in the town of Garmsar, in the Semnan Province. His father's name is Ardalan Motahari. He was a lifetime supporter of Esteghlal FC and even joined them in the beginning of 2020.

Club career statistics

As of 20 October 2023
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Naft Tehran Pro League 2014–15 268101133811
2015–16 2321010252
2016–17 26453317
Total 751473123009420
Pars Jonoubi Jam Pro League 2017–18 9010100
Tractor 1200060180
Saham Oman Professional League 2018–19 000000
Zob Ahan Pro League 2018–19 13 6 0 0 7 4 20 10
2019–20 12 5 2 0 2 0 16 5
Total 25112094003615
Esteghlal Pro League 2019–20 11 5 2 1 7 4 20 10
2020–21 29 7 5 0 6 1 40 8
2021–22 25321274
2022–23 2345111296
2023–24 610061
Total 94201431351112229
Career total 2164524640121128164

International career

Youth

He was part of the Iran U-22 squad during the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship[5] and made 2 appearances against Japan U-22[6] and Australia U-22.[7]

He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada as preparation for the 2014 Asian Games.[8] He was called into Iran's squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Motahari was named the best player of the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship in October 2015 scoring three goals, including one in the final against Syria which Iran won 2–0. On 12 January 2016 Motahari scored Iran's first goal and assisted the second in their 2–0 victory against Syria in the first match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Senior

Motahari playing for Naft against Persepolis

Motahari was invited to the May 2015 Iran training camp by Carlos Queiroz.

Honours

Club

Naft Tehran
Esteghlal

International

Iran U23

Individual

References

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