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.
 Motahari in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Arsalan Motahari | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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*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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2014–15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 38 | 11 | |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 31 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 20 | ||
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | Pro League | 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Tractor | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Saham | Oman Professional League | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 64 | ||
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 was invited to the May 2015 Iran training camp by Carlos Queiroz.
Honours
Club
- Naft Tehran
- Esteghlal
- Iran Pro League: 2021–22
- Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Iranian Super Cup: 2022
Individual
References
- "هفته بیست و نهم لیگ امید و قهرمانی زود هنگام مقاومت". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- "استارت نفت تهران در نقل و انتقالات جودکی، رضاوند، علیاری و مطهری قرارداد بستند". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- "لیگ برتر : نفت تهران - راه آهن تهران". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- "لیگ برتر : گسترش فولاد - نفت تهران". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- "23 بازیکن تیم زیر 22 سال انتخاب شدند/ عابدزاده از پرسپولیس دعوت شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
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- "ارسلان مطهري، همچنان مورد اعتماد وينگادا [www.NaftClub.com]". Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2014-08-07.