Farshid Esmaeili

Farshid Esmaeili (Persian: فرشید اسماعیلی; born 23 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji Mazandaran.

Farshid Esmaeili
Esmaeili with Esteghlal in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994
Place of birth Bandar Lengeh, Iran
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nassaji Mazandaran
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2011 Badr Hormozgan
2011–2012 Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Fajr Sepasi 36 (3)
2015–2021 Esteghlal 130 (13)
2021–2022 Al-Arabi 14 (1)
2022–2023 Foolad 0 (0)
2023– Nassaji Mazandaran 6 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Iran U20 14 (2)
2013–2016 Iran U23 9 (0)
2017 Iran 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Bandar Lengeh, Esmaeili started his career with Badr Hormozgan from youth levels. In the summer 2011, he joined Fajr Sepasi U-20 and after a good season[2] he was promoted to the first team.[3] Esmaeili made his debut for Fajr Sepasi in a 6–1 win against Damash on 15 September 2012.[4] He spent three years with Fajr Sepasi in Shiraz.

Esteghlal
Esmaeili with Esteghlal, 2020

On 5 July 2015, Esmaeili joined Iranian Pro League club Esteghlal on a three-year contract.[5][6] He scored his first goal for Taj against Sepahan with a long distance shot in a 3–0 away win. Esmaeili scored a goal and assisted one during Esteghlal's 3–2 win in Tehran derby against Persepolis on 12 February 2017[7] and was named as best player of the match. He played regularly for Esteghlal under the management of Alireza Mansourian. Under German coach Winfried Schäfer, he was one of the most successful players in Iran, he also was selected as one of the best players and the top assists at the 2018 AFC Champions League.[8][9][10] He finished his third season with the team with six goals and assisted 13 times in 34 games. Esmaeili made significant strides in his ability as a playmaker, also forming a formidable partnership with his teammates, the Uzbek Server Djeparov and the Senegalese Mame Thiam. He scored 6 goals and had 5 assists in 35 matches in his last season with the club. In August 2021, Esmaeili was linked to his move to rival Persepolis and an Emirati team.[11][12] In October 2021, he joined Qatari side Al-Arabi as a free agent, replacing of his injured compatriot Mehrdad Mohammadi.[13]

International career

Youth

Esmaeili was part of Iran U-20 during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.

U23

Esmaeili invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[14] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[15]

Senior

Esmaeili was first called up to Team Melli training camp in September 2017 by Carlos Queiroz.[16] He was invited again to the Iran in August 2021 by Dragan Skočić.

Style of play
Esmaeili in Esteghlal training, 2020

Esmaeili is good on the ball with both feet and his direct running at players.[8] In his early beginnings, he played as a forward, but was converted into a midfielder after moving to Fajr Sepasi. Esmaeili showed his best performance when playing as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. He played as an defensive midfielder on occasion for his ability to retrieve the ball, so Esmaeili is considered a utility player.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 October 2023[1][18]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2012–13Fajr SepasiPro League 17210—182
2013–14 400040
2014–15Azadegan League 14100141
Total 35310—363
2015–16EsteghlalPro League 15150—201
2016–17 2723081383
2017–18 2354190366
2018–19 2122130263
2019–20 2224130293
2020–21 2215253326
Total 1301323528418122
2021–22 Al-Arabi Stars League 1411000151
Total 1411000151
2022–2023 Foolad Pro League 00000000
Total 00000000
2023–24 Nassaji Pro League 61003091
Total 61003091
Career total 1851825531424127
SeasonTeamAssists
Esteghlal
2015–160
2016–174
2017–1813
2018–195
2019–205
2020–215
Nassaji 2023–242
Total34

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iran
201700
201800
202100
Total00

Honours

Esteghlal

Al Arabi

Individual

References
  1. Farshid Esmaeili at Soccerway
  2. "آمار گلزنان برتر لیگ برتر امید و جوانان". Ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  3. "نقل و انتقالات فجر به پایان رسید/ اسامی بازیکنان ورودی و خروجی". MehrNews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  4. "فجرسپاسی شش - داماش یک/ توپ خانه سرهنگ داماش را ویران کرد!" (in Persian). Goal.com. 15 September 2012.
  5. اسماعیلی به استقلال پیوست Farshid Esmaeili joined Esteghlal
  6. "بازیکن تیم امید ایران به استقلال پیوست". کاپ - پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ.
  7. گل فرشید اسماعیلی به پرسپولیس
  8. "Vote for your best ACL2018 Team: Midfielders". AFC. 26 July 2020.
  9. Fans' #ACL2018 XI
  10. 🇮🇷 Playmaker extraordinaire Farshid Esmaeili has been Esteghlal FC's standout player in the #ACL2018 so far! Can he lead them to the 🏆?
  11. دو ستاره استقلالی در لیست جدید پرسپولیس/ انتقال جنجالی در راه است؟
  12. پیشنهاد وسوسه‌انگیز اماراتی‌ها به هافبک تکنیکی استقلال/ بازیکنی که دلخور است
  13. Esteghlal Midfielder Esmaeili Joins Al-Arabi of Qatar
  14. اسپورت, آی. "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید". آی اسپورت.
  15. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  16. فرشید اسماعیلی به تیم ملی دعوت شد
  17. فرشید اسماعیلی: این شانس را دارم که به زودی ملی‌پوش شوم
  18. Farshid Esmaeili at Global Sports Archive
  19. "The Best ACL2018 XI announced!". AFC. 9 August 2020.
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