Yaghoub Karimi

Yaghoub Karimi (Persian: یعقوب کریمی; August 31, 1991)[1] is an Iranian football midfielder.

Yaghoub Karimi
Personal information
Full name Yaghoub Karimi
Date of birth (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991
Place of birth Kivi, Ardabil, Iran
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
2003–2008 Pas
2008–2011 Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Esteghlal 1 (0)
2011–2013 Naft Tehran 55 (11)
2013–2014 Sepahan 17 (1)
2014–2018 Esteghlal 51 (1)
2018 Esteghlal Khuzestan 6 (0)
2018–2019 Sepidrood 9 (0)
Total 139 (13)
International career‡
2009–2010 Iran U20 4 (0)
2011–2014 Iran U23 15 (6)
2012–2014 Iran 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2014 (UTC)

Club career

Pas

He joined Pas in the summer 2003 from the youth academy. He played five seasons for Pas youth team.

Esteghlal

In summer 2009, Karimi joined Esteghlal. He played his first match for Esteghlal in 2010–11 season.

Naft Tehran

He played two seasons for Esteghlal and moved to Naft Tehran in the summer of 2011. Karimi played with Naft Tehran until 2013. He played in 54 games, scored 11 times and assists 14 goals. He was most value player for Naft Tehran in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

Sepahan

Naft Tehran and Sepahan reached agreement over transfer of Karimi in May 2013. He officially joined Sepahan on 1 July 2013 with a four-year contract and made his debut for his new team in a 2–0 win over Foolad.

Esteghlal

On 21 July 2014, Karimi joined Esteghlal with signing a loan contract until the end of the season. He played his first match for Esteghlal on ten days later against Rah Ahan, coming as a substitute for Khosro Heydari. On 27 July 2015, he signed a permanent contract with Esteghlal keeping him at the club until 2017.[2]

Club career statistics
As of 27 February 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010–11EsteghlalIran Pro League 10000010
2011–12Naft Tehran 26110––271
2012–13 291010––3010
2013–14Sepahan 1711060241
2014–15Esteghlal 2013000231
2015–16 14030––170
2016–17 1602000180
2017–18 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2018–19 Esteghlal Khuzestan 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Career total 138131106015513
  • Assists
SeasonTeamAssists
11–12Naft Tehran4
12–13Naft Tehran7
13–14Sepahan0
14–15Esteghlal2
15–16Esteghlal2
16–17Esteghlal0

International career

On 15 February 2012, Karimi named in Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz.[3] He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[4]

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 November 2012Azadi Stadium, Tehran Tajikistan2–06–1Friendly
26 November 2012Azadi Stadium, Tehran Tajikistan4–06–1Friendly
315 December 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Yemen2–12–12012 West Asian Football Federation Championship
43 March 2014Enghelab Stadium, Karaj Kuwait1–03–22015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Esteghlal

References
  1. Persianleague.com
  2. مظلومی و 3 بازیکن استقلال قراردادشان را ثبت کردند
  3. Persianfootball.com
  4. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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