Gholamreza Rezaei
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| Full name | Gholamreza Rezaei | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1986 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | |||||||||||
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| Current club | Persepolis | |||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Vali Asr Shiraz Academy | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Bargh | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Fajr Sepasi | 75 | (11) | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Saba Battery | 59 | (12) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Emirates Club | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Foolad | 17 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2010– | Persepolis | 75 | (10) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Iran U23 (Wild Card) | 7 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008– | Iran | 50 | (11) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gholamreza Rezaei (Persian: غلامرضا رضایی, born 6 August 1986 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian Football player who currently plays for Persepolis as a forward in the Iran Pro League.
Club career
He started his career in Fajr Sepasi in his hometown, Shiraz, where he was introduced to Iranian Football. after showing his talent in Fajr, he was bought by Tehrani wealthy club Saba Battery. at the end of 2007-2008 season, Persepolis showed its interest to him, he stated that he likes to join Persepolis despite he is contracted for another year but he remained in Saba because club officials rejection.He had an average season as he was benched at sometimes and was busy with the number of matches for Team Melli which made him tired. He moved to Emirates in summer 2009.After an unsuccessful half-season at the U.A.E he moved back to the IPL joining Foolad. For the 2010-2011 season he joined Persepolis re-uniting with his former manager at the Team Melli, Ali Daei. He made an immediate impact and scored in 3 of his first four games, all of them being goals which would be the game deciders. He extended his contract with Persepolis for two years, kepping him in the team till 2014.[1]
On 30 December 2012, he socred the fastest goal in the history of Iran Pro League and also the fastest in 2012 in a 2–0 win against his former team, Fajr Sepasi at Hafezieh Stadium.
Club career statistics
- As of 5 May 2013
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fajr | Pro League | 2004–05 | 27 | 4 | – | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 5 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Saba | 2007–08 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| Emirates | UAE League | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| Foolad | Pro League | 2009–10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 7 |
| Persepolis | 2010–11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| Career Totals | 225 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 249 | 43 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 05–06 | Fajr | 3 |
| 06–07 | 2 | |
| 07–08 | Saba | 5 |
| 08–09 | 3 | |
| 09–10 | Foolad | 2 |
| 10–11 | Persepolis | 6 |
| 11–12 | 7 | |
| 12–13 | 5 |
International career
Rezaei made his debut for the Iran national football team on May 25, 2008 in a friendly match with Zambia that ended 3-2.
In this match, Rezaei scored the second goal for Iran. A cross by Hajsafi found Rezaei on the far post, and Rezaei's slightly deflected shot found its way into the net. In World Cup 2010 Qualifying Rezaei scored twice for his country against Syria and Kuwait.He was called and played for Team Melli in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 May 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Zambia |
2-0 | 3-2 | International Match |
| 2 | 14 June 2008 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |  Syria |
1-0 | 2-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 22 June 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Kuwait |
2-0 | 2-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 August 2008 | Takhti Stadium, Tehran |  Palestine |
2-0 | 3-0 | 2008 WAFF |
| 5 | 13 August 2008 | Takhti Stadium, Tehran | Syria |
2-0 | 2-0 | 2008 WAFF |
| 6 | 9 November 2008 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha |  Qatar |
1-0 | 1-0 | International Match |
| 7 | 14 January 2009 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Singapore |
3-0 | 6-0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 6 January 2010 | National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang | Singapore |
3-1 | 3-1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 9 | 11 January 2011 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |  Iraq |
1-1 | 2-1 | 2011 Asian Cup |
| 10 | 11 October 2011 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Bahrain |
6-0 | 6-0 | 2014 WCQ |
| 11 | 15 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |  Indonesia |
3-0 | 4-1 | 2014 WCQ |
Honours
- Hazfi Cup
- Winner: 1
- 2010/11 with Persepolis
- Runner-up: 1
- 2012/13 with Persepolis
- Winner: 1
External links
- Gholamreza Rezaei at PersianLeague.com
- Gholamreza Rezaei at TeamMelli.com
- Gholamreza Rezaei's Profile in 18ghadam.ir
- Gholamreza Rezaei at National-Football-Teams.com
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