Milad Gharibi

Milad Gharibi
Personal information
Full name	Milad Gharibi
Date of birth	20 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Gachsaran, Iran
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2010	Naft Gachsaran
2010–2013	Saipa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Saipa
2013–2014	Persepolis
2013–2014	→ Zob Ahan (loan)
2014–2016	Padideh
2016–	Fajr
International career‡
2009–2010	Iran U17
2010–2012	Iran U20
2012–2014	Iran U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2013

Milad Gharibi (born February 20, 1992)^[1] is an Iranian footballer who plays for Padideh as a winger.

Club career edit

Saipa edit

Gharibi joined Saipa in 2010 after spending the previous season with Naft Gachsaran in the 2nd Division of Iranian Football.^[2] He scored his first professional league goal in a match against Foolad when he was 18 years old.

During the 2011–12 season, Gharbi provided nine assists for his teammates, the most in the league. He appeared in 29 IPL games, starting in twelve of them. He scored a total of four goals against Rah Ahan, Sanat Naft, Damash Gilan and Persepolis. In 2012–13 season, he played a total of 2066 minutes scoring three goals in the start of the season against Paykan, Sepahan and Damash Gilan, all games which Saipa won. He failed to add to his tally in 2013.

Persepolis edit

Gharibi joined Persepolis on 25 May 2013 on an agreement for two years.^[3] He signed his contract on 1 July 2013 after passing medical tests. He made his debut in a match against his former team Saipa and played 45 minutes.

Zob Ahan (loan) edit

He joined Zob Ahan on November 18, 2013, with a six months loan contract.^[4] He made 13 league appearances with Zob Ahan, scoring once before returning to his parent club Persepolis.

Padideh edit

He was loaned to newly promoted Iran Pro League side Padideh for the 2014–15 season.

Club career statistics edit

As of 2 December 2014

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saipa	Pro League	2010–11	22	1	0	0	–	–	22	1
		2011–12	29	4	0	0	–	–	29	4
		2012–13	29	3	0	0	–	–	28	3
Persepolis		2013–14	1	0	2	1	–	–	3	1
Zob Ahan		2013–14	11	1	0	0	–	–	11	1
Padideh		2014–15	21	2	3	1	–	–	24	3
Career Total			104	11	5	2	0	0	109	13

Assists

Season	Team	Assists
10–11	Saipa	2
11–12		9
12–13		2
13–14	Persepolis	1

International career edit

Under 17 edit

Gharibi represented Iran U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. ^[5] He did not feature in Iran's first two games, however he started and scored the sole goal in Iran's final group match against the Netherlands. He was also subbed in on the 85th min in the round of 16 match against Uruguay.

Under 22 edit

Gharibi established himself as a main figure for the under-22 in the qualification for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship scoring two goals against the Maldives. In the 2013 Qatar Tournament he provided several assists as Iran marched onto 3 wins against, Qatar, Morocco and Turkey.

International goals edit

International U-17 goals
1	31 October 2009	Enugu, Nigeria	Netherlands	1–0	Won	2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

International U-20 goals
1	4 October 2010	Linzi, China	South Korea	1–2	Lose	2010 AFC U-19 Championship
2	8 October 2010	Linzi, China	Yemen	2–0	Won	2010 AFC U-19 Championship

International U-22 goals
1	12 June 2012	Rome, Italy	Italy	6–2	Won	Friendly
2	12 June 2012	Rome, Italy	Italy	6–2	Won	Friendly
3	28 June 2012	Malacca, Malaysia	Maldives	7–0	Won	2014 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	28 June 2012	Malacca, Malaysia	Maldives	7–0	Won	2014 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	4 September 2012	Tehran, Iran	Syria	3–1	Won	Friendly