Hamidreza Aliasgari (Persian: حمیدرضا علی‌عسگری, born 25 May 1990) is an Iranian football midfielder.[3] His uncle is Abdulali Ali-Asgari.[4]

Hamidreza Aliasgari
Aliasgari in 2011
Personal information
Full name Hamidreza Aliasgari Dehaghi
Date of birth (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Rey, Iran
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full back / winger
Team information
Current team
Baadraan
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2005 Iranzamin[1]
2005–2006 Bank Melli
2006–2007 Fajr Sepah Tehran[2]
2007–2008 Persepolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Persepolis 110 (4)
2012–2013Rah Ahan (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 Rah Ahan 4 (0)
2016–2017 Siah Jamegan 26 (1)
2017 Machine Sazi 15 (0)
2017–2018 Siah Jamegan 14 (2)
2018–2019 Oxin 16 (0)
2019– Baadraan 8 (0)
Gol Reyhan Alborz F.C.
Baadraan Tehran F.C.
International career
2005–2006 Iran U17 6 (1)
2006 Iran U20 4 (1)
2008–2011 Iran U23 19 (6)
2010 Iran 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2011

In 2022, Aliasgari was arrested during the Mahsa Amini protests by the Islamic Republic of Iran and was taken to a detention center.[5][6][7][8] He was later released on bail.[9]

Club career edit

Persepolis (first period) edit

2007–2008 edit

He made his debut for Persepolis when he got subbed into the Hazfi Cup in the 2007–08 season. He failed to make a league appearance while he was part of the champion team.

2008–2009 edit

Aliasgari made his first appearance in the Iran Pro League against Zob Ahan as a starter and played 58th minute in right winger position.[10] He scored his first goal for Persepolis in the Hazfi Cup against Sanaye Talaei Semnan. He finished the season with 14 appearances and one goal.

2009–2010 edit

He started the season in Zlatko Kranjčar's line-up while he was used as a defensive midfielder. He was benched for most of the season and whenever he subbed in, he played in winger role. He replaced Alireza Mohammad (who suspend before Sorkhabi derby) in the line up and showed his versatility in the right back position and gave the assist for Persepolis equalizing goal in a game where they went on to win 2–1. At 19 years and 242 days he became the youngest player to play in the Sorkhabi derby. He scored in the 2010 Hazfi Cup Final against Gostaresh Foulad and finished the season with 18 appearances and one goal.

2010–2011 edit

In the 2010–11 season he started all of the games until being suspended, playing as a left back. He scored a double against Ittihad in 2011 Asian Champions League in 3–1 home win. In his best season in Persepolis, he made 35 appearances and scored 4 times.

2011–2012 edit

He was injured in Team Melli's training camp before the season start and lost the pre-season and a part of the first mid-season. He was given #7 that was worn by club legend Ali Parvin for many years. He played in all 6 games for Persepolis in the 2012 Asian Champions League. Aliasgari finished the season with 22 appearances while he failed in netting.

2012–2013 edit

He extended his contract for another three seasons at season starts. He played in the season debut against Sanat Naft as a substitute for Afshin Esmaeilzadeh. He benched in the first mid-season and made 7 appearances (five as substitute). After problems with Manuel José, the club disciplinary committee decided to send him to Persepolis B trainings.[11] But they canceled their decision after his official apologies.[12]

Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. edit

In December 2012 he was listed in Yahya Golmohammadi's surplus list and forced to depart from Persepolis. He was loaned to Rah Ahan,[13] where he worked under his former coach Ali Daei for six months. He made 11 appearances for Rah Ahan before returning to Persepolis.

Persepolis (second period) edit

2013–2014 edit

He returned to Persepolis after a mid-season and re-united with his former coach, Ali Daei.[14] He missed most of the season because of injuries. He made 18 appearances and scored 2 times for Persepolis in this season.

2014–2015 edit

He changed his jersey number from 7 to 26, the number he wore when he joined Persepolis in 2007.[15] He was named in Ali Daei's line-up in the season debut against Naft Tehran where he was used as a left back. After 3 matches he injured from hamstring muscle and missed 3 matches.[16] On June 28, 2015, he officially announced that he will not be part of the Persepolis squad in 2015–16 season.[17] Aliasgari made 141 appearances and scored 8 times in 8 seasons for Persepolis F.C.

International career edit

U-20 edit

Hamidreza Aliasgari played in all four games for Iran in the AFC Youth Championship 2006.

U-23 edit

He was part of Iran U23 in Guangzhou 2010 and 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifications. He reached 4th place with Iran U23 in Guangzhou 2010 while he scored the winning goal against Oman in the quarter-final match.

Senior team edit

He reached the Team Melli at the end of the 2010–11 season and made his debut in a match against Armenia.[18]

Honours edit

Persepolis

References edit

  1. ^ "علي عسگري:جدايي باقري به شخصيت تيم ضربه زد". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ "ثبت 130 قرارداد در هیئت فوتبال استان تهران". خبرگزاری مهر - اخبار ایران و جهان - Mehr News Agency. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ "علی عسگر با ملوان توافق کرد". ورزش سه. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ "رئیس جدید صدا و سیما، عموی حمیدرضا علی‌عسگری از آب درآمد" [the new Director-General of IRIB is Hamidreza Aliasgari's uncle] (in Persian). 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ Yunsipur, Payam. "فوتبالیست و خبرنگاران ورزشی ایرانی زیر تیغ؛ فیفا سکوت را رعایت می‌کند" [Iranian footballers and sports reporters under the razor; FIFA observes silence]. iranwire.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ "ابهام در خصوص اتهامات و محل نگهداری یک مربی ورزشی بازداشت شده". صدای آمریکا (Voice of America) (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. ^ "Iran arrests footballer for supporting protests: State media". Al Arabiya English. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  8. ^ "Iran boss Carlos Queiroz confronts BBC journalist after question about protests". Metro UK. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  9. ^ Smith, Ryan (2022-11-16). "Full list of Iranian celebrities who have spoken out against the regime". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  10. ^ "Stats". iplstats.com. 2009. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  11. ^ "Football.ir - علت اخراج علی عسگری؛ روی نیمکت قیافه می گرفت". Football.ir - فوتبال.آی‌آر. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  12. ^ Crazy Boy. "بازگشت علی‌عسگری به تمرینات و کسر 10 درصد قرارداد/ حکم منتظر تایید رویانیان - Perspolisnews.Com". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  13. ^ یادداشت آیت‌الله صافی‌گلپایگانی؛. "علی عسگری بازیکن قرضی راه آهن شد". خبرگزاری ایلنا. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  14. ^ "علی عسگری: فکر نمی کردم با دایی به پرسپولیس برگردم/استقلال با من به صورت مستقیم صحبت نکرد". ارتش سرخ - سایت هواداران باشگاه پرسپولیس. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  15. ^ "علی عسگری: شماره 7 برایم خوش یمن نبود، فصل بعد 26 می پوشم/ می خواهم در جام ملتهای آسیا بازی کنم/ شک ندارم پرسپولیس جام می گیرد". آی اسپورت - isport. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  16. ^ Fc-Persepolis. "باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی پرسپولیس – خانه". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  17. ^ Fc-Perspolis. "باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی پرسپولیس – خانه". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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