Mohammad Askari (born 7 February 2006)[1] is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for Foolad and the Iran national under-17 team.[2][3]

Mohammad Askari
Askari with Iran U17 in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Behbahan, Iran
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Foolad
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2014 Behbahan National Football School
2015–2018 Ramshir Noonhalan
2018–2020 Hafari Ahvaz
2021–2023 Esteghlal Khuzestan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Foolad 0 (0)
International career
2022– Iran U17 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023

Early career

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In 2012, Askari started his football career in Behbahan national football school. In 2015, he participated in Ramshir Noonhalan national team, and from 2018 to 2020, he was in the Hafari youth team in the country's premier league.[4] In 2021, he participated in the youth team of Esteghlal Khuzestan.

International career

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He has played 27 games for the Iran youth national teams.,[5][6] scoring 37 goals and 8 assists. He took part in a junior tournament and four friendlies with the Iranian youth national teams.

In 2023 he participated in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Iran U17.[7] The team reached the semi-finals and qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8][9]

Honours

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International

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Iran U16

  • CAFA U-16 Championship: 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Foolad FC Official WebSite". www.fooladfc.ir. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  2. ^ "تلاش و پشتکار راه رسیدن به موفقیت‌های بزرگ". sahebnews.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  3. ^ "یک گل و یک حسرت برای وینگر نوجوان فوتبال ایران". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  4. ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - ضیافت پنالتی‌ها نوجوانان فوتبال ایران را به جام جهانی رساند". خبرگزاری فارس. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  5. ^ "Iran U17 football team lose to Japan". Tehran Times. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  6. ^ "استعداد های برتر آکادمی فولاد خوزستان". طرفداری (in Persian). 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  7. ^ "Qualifiers - Group I: IR Iran 11-1 Hong Kong; Kyrgyz Republic 1-2 Laos". the-AFC. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  8. ^ "Iran U17 beat Belarus U16 at 'Development Cup'". Tehran Times. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  9. ^ "Iran loses to Japan at 24th International Youth Soccer". Mehr News Agency. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
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