Alireza Haghighi (footballer)

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Alireza Haghighi
Personal information
Full name	Alireza Haghighi
Date of birth	May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) (age 20)
Place of birth	, Iran
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Persepolis F.C.
Number	22
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	Persepolis F.C.	3 (0)
National team
2006-	Iran U23
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 April 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Alireza Haghighi (Persian: علیرضا حقیقی, May 2, 1988 in Iran) is an Iranian footballer who plays for the Persepolis F.C. in Iran as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Club career

Having joined the senior squad of Persepolis FC at the age of 17, on October 17, 2006 in a match against Saipa F.C. Haghighi saved a penalty against the legendary Ali Daei.

He started the IPL 2007/08 season with two other goalkeepers already ahead of him in the pecking order at Persepolis FC: Hassan Roudbarian, Team Melli's number one and Mehdi Vaezi, who has also been invited to the national team, but never capped.

Haghighi has trained under legendary Iranian keeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.

[edit] International career

Haghighi is also part of Iran national under-23 football team.

v • d • e Persepolis F.C. – current squad 1 Vaezi • 2 Zarei • 3 Heidari • 4 Mamani • 5 Bagheriha • 6 Bagheri • 8 Badamaki • 9 Khalili • 10 Nikbakht • 11 Fatemi • 12 Kaebi • 14 Khorsandi • 16 Gaona • 17 Ashoobi • 18 Nouri • 19 Abdi • 20 Nosrati • 21 Niknafs • 22 Roudbarian • 24 Dragičević • 25 Elong Elong • 26 Ali Asgari • 27 Aghaei • 28 Kheirkhah • 29 Farziat • 30 Karimi • 33 Haghighi • Manager: Ghotbi