Ali Samereh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Samereh | ||
| Date of birth | November 23, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Rafsanjan, Iran | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Kerman Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1999 | Kerman Club | 33 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Fajr Sepasi | 14 | (9) |
| 2000–2005 | Esteghlal | 102 | (32) |
| 2001–2002 | → Perugia Calcio (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Al-Shaab | 67 | (55) |
| 2008–2009 | Ajman Club | 12 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Mes Kerman | 20 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Pas Hamedan | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 21 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Iran | 25 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ali Samereh (born November 23, 1977 in Rafsanjan, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player who played for famous Iranian clubs, Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal and Mes Kerman. He also played for Italian side, Perugia Calcio and UAE club Al-Shaab and Ajman. He usually plays in the striker position.
Club career
Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C.. He continued his first-rate performance with Esteghlal F.C. and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to Perugia Calcio, a Serie A Italian club for a fee of £166,000.[1] Samereh's success with Perugia Calcio was limited due to the handful of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC.
In 2005, he moved to the UAE to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the UAE League, becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season.[2] He continued his impressive performances for his club, scoring another 17 goals in the 2006/07 league season and becoming the second top scorer.[3]
Samereh, UAE League's top goal scorer extended his contract at Al-Shaab for another year in a $700,000 contract.[4]
He moved back to Iran in 2009 and sign one year contract with Mes Kerman, He scored important goals for Mes at 2010 AFC Champions League.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Fajr | Azadegan League | 9 | - | - | |||||
| 2000–01 | Esteghlal | 13 | ||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Perugia | Serie A | 6 | 0 | - | - | ||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Esteghlal | Pro League | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 7 | - | - | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 12 | 6 | - | - | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Al Shaab | UAE Pro League | 9 | 0 | - | - | 9 | |||
| 2005–06 | 17 | - | - | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 17 | - | - | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | - | - | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Ajman | 4 | - | - | ||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Mes | Pro League | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010–11 | Pas Hamedan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | Mes Rafsanjan | Division 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | Iran | 54 | ||||||||
| Total | Italy | 6 | 0 | - | - | |||||
| Total | United Arab Emirates | 58 | - | - | ||||||
| Career total | 112 | |||||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 09–10 | Mes | 2 |
| 10–11 | Pas | 0 |
| 11–12 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 0 |
International career
He was called up for the national team in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for Esteghlal F.C. in the 2003/04 season and was recalled to the Iran national football team.
He was a couple of years away from Team Melli despite his goalscoring record in the UAE League. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the UAE, where he has been playing for Al-Shaab since 2005, though he did not join the squad.
In January 2008 he once again joined the Iranian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, appearing for Iran in a warm-up friendly match against Qatar. With Vahid Hashemian not participating in the upcoming third stage of the qualification, Samereh is expected to play an important role in this campaign.
Afhsin Ghotbi recalled the striker for the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against South Korea.
Notes
- ↑ "Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi". channel4.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ↑ "UAE League Division 1: 2005/2006 Goal Scorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ↑ "UAE League Division 1: 2006/2007 Goal Scorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ↑ "Samereh extends Al-Shaab contract". IranSportsPress.com. Retrieved 2007-04-17.