Masoud Zeraei

Masoud Zeraei
Personal information
Full name Masoud Mohmad Gholam Reza Zeraei
Date of birth (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979
Place of birth Iran
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Al Arabi
Number 33
Youth career
1995–1999 Al Arabi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999– Al Arabi 88 (0)
National team
2011 Qatar U23 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 28 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Masoud Zeraei (born 31 March 1979) is a Qatari footballer of Iranian descent[1] who currently plays for Al Arabi as a goalkeeper.

Career

Zeraei has played for Al Arabi his entire career after being brought to Al Arabi by Dr. Abdullah al-Mal when he was just 16 years old, and has expressed frustration for not being consistently included in the first team over the years.

Zeraei received offers from numerous clubs, notably a 2-year deal from El Jaish SC and an offer from Al Rayyan. He subsequently rejected the offers, claiming his bond with Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of Al Arabi, is a father-son bond and vowed he would remain in Al Arabi if asked to.

Zeraei was available for the Qatar U-23 team in the 2011 GCC Games as one of the overage against UAE in the third place match, as Al Arabi's game against Al Sadd was postponed due to Al Sadd's involvement in the AFC Champions League.[2] However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 20 December 2014[3]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Arabi 1999–00 QSL 10
2000–01 00
2001–02 10
2002–03 00
2003–04 50
2004–05 40
2005–06 190
2006–07 130
2007–08 30
2008–09 90
2009–10 100
2010–11 20
2011–12 20 10
2012–13 130
2013–14 50
2014–15 80
Total 950 10
Career total 950 10

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

Honours

Club

Al-Arabi


References

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