Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1994)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Karimi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Sepahan C | 65 | (19) |
| 2009–2012 | Sepahan B | 46 | (11) |
| 2012–2016 | Sepahan | 56 | (4) |
| 2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 [1][2] | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 18 | (5) |
| 2016– | Iran | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2017 | |||
Ali Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی, born 11 February 1994), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Lokomotiva in the Prva HNL on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.
Club career
Sepahan
He joined Sepahan in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of Sepahan under-19 football team.[3] Karimi made his first league appearance in the 2013–14 season. He won the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in the 2014–15 season.
Dinamo Zagreb
2016–17
On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee.[4] He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian Prva HNL. Karimi made his pre–season debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[5]
Karimi made his league debut on 13 August 2016, coming on as second half substitute in a 2–1 victory against Inter Zapresic. He made his second appearance with the first team on 25 October 2016 in a 2–1 victory against Bjelovar in the Croatian Cup.
After only making one league appearance for Dinamo, in January of 2017 Karimi joined Lokomotiva on a 6 month loan deal.
Lokomotiva
Karimi joined Dinamo Zagreb's feeder club Lokomotiva in January of 2017 on a 6 month loan. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 April 2017 in a 1–0 league victory against Istra 1961.
Club career statistics
- As of 30 November 2016
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Football Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 66 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 4 | ||
International career
Youth
He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[6] in preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the Iran U23 and on the final roster for Incheon 2014.[7]
Senior
Karimi was called up to the national team in March 2014, but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against India in September 2015.[8] He made his debut against Papua Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.
Honours
- Sepahan
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2012–13
- Persian Gulf Pro League (1): 2014–15
- Iran U23
See also
References
- ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/croatia/nk-dinamo-zagreb/479/
- ↑ https://www.gnkdinamo.hr/EN/Teams/main-team
- ↑ پیروزی جوانان فولاد مبارکه سپاهان در دیداری تدارکاتی
- ↑ http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1338215/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85
- ↑ https://twitter.com/CroSports_/status/749295041752002560
- ↑ http://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF
- ↑ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ "India vs Iran". fifa.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.