Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri

Mohammad Mazaheri

Mazaheri celebrating Hazfi Cup title with Zob Ahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mohammad-Rashid Mazaheri
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Place of birth Gachsaran, Iran
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Zob Ahan
Number 12
Youth career
2002–2009 Fajr Sepasi
2009–2010 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Esteghlal Ahvaz 12 (0)
2011–2014 Foolad 3 (0)
2014– Zob Ahan 62 (0)
National team‡
2010 Iran U20 3 (0)
2010–2011 Iran U23 4 (0)
2016– Iran 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Mohammad Mazaheri (born 18 May 1989)[1] is an Iranian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Zob Ahan and Iranian national team.

Club career

Mazaheri spent seven years in the youth academy of Fajr SepasiEsteghlal Ahvaz before joining the youth teams of Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2009. He started his senior career with Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2010.[2] Previously, he played for the Moghavemat Sepasi youth team.

Zob Ahan

Mazaheri joined Zob Ahan midway through the 2013–14 season, mainly featuring as a reserve. He earned his starting place in the 2014–15 season and won the Hazfi Cup. Mazaheri lead Zob Ahan to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League as the first placed team in their group.

Club career statistics

As of 28 May 2015
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010–11 Esteghlal Ahvaz Division 1 12000--120
2011–12 Foolad Pro League 1000--10
2012–13 2000--20
2013–14 00000000
Zob Ahan2000--20
2014–15 19050--240
2015–16 2704080390
2016–17 1001000110
Career total 73010080910

International career

Mazaheri started his career with the national team playing for Iran U-20 team.[3] He played for the Iran U-23, and participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[4]

Honours

Club

Zob Ahan

Personal life

In 2011, prior to his departure to Kyrgyzstan to participate in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 1, Mazaheri was involved in an altercation outside his house in Ahvaz.[5] While reports vary, reports state that Mazaheri was physically assaulted and the windows to his house were broken.[6] It was reported in Iranian newspapers in July 2011 that Mehdi Rahmati, Iranian international, asked as one of his conditions on joining Persepolis that "Esteghlal Ahvaz goalie" be signed as his reserve. It is widely speculated that the goalie mentioned was Mazaheri, since they both got their start in Fajr Sepasi youth ranks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/players/mohammad-rashid-mazaheri/165195/
  2. ↑ http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=1833&view=player&sid=23
  3. ↑ http://www.fcmalavan.ir/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593:the-u-21-national-teams-players-names-for-preparation-camp-announced-&catid=35:club-news&Itemid=107
  4. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/players/mohammad-rashid-mazaheri/165195/
  5. ↑ http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/03/07/2383264/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%83%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%88-%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86
  6. ↑ http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/140058/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4
  7. ↑ http://www.khabaronline.ir/news-160499.aspx

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