Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)
 Ghorbani with Esteghlal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ghorbani | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Savadkouh, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gol Gohar | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Shohada-ye Zirab | ||
| 2004–2006 | Gheyrat Zirab | ||
| 2006–2009 | Parvin Ghaemshahr | ||
| 2009–2011 | Nassaji | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Nassaji | 18 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Gahar Zagros | 23 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Naft Tehran | 61 | (16) |
| 2016–2018 | Esteghlal | 55 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | Spartak Trnava | 9 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sepahan | 37 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Sumgayit | 42 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Foolad | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | Paykan | 15 | (4) |
| 2024– | Gol Gohar | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2023 | Azerbaijan | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 | |||
Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijani: Əli Qurbani, Persian: علی قربانی; born 18 September 1990) is a professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Gol Gohar in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Born in Iran, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career
[edit]Ghorbani started his professional career with Nassaji. Later he joined Gahar and reunited with his former coach Davoud Mahabadi, helping them secure promotion to Iran Pro League with scoring 7 times in Azadegan League. After a successful season in Gahar, he joined Mes Sarcheshmeh. In July 2013, he joined Naft Tehran on a two-year contract.[2]
Esteghlal
[edit]Ghorbani joined Sepidrood in summer 2016.[3] He was coached by Alireza Mansourian at Naft Tehran and when Mansorian went to Esteghlal, Ghorbani was one of his new players.[citation needed]
Spartak Trnava
[edit]On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.[4]
Sepahan
[edit]In the summer of 2019, he joined Iranian Club Sepahan. After getting knocked out by former team Esteghlal on 10 August 2020, he and a few other club members were sacked by the club.[citation needed]
Sumgayit FK
[edit]On 14 August 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Ali Ghorbani was born in the Mazandaran province of Iran and originally is a mazani from Kerdabad village in Savadkouh. On 2 October 2020, Ghorbani was called up Azerbaijan by Gianni De Biasi.[7]
He made his official debut for Azerbaijan on 10 October 2020, against Montenegro in a UEFA Nations League match.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 7 September 2019.[1]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nassaji | Division 1 | 2010–11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 |
| Gahar | 2011–12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2013–14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 19 | ||
| Esteghlal | Pro League | 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 79 | 18 | ||
| Spartak Trnava | Fortuna liga | 2018–19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Sepahan | Pro League | 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Sumgayit | Azerbaijani Premier League | 2020-21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Foolad | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2022-23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Paykan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2023-24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 279 | 65 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 339 | 78 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Esteghlal | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | Spartak Trnava | 5 |
International
[edit]| Azerbaijan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020
Honours
[edit]Esteghlal
Spartak Trnava
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A. Ghorbani".
- ^ "فارس خبر میدهد فوتبالیست سوادکوهی به نفت تهران پیوست". farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "علی قربانی پنجمین خرید خیبر خرم آباد شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. 9 June 2016.
- ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - Spartak získal ofenzívne duo a vystužil stred poľa" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Əli Qurbanini heyətinə cəlb edib". www.sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "علی قربانی همبازی پیمان بابایی در لیگ آذربایجان".
- ^ "Millinin iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Montenegro-Azerbaijan | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com.
External links
[edit]- Ali Ghorbani at Soccerway
- Ali Ghorbani at IranLeague.ir
- Ali Ghorbani at PersianLeague.com
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Savadkuh
- Men's association football forwards
- Azerbaijani men's footballers
- Azerbaijan men's international footballers
- Iranian men's footballers
- Azerbaijani people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan
- F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players
- Gahar Zagros F.C. players
- Mes Sarcheshme players
- Naft Tehran F.C. players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- Sepahan S.C. footballers
- Sumgayit FK players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Azadegan League players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Footballers from Mazandaran province
- Iranian refugees
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
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