Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)
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Personal information | |||
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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 | Foolad | ||
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 | 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– | Foolad | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Azerbaijan | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 |
Ali Ghorbani (Persian: علی قربانی;Azerbaijani: Əli Qurbani; born 18 September 1990) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He represents the Azerbaijan national football team.
Club career
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
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. Scoring goal against Perspolis in Tehran Derby led to his popularity among Esteghlal fans.
Spartak Trnava
On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.[4]
Sepahan
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.
Sumgayit FK
On 14 August 2020, he signed a one year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[5][6]
International career
Ali Ghorbani was born in the Mazandaran province of Iran, but was part of the Iranian Azerbaijani minority. 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
Club
- As of 7 September 2019.[1]
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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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 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
Career total | 216 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 265 | 60 |
- Assist Goals
Season | Team | Assists |
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2016–17 | Esteghlal | 4 |
2017–18 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Spartak Trnava | 5 |
International
Azerbaijan | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020
Honours
- Esteghlal
- Spartak Trnava
- Slovnaft Cup (1): 2018–19
References
- ^ a b "A. Ghorbani".
- ^ "فارس خبر میدهد فوتبالیست سوادکوهی به نفت تهران پیوست". farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "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 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ ""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
- Ali Ghorbani at Soccerway
- Ali Ghorbani at IranLeague.ir
- Ali Ghorbani at PersianLeague.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Savadkuh
- Association football forwards
- Citizens of Azerbaijan through descent
- Azerbaijani footballers
- Azerbaijan international footballers
- Iranian footballers
- Azerbaijani people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan
- Nassaji Mazandaran players
- Gahar Zagros 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 Super Liga players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Mazandaran province
- Azerbaijani football biography stubs
- Iranian football forward stubs