Mohammad Ansari (footballer)

Mohammad Ansari
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ansari
Date of birth (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Left Back / Centre Back
Club information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2012 Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Esteghlal 0 (0)
2013–2014 Fajr Sepasi 20 (3)
2014–2015 Shahrdari Tabriz 9 (0)
2015– Persepolis 91 (2)
National team
2010–2012 Iran U20 8 (1)
2012–2013 Iran U23 6 (0)
2016– Iran 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2018

Mohammad Ansari (Persian: محمد انصاری, born September 23, 1991 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for Persepolis in Persian Gulf Pro League.[1]

Club career

Persepolis

Ansari joined Iranian giants Persepolis from Azadegan League side Shahrdari Tabriz. Ansari quickly became a first team regular at the left back position and was one of the surprise performers of the 2015–16 season. He played an important role for Persepolis in his second season when they won the Persian Gulf Pro League in the 2016–17 which resulted in calling up to the national team.

Club Career Statistics

As of 28 July 2018.
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esteghlal Pro League 2012–13 00000000
Fajr Sepasi 302050
2013–14 19100191
Shahrdari Tabriz Division 1 2014–15 20000200
Persepolis F.C. Pro League 2015–16 13120151
2016–17 28 0 1 0 6 0 35 0
2017–18 26 1 2 0 12 0 38 1
2018–19 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Career total 1153602001413
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
13–14Fajr Sepasi1
15–16Persepolis1

International career

Ansari was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.[2] He made his debut on 10 November 2016 against Papua New Guinea in a friendly match. In 2017 Queiroz assigned him a defender position. He is scheduled to play against South Korea and Syria in the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[3] In May 2018 he was named in Iran’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[4] He did not make the final 23.[5]

Honours

Club

Persepolis

References

  1. "Profile of Mohammad Ansari - IPL 2012-2013". 24 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. "Carlos Queiroz calls up 38 cheetahs for Armenia camp". aryanews.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. "Queiroz names Iran's Team Melli roster for FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Persian League. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  5. "Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018". IFPNews.com.


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