Mohammad Reza Akhbari
 Akhbari with Iran Olympic team in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Saipa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Saipa | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Tractor Sazi (loan) | 60 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | Iran | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016 | |||
Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad (Persian: محمدرضا اخباری شاد); is an Iranian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Saipa in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He has appeared for the Iranian national team.
Club career
Saipa
He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. Akhbari is also one of the unknown young players which was presented to the Iranian Football by coach Engin Firat. He made his debut for Saipa in last fixture of 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a starter.[1]
Tractor Sazi
Akhbari joined Tractor Sazi for a two–year period to complete his conscription. He became the starting goalkeeper for Tractor and led them to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Akhbari's good performances with Tractor earned him a national team call up.
Club career statistics
- As of 5 May 2018
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saipa | Pro League | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tractor Sazi | 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Saipa | 2017-18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals | 86 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
International career
Youth
Akhbari was invited to the Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada[2] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[3]
Senior
He was invited to Iranian national team for the first time on 12 March 2016 by Carlos Queiroz for two upcoming matches against India and Oman during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he did not play. He played his first match for the senior team on 8 June 2016 in a friendly with Kyrgyzstan, coming as a substitute of first choice Alireza Haghighi in the second half.
Honours
Club
- Tractor Sazi
National
- Iran U-23
Individual
- WAFF U-23 Championship Best Goalkeeper : 2015
References
- ↑ "Saba-Saipa 93". iranleague.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ "89 بازیکن در اردوی تیم فوتبال المپیک - سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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