Ali Gholizadeh

Ali Gholizadeh (Persian: علی قلی‌زاده‎; born 10 March 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Charleroi and the Iran national team.

Ali Gholizadeh
Personal information
Full name Ali Gholizadeh Nojedeh
Date of birth (1996-03-10) March 10, 1996
Place of birth Namin[1], Iran
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 88
Youth career
2007–2012 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Saipa 67 (8)
2018– Charleroi 44 (4)
National team‡
2010–2013 Iran U17 13 (4)
2013–2015 Iran U20 1 (1)
2017 Iran U21 2 (1)
2017 Iran U23 3 (1)
2018– Iran 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Saipa

He started his career with Saipa youth levels. He promoted to first team by Engin Firat and made his debut for Saipa in last fixture of 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a substitute.[2] After scoring six times in 28 games, Gholizadeh was named the Persian Gulf Pro League Young Player of the Season for 2017–18.

Charleroi

On 30 May 2018, Gholizadeh joined Belgian First Division A club Charleroi, joining compatriot Omid Noorafkan.[3][4] Gholizadeh scored his first goal for the club on 25 November 2018 in a league match against Lokeren.

International career

Youth

Gholizadeh was part of Iran U17 in 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He invited to Iran U20 by Ali Dousti Mehr to preparation for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship.[5][6]

Senior

He made his debut for Team Melli on 17 March 2018 against Sierra Leone and scored two goals. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 June 2019[8]
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saipa Persian Gulf Pro League 2013–14 1000—10
2014–15 3000—30
2015–16 12110—131
2016–17 23120—251
2017–18 28610—296
Total 67840—718
Charleroi Belgian First Division A 2018–19 2211100232
Career total 89951009410

International
As of 20 November 2018.[8]
Iran national team
YearAppsGoals
2018 73
Total73

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[9]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 2018Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Sierra Leone2–04–0Friendly
2.4–0
3.20 November 2018Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Venezuela1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Ali Gholizadeh at sporting-charleroi.be
  2. "لیگ برتر : صباي قم - سايپـا تهران". iranleague.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. "Ali Gholizadeh est le premier renfort du SC Charleroi". Le Soir. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Iran's Ali Gholizadeh Officially Joins SC Charleroi". Tasnim News Agency. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "تیم ملی جوانان". www.ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  6. "تیم ملی جوانان". www.ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  7. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  8. "Soccerway stats".
  9. "Gholizadeh, Ali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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