Mohammad Ansari (footballer)

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] Ansari has been a key player in Persepolis in the recent years and helped the Reds win back-to-back titles in Iran league.

Mohammad Ansari
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ansari
Date of birth (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) 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 22 (1)
2014–2015 Shahrdari Tabriz 20 (0)
2015– Persepolis 98 (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 23 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2018

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.

While playing for Persepolis in AFC Champions League 2018 Final, he suffered a serious injury and ruled out of remaining games till end of the season.[2] In season 2018-2019 Persian Gulf Pro League, he achieved championship of the league with Perspolis F.C. [3]

Club Career Statistics
As of 18 February 2020.
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esteghlal Pro League 2012–13 00000000
Fajr Sepasi 3020––50
2013–14 19100––191
Shahrdari Tabriz Division 1 2014–15 20000––200
Total 4212000441
Persepolis Pro League 2015–16 20120––221
2016–17 28 0 1 0 6 0 35 0
2017–18 26 1 2 0 12 0 40 1
2018–19 7 0 1 1 5 0 13 1
2019–20 17 0 3 0 1 0 21 0
Total 982912401333
Career total 14031112401754
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
13–14Fajr Sepasi1
15–16Persepolis1

National football team
Team Season Apps Goals
Iran national under-20 football team 2010–2012 8 1
Iran national under-23 football team 2012–2013 6 0
Iran national football team 2016– 4 0

International career

Ansari was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.[4] 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.[5] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[6] He did not make the final 23.[7]

Honours

Club
Persepolis

References
  1. "Profile of Mohammad Ansari - IPL 2012-2013". 24 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/429411/Persepolis-defender-Ansari-out-for-rest-of-season. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. http://namnak.com/جدول-لیگ-برتر-ایران.p108
  4. "Carlos Queiroz calls up 38 cheetahs for Armenia camp". aryanews.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. "Queiroz names Iran's Team Melli roster for FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Persian League. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  6. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  7. "Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018". IFPNews.com.


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