Mohammad Reza Akhbari
Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad (Persian: محمدرضا اخباری شاد) is an Iranian footballer who is playing as a goalkeeper for Tractor in the Iran Pro League. He has appeared for the Iranian national team.
 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 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tractor | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Saipa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2019 | Saipa | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Tractor (loan) | 60 | (0) |
| 2019– | Tractor | 5 | (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 20 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016 | |||
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
Akhbari joined Tractor 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 | 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
Individual
- WAFF U-23 Championship Best Goalkeeper : 2015
References
- "Saba-Saipa 93". iranleague.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. 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. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.