Vahid Amiri

Vahid Amiri (Persian: وحید امیری‎, born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian football player playing for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Amiri represented the Iran national football team at the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups and also 2018 FIFA World Cup. He predominantly plays as a left winger but can play as a second striker.

Vahid Amiri
Amiri with Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Vahid Amiri
Date of birth (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988
Place of birth Darreh-ye Badam, Iran[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder, Left Winger
Club information
Current team
 Persepolis
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Datis Lorestan
2009–2010 Kowsar Lorestan
2010–2011 Gahar Zagros
2011–2013 Naft Masjed Soleyman 48 (2)
2013–2016 Naft Tehran 79 (11)
2016–2018 Persepolis 51 (8)
2018–2019 Trabzonspor 22 (1)
2019– Persepolis 20 (5)
National team‡
2015– Iran 52 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Amiri started his career with Datis Lorestan. He left Gahar Zagros in the summer of 2011 and Naft Masjed Soleyman and spent two seasons with them.

Naft Tehran

In May 2013 he joined Naft Tehran with a two-year contract.[3] Amiri scored his first goal for Naft on 6 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Damash Gilan. He scored his first Asian Champions League on 7 April 2015 in a 3–0 away win against Saudi club Al-Shabab. Amiri scored on 16 September 2015 in a 2–1 loss to Al-Ahli Dubai in the quarter–finals of the Asian Champions League.

Persepolis

Amiri joined Persepolis in summer of 2016 with a two years contract.[4] He won two league with Persepolis and was named Iranian Footballer of the Year in 2018. He played 74 games and scored 9 goals for his team.

Trabzonspor

On 21 July 2018, Amiri agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish Giants Trabzonspor.[5][6]

Persepolis

On 13 July 2019, Amiri signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[7][8] After returning to Persepolis, He said:

I am very happy to return to Persepolis once again. I had several offers from the other Iranian teams but I opted to return to my home.[7]

Also clubs No. 19 was given to Amiri.

International career

He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[9] He made his debut on a friendly against Iraq on 4 January 2015. He missed a decisive penalty against Iraq which lead to elimination of Iran from Asian Cup 2015. Amiri scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory against Chile.

Morocco vs Iran match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 February 2020.[11]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Naft MIS Division 1 2011–12 23210——242
2012–13 25010——260
Total 48220——502
Naft Tehran Pro League 2013–14 26220——282
2014–15 25421112—387
2015–16 2852010—315
Total 791161122—9714
Persepolis Pro League 2016–17 25600121—377
2017–18 262208010372
Total 5182020110749
Trabzonspor Süper Lig 2018–19 22142——263
Persepolis Pro League 2019–20 205312000256
Career total 220271743431027234
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
2013–14Naft Tehran 5
2014–15Naft Tehran 10
2015–16Naft Tehran 5
2016–17Persepolis 7
2017–18Persepolis 8
2018–19Trabzonspor 0

International caps
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 November 2019.[12]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
2015121
201690
201790
2018120
2019100
Total521

International goals
Scores and results list the Iran's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2015NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria Chile
2–0
2–0
Friendly

Personal life

Amiri was born in the small village of Darreh-ye Badam in Lorestan Province. He has a degree in law and as of January 2016 is studying for his master's degree in Physical Education.[13]

Honours

Club
Naft Tehran
Persepolis

Individual

References
  1. "وحید امیری میهمان برنامه این هفته نود" [Vahid Amiri is the guest of this week's program]. Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "قنبرزاده به فارس خبر داد نفت تهران ۴ بازیکن جدید گرفت/ کامیابی‌نیا بازیکن نفت است نه راه‌آهن". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "وحید امیری به پرسپولیس پیوست" [Basic football: Four player hopefuls joined the adult league]. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. Kulübü, Trabzonspor. "Vahid Amiri'yle sözleşme imzaladık". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. "Trabzonspor, Vahid Amiri'ye veda etti". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. "Vahid Amiri returns to Persepolis". Tehran Times. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. "رسمی؛ وحید امیری به پرسپولیس پیوست:". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. "Iran - V. Amiri - Profile with news, career statistics - Soccerway".
  12. Vahid Amiri at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. Alipour, Nima (31 January 2016). "امیری: هنوز صدای دیرک در گوشم می‌پیچد/ از خیلی لذت‌های زندگی‌ام گذشتم". ISNA. Iran. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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