Omid Ebrahimi

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Omid Ebrahimi Zarandani
2018 FIFA World Cup Group B march IRN-MAR 5.jpg
Ebrahimi with Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini
Date of birth (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Zarandin-e Sofla, Mazandaran, Iran
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Wakrah
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2006 Shahrdari Neka
2006–2009 Bank Melli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sh. Bandar Abbas 26 (6)
2010–2014 Sepahan 118 (18)
2014–2018 Esteghlal 108 (28)
2018–2021 Al Ahli 43 (6)
2019–2020 → Eupen (loan) 18 (0)
2021– Al-Wakrah 17 (1)
National team‡
2012– Iran 52 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021

Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini (Persian: امید ابراهیمی زرندینی, born 16 September 1987)[2] is an Iranian footballer who plays for Al-Wakrah as a defensive midfielder.[3]

Early years[]

Omid Ebrahimi was born in Zarandin-e Sofla, a village located in Neka County.[4]

Club career[]

Omid Ebrahimi was discovered by Amir Ghalenoei in 2011. He started his career in Esteghlal Dargahan. He joined Sepahan in 2010 after spending the previous season at Shahrdari Bandar Abbas in the Azadegan League.[5] Ebrahimi's first competitive appearance came in the Iran Pro League match against Rah Ahan on 27 July 2010, where he played the full 90 minutes.

On 10 June 2014, Ebrahimi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal. He spent an excellent career in Blues of the Capital and selected as the best midfielder of Persian Gulf Pro League in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons[6][7] and also became the best goalscorer among midfielders in the history of Esteghlal.

International career[]

Ebrahimi playing for Iran, against Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

He made his debut under Carlos Queiroz on 9 December 2012 in a match against Saudi Arabia in the 2012 WAFF. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[8] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9][10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 24 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sh. Bandar Abbas 2009–10 Azadegan League 26 6 0 0 – – 26 6
Sepahan 2010–11 Persian Gulf Pro League 26 0 4 1 9[a] 1 – 39 2
2011–12 32 6 1 1 9[a] 0 – 42 7
2012–13 32 8 4 0 6[a] 1 – 42 9
2013–14 28 4 1 0 6[a] 0 – 35 4
Total 118 18 10 2 30 2 – 158 22
Esteghlal 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 28 9 3 0 – – 31 9
2015–16 28 10 4 1 – – 32 11
2016–17 28 7 2 0 7[a] 1 – 37 8
2017–18 24 2 4 0 6[a] 0 – 34 2
Total 108 28 13 1 13 1 – 134 30
Al Ahli 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 21 4 0 0 – – 21 4
2020–21 22 2 5 0 – 1[b] 0 28 2
Total 43 6 5 0 – 1 0 49 6
Eupen (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 18 0 2 0 – – 20 0
Al-Wakrah SC 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 17 1 2 0 – – 19 1
Career total 330 59 32 3 43 3 1 0 406 65
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Emir of Qatar Cup

International[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 March 2021.[11]
Iran
Year Apps Goals
2012 3 0
2013 2 0
2014 1 0
2015 10 0
2016 4 0
2017 5 0
2018 14 0
2019 12 0
2021 1 0
Total 52 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Sepahan

Esteghlal

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Iran – O. Ebrahimi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://www.irna.ir/fa/News/81448178/[dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.iplstats.com/website09-10/WebAzad/scorers.htm
  6. ^ "امید ابراهیمی، برترین هافبک فوتبال ایران". varzesh3 (in Persian).
  7. ^ "امید ابراهیمی برترین هافبک فصل ایران شد". varzesh3 (in Persian).
  8. ^ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014.
  9. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ^ Omid Ebrahimi at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.


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