Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1994)

This article is about the footballer born in 1994. For the footballer born in 1978, see Ali Karimi.
Ali Karimi
Personal information
Full name Ali Karimi
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Dinamo Zagreb
Number 66
Youth career
2004–2012 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sepahan 65 (4)
2016– Dinamo Zagreb II 7 (0)
2016– Dinamo Zagreb 2 (0)
National team
2014–2016 Iran U23 18 (5)
2016– Iran 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2016

Ali Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی, born 11 February 1994), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

Sepahan

He joined Sepahan in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of Sepahan under-19 football team.[1] Karimi made his first league appearance in the 2013–14 season. He won the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in the 2014–15 season.

Dinamo Zagreb

2016–17

On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee.[2] He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian Prva HNL. Karimi made his pre–season debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[3]

Karimi made his league debut on 13 August 2016, coming on as second half substitute in a 2–1 victory against Inter Zapresic. He made his second appearance with the first team on 25 October 2016 in a 2–1 victory against Bjelovar in the Croatian Cup.

Club career statistics

As of 30 November 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2012–13SepahanIran Pro League 00001010
2013–14 1820040232
2014–15 19000--190
2015–16 2824160332
Croatia League Croatian Football Cup Europe Total
2016–17Dinamo ZagrebPrva HNL 10200030
Career total 66451110834

International career

Youth

He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[4] in preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the Iran U23 and on the final roster for Incheon 2014.[5]

Senior

Karimi was called up to the national team in March 2014, but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against India in September 2015.[6] He made his debut against Papua Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.

Honours

Sepahan

See also

References

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