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Profile: Mohammad Ali KARIMI, #8
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki the wizard of Tehran burst into the international football arena when he had a splendid debut for Team Melli in a friendly match versus Kuwait and capped a successful year by scoring for his country in the final of the Asian Games and winning the Gold Medal.

His mesmerizing runs, driving style, and outrageous skill have alerted the likes of Perugia of Italy and Atletico Madrid of Spain to the potential of the 22-year-old Perspolis striker. But Karimi chose a foreign club much closer to home by joining Al Ahli of Dubai.

The remarkable rise of Ali Karimi has been given that before joining the Persépolis at the start of the 1998-99 season he was at Second Division Fath, where training was conducted on the streets with a plastic ball.

Karimi was quick to find success with Perspolis, winning the domestic Double in 1999 and the championship again in 2000. International honors came even more rapidly, as he helped Iran to win the 1998 Asian Games, most notably by scoring in the Final.

After the disappointment of missing the World Cup 2002 in the final hurdle, Karimi joined Al Ahli and it did not take much time to show his magic and skill in the UAE league. He was nominated as the Best League player against some tough competition. His goals and trickery and the ability to beat defenders en mass have caught the eyes of the media and the fans in a big way. AL Ahli a pedigree team in the UAE league, but one that missed on silverware for a long time, managed to win its first trophy thanks to Karimi when they became the Winners of the President Cup in the 2001-2002 season.

In what is arguably the best performance of his career, Karimi was the star of the show in the Asian Cup 2004 where he helped Iran win 3rd place and scored 5 goals as a joint top scorer. Unfortunately, despite his exceptional performance, the corridor of power elected a Japanese player as the tournament MVP.

Ali Karimi crowned his performanc...[Read more] 		Club:
Tractorsazi Tabriz

D.O.B:
08.Nov.78

Born:
Shahryar

Height:
181 cm

Weight:
79 Kg

International Debut:
Kuwait 13.Oct.98

Position:
Midfield/Forward

Age:
46


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Season Openin. Subst. Caps. Goals Yellows Reds
1998 7 2 9 1 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 16 5 21 9 4 0
2001 19 0 19 6 2 0
2002 9 0 9 4 1 0
2003 7 0 7 4 2 0
2004 15 2 17 7 1 0
2005 9 0 9 0 1 0
2006 9 0 9 4 0 0
2007 6 0 6 0 0 0
2008 5 0 5 0 1 0
2009 3 0 3 1 1 0
2010 1 0 1 0 0 0
2011 6 0 6 1 1 0
2012 8 1 9 1 1 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 120 10 130 38 15 0
By season | In opening squad | Substituted in | Goals | Yellow cards | Red cards


Latest opening squad appearances (max.10)
06.11.2012 Friendly H Tajikistan 6 - 1
11.09.2012 World Cup Qualifier A Lebanon 0 - 1
05.09.2012 Friendly A Jordan 0 - 0
15.08.2012 Friendly N Tunisia 2 - 2
12.06.2012 World Cup Qualifier / Round 4 H Qatar 0 - 0
03.06.2012 World Cup Qualifier A Uzbekistan 1 - 0
29.02.2012 World Cup Qualifier / Round 3 - Group E H Qatar 2 - 2
23.02.2012 Friendly N Jordan 2 - 2
05.10.2011 Friendly H Palestine 7 - 0
06.09.2011 World Cup Qualifier / Round 3 - Group E A Qatar 1 - 1
02.09.2011 World Cup Qualifier / Round 3 - Group E H Indonesia 3 - 0
28.07.2011 World Cup Qualifier A Maldives 1 - 0
23.07.2011 World Cup Qualifier / Preliminary Round H Maldives 4 - 0
17.07.2011 Friendly H Madagascar 1 - 0
03.03.2010 Asian Cup Qualifier H Thailand 1 - 0
17.06.2009 World Cup Qualifier A Korea Rep. 1 - 1
10.06.2009 World Cup Qualifier H UAE 1 - 0
06.06.2009 World Cup Qualifier A Korea DPR 0 - 0
26.03.2008 World Cup Qualifier A Kuwait 2 - 2
21.03.2008 Friendly A Bahrain 0 - 1
06.02.2008 World Cup Qualifier H Syria 0 - 0
30.01.2008 Friendly H Costa Rica 0 - 0
10.01.2008 Friendly A Qatar 0 - 0
22.07.2007 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 0 - 0
18.07.2007 Asian Cup / Group C A Malaysia 2 - 0
15.07.2007 Asian Cup / Group C N China 2 - 2
11.07.2007 Asian Cup / Group C N Uzbekistan 2 - 1
02.07.2007 Friendly H Jamaica 8 - 1
24.03.2007 Friendly / Friendly A Qatar 1 - 0
15.11.2006 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ H Korea Rep. 2 - 0
11.10.2006 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Taiwan 2 - 0
06.10.2006 Others / LG CUP A Jordan 0 - 0
06.09.2006 Asian Cup Qualifier A Syria 2 - 0
02.09.2006 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Korea Rep. 1 - 1
17.06.2006 FIFA World Cup / Group D N Portugal 0 - 2
11.06.2006 FIFA World Cup / Group D N Mexico 1 - 3
28.05.2006 Friendly A Croatia 2 - 2
01.03.2006 Friendly H Costa Rica 3 - 2
13.11.2005 Friendly H Togo 2 - 0
11.11.2005 Friendly / Tehran Intl. Tournament H Macedonia 1 - 2
12.10.2005 Friendly A Korea Rep. 0 - 2
08.06.2005 World Cup Qualifier / Second Round H Bahrain 1 - 0
03.06.2005 World Cup Qualifier / Second Round H Korea DPR 1 - 0
29.05.2005 Friendly H Azerbaijan 2 - 1
30.03.2005 World Cup Qualifier / Second Round A Korea DPR 2 - 0
25.03.2005 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Japan 2 - 1
09.02.2005 World Cup Qualifier A Bahrain 0 - 0
17.11.2004 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Laos 7 - 0
13.10.2004 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Qatar 3 - 2
09.10.2004 Friendly H Germany 0 - 2
08.09.2004 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Jordan 2 - 0
06.08.2004 Asian Cup / 3rd Place N Bahrain 4 - 2
03.08.2004 Asian Cup / Semi Finals A China 1 - 1
31.07.2004 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 4 - 3
28.07.2004 Asian Cup / Group D N Japan 0 - 0
24.07.2004 Asian Cup / Group D N Oman 2 - 2
20.07.2004 Asian Cup / Group D N Thailand 3 - 0
25.06.2004 WAFF / Final H Syria 4 - 1
17.06.2004 WAFF / WAFF H Lebanon 4 - 0
09.06.2004 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Jordan 0 - 1
31.03.2004 World Cup Qualifier A Laos 7 - 0
18.02.2004 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Qatar 3 - 1
02.12.2003 Friendly A Kuwait 1 - 3
19.11.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier A Lebanon 3 - 0
12.11.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier H Korea DPR 1 - 0
27.10.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Korea DPR 3 - 1
12.10.2003 Others / AFC/OFC H New Zealand 3 - 0
26.09.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Jordan 2 - 3
05.09.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ H Jordan 4 - 1
05.09.2002 WAFF / Semi Finals N Iraq 0 - 0
03.09.2002 WAFF / Group 1 N Lebanon 2 - 0
30.08.2002 WAFF / Group 1 N Jordan 0 - 1
21.08.2002 Friendly A Ukraine 1 - 0
11.08.2002 Friendly H Azerbaijan 1 - 1
08.04.2002 Others / WAG N Qatar 2 - 1
03.03.2002 Others / LG CUP N Algeria 0 - 0
01.03.2002 Others / LG CUP N Venezuela 1 - 0
06.02.2002 Friendly / Friendly H Slovakia 2 - 3
15.11.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Ireland 1 - 0
10.11.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Ireland 0 - 2
31.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A UAE 3 - 0
25.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H UAE 1 - 0
19.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Bahrain 1 - 3
12.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Iraq 2 - 1
05.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Thailand 1 - 0
28.09.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Saudi Arabia 2 - 2
14.09.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Bahrain 0 - 0
07.09.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Iraq 2 - 1
24.08.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Saudi Arabia 2 - 0
15.08.2001 Friendly A Slovakia 4 - 3
10.08.2001 Others / LG CUP H Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 - 0
08.08.2001 Others / LG CUP H Oman 5 - 2
01.08.2001 Friendly / Friendly A Qatar 1 - 2
22.07.2001 Friendly A Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 - 2
26.04.2001 Others / LG CUP N Canada 0 - 1
24.04.2001 Others / LG CUP N Korea Rep. 0 - 1
19.01.2001 Friendly / Civilizations Cup H China 4 - 0
28.11.2000 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Tajikistan 2 - 0
24.11.2000 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Guam 19 - 0
12.10.2000 Asian Cup / Group A A Lebanon 4 - 0
01.09.2000 Friendly A Austria 1 - 5
09.06.2000 Others / LG CUP H Macedonia 3 - 1
07.06.2000 Others / LG CUP H Egypt 1 - 1
02.06.2000 WAFF / Final N Syria 1 - 0
30.05.2000 WAFF / Semi Finals A Jordan 1 - 0
28.05.2000 WAFF / Group 1 N Syria 1 - 0
26.05.2000 WAFF / Group 1 N Palestine 1 - 1
24.05.2000 WAFF / Group 1 N Kazakhstan 3 - 0
11.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Maldives 3 - 0
09.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Syria 1 - 1
07.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Bahrain 3 - 0
31.03.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 N Maldives 8 - 0
21.03.2000 Friendly A Cyprus 0 - 0
19.12.1998 Asian Games / Final N Kuwait 2 - 0
16.12.1998 Asian Games / Semi Final N China 1 - 0
14.12.1998 Asian Games / AG N Uzbekistan 4 - 0
12.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N China 2 - 1
10.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N Tajikistan 5 - 0
05.12.1998 Asian Games / Group H N Laos 6 - 1
13.10.1998 Friendly / Friendly A Kuwait 0 - 3
 
Latest matches where player has scored one or more goals (max. 10)
23.02.2012 Friendly N Jordan 2 - 2
23.07.2011 World Cup Qualifier / Preliminary Round H Maldives 4 - 0
10.06.2009 World Cup Qualifier H UAE 1 - 0
11.10.2006 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Taiwan 2 - 0
28.05.2006 Friendly A Croatia 2 - 2
01.03.2006 Friendly H Costa Rica 3 - 2
06.08.2004 Asian Cup / 3rd Place N Bahrain 4 - 2
31.07.2004 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 4 - 3
24.07.2004 Asian Cup / Group D N Oman 2 - 2
25.06.2004 WAFF / Final H Syria 4 - 1
21.06.2004 WAFF / WAFF H Syria 7 - 1
27.10.2003 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ A Korea DPR 3 - 1
12.10.2003 Others / AFC/OFC H New Zealand 3 - 0
03.09.2002 WAFF / Group 1 N Lebanon 2 - 0
11.08.2002 Friendly H Azerbaijan 1 - 1
06.02.2002 Friendly / Friendly H Slovakia 2 - 3
12.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Iraq 2 - 1
07.09.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Iraq 2 - 1
15.08.2001 Friendly A Slovakia 4 - 3
10.08.2001 Others / LG CUP H Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 - 0
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