Ali Alipour Ghara ( fa, علی علیپور قرا; born 11 November 1995) is an Iranian international

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who plays as a

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for

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. At the age of 19 years and 185 days, Alipour was the youngest-ever player to score in the Tehran derby after scoring in

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' 1–0 victory on 15 May 2015. He is the only player in Tehran derby history who has scored the winning goal in two derby matches.

Club career

Alipour started his career with

Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf P ...

. He made his professional debut in 2012 at the age of 16 with

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

club Sang Ahan Bafq.

Persepolis

Alipour signed with

in January 2015. AHe scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Naft Masjed Soleyman. On 15 May, Alipour scored in the Tehran derby against Esteghlal, making him the youngest player to score in the Tehran derby at 19 years old. On 26 March 2016, Alipour scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–4 friendly win against Omani champions Al-Oruba. He was the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

top goalscorer in 2017–18, tallying 19 goals.

C.S. Marítimo

On 28 September 2020, Alipour joined Portuguese

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club Marítimo on a two-year deal.

International career

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Alipour was called up to the

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in March 2017. He made his debut against

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on 17 March 2018 in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

; Persepolis *

: 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

: 2018–19 *

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup (Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. It ...

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runner-up:

; Individual *

Top Goalscorer: 2017–18 * Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2017–18 * Persian Gulf Pro League Best Striker of the Year: 2017–18 *

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Player of the Month: September 2017, October 2017

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alipour, Ali 1995 births Living people Iranian footballers People from Qaem Shahr Association football forwards Nassaji Mazandaran players Steel Azin F.C. players Yazd Louleh F.C. players Rah Ahan players Persepolis F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Primeira Liga players Iran international footballers Iran under-20 international footballers Iran youth international footballers Iranian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Sportspeople from Mazandaran province Gil Vicente F.C. players Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal