Ali Ghorbani ( fa, علی قربانی; az, Əli Qurbani; born 18 September 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

in 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 ...

. He represents the

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Club career

Ghorbani started his professional career with Nassaji. Later he joined Gahar and reunited with his former coach

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, helping them secure promotion to

Iran 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 ...

with scoring 7 times in

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 ...

. After a successful season in Gahar, he joined Mes Sarcheshmeh. In July 2013, he joined

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...

on a two-year contract.

Esteghlal

Ghorbani joined Sepidrood in summer 2016. He was coached by

Alireza Mansourian Alireza Mansourian ( fa, علیرضا منصوريان; born 2 December 1971) is an Iranian football coach and retired player. Club career Mansourian was born in Tehran. During his career, he played for Singapore S.League clubs: Balestier Khals ...

and when Mansorian went to Esteghlal, Ghorbani was one of his new players. Scoring goal against

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in Tehran Derby led to his popularity among Esteghlal fans.

Spartak Trnava

On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, and ...

on a two-year contract.

Sepahan

In the summer of 2019, he joined Iranian Club

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

. After getting knocked out by former team Esteghlal on 10 August 2020, he and a few other club members were sacked by the club.

Sumgayit FK

On 14 August 2020, he signed a one year contract with

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club

Sumgayit FK Sumgayit FK ( az, "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League. History The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to ...

International career

Ali Ghorbani was born in the Mazandaran province of

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and originally is a mazani from Kerdabad village in Savadkouh. On 2 October 2020, Ghorbani was called up

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

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. He made his official debut for

on 10 October 2020, against

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in a

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match.

Career statistics

Club

* Assist Goals

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020''

Honours

;Esteghlal *

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 ...

(1): 2017–18 ;Spartak Trnava * Slovnaft Cup (1): 2018–19

References

External links

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1990 births Living people People from Savadkuh Association football forwards Citizens of Azerbaijan through descent Azerbaijani footballers Azerbaijan international footballers Iranian footballers Azerbaijani people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan Nassaji Mazandaran players Gahar Zagros players Mes Sarcheshme players Naft Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players FC Spartak Trnava players Sepahan S.C. footballers Sumgayit FK players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Slovak Super Liga players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Azerbaijan Premier League players Sportspeople from Mazandaran province {{Iran-footy-forward-stub