Alireza Jamali (

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: علیرضا جمالی born 1 April 1990 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) is an

ian professional footballer who presently plays for

Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. , ''Brezil-e Irān'') Yellow Dragon ( fa, اژدهای زرد, ''Ezhdehā-ye Zard'') , shortname = صنعت نفت , founded = 11 January 1972; 49 years ago , dissolved = , ground = Takhti Stadium Abadan , capacity = 15,000 , owner = NIOC ...

of 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 ...

. A native of

Abadan, Iran Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...

, Jamali can operate in several positions including center midfield, attacking midfield, and forward.

Career

Portugal

Back in 2016,

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

subordinate

Lusitano VRSA Lusitano Futebol Clube, often known as Lusitano VRSA, is a Portuguese football club from Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve region. The club was founded on 15 April 1916 and is the No. 1 delegation of S.L. Benfica, and has Miguel Ânge ...

got Jamali's services, with the midfielder starting his first match in a 4-2 loss to Louletano D.C. in the Campeonato de Portugal. Having an amicable relationship with his coach,

Ricardo Sousa Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 154 matches and 47 goals over seven seasons, representing in the ...

, Jamali was praised by him, with Sousa saying that Jamali was fit for the team.

Philippines

Becoming a

Pachanga Diliman F.C. Pachanga Diliman Football Club is a Filipinos, Filipino association football club based in Diliman, Quezon City that played in the United Football League (Philippines), United Football League, the highest level of Philippine club football. It was ...

player in 2011, the Iranian netted two goals in three appearances in the second half of the

2013 United Football League The 2013 United Football League was the fourth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC are the defending champions, having won the previous Division 1 of the 2012 United Football League seas ...

Lanexang

Set to join

Lao Premier League The Lao League 1 ( lo, ລາວ ພຣີເມຍລີກ), known for sponsorship reasons as the Pepsi Lao League 1, is a football league representing the sport's highest level in Laos. The league is composed of seven clubs for the 2022 seas ...

champions Lanexang United in 2015, Jamali lifted the 2015 Lao

Prime Minister's Cup The Prime Minister's Cup ( tr, Başbakanlık Kupası) was a association football, football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition bet ...

with them, helping the team with a solid performance in the group stage by providing a goal and assist in a 6-2 beating of

Lao Police Club Lao Police Club is a football club based in Vientiane, Laos. They were champions of the Lao League in 2012. Current squad http://www.laoleague.com/clubs/police-fc-1.html?section=players Invitational tournament record Hon ...

. The Iranian media spread rumors that he was on the verge of going to a Serbian club but the deal never happened.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamali, Alireza Iranian men's footballers Iranian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Living people 1990 births Expatriate men's footballers in Laos Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Lanexang United F.C. players Foolad F.C. players PAS Hamedan F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Footballers from Abadan, Iran