Arash Ostovari ( fa, آرش استواری, born 12 December 1992 in

Shiraz, Iran Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 p ...

) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC and former player of Iran U17 and Iran U20.

Club career

Iran

Arash returned to iran in 2013 to serve the mandatory military service of iran at Air force FC in Shiraz.

Thailand

He returned to Pacific Asia with

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by joining

Bangkok United True Bangkok United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province. Formerly known as Bangkok University Foot ...

Portugal

Ostovari is the only Iranian player to win the Champion title in three different foreign leagues. He was transferred to Portuguese club

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the 1 delegation of

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, in 2016 after playing in the

and was selected as the player of the season at the end of the season by Portuguese fans. 2016-09-02-08

the Club channel made a documentary of his life in Portugal as the first iranian players who was transferred to Portugal. Working with

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had a big impact in his career. Arash was nicknamed the Iranian

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for his style of play.

Singapore

Arash is a resident of

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, Where he Joined Bukit Timah Juniors FC on 2018 and was the Capitan of this club. Ostovari played for another Singaporean club

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Canada

in November 2023 Arash Joined

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in British Columbia He has also played for Iran's national youth and Olympic Football teams. He played for

Esteghlal Tehran FC Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...

Bargh Shiraz FC , ''Lâlahhai-ye Naranji'') , shortname = , founded = , dissolved = , ground = Hafezieh StadiumShirazIran , capacity = 20,000 , chairman = Hadi Shirvani Shiri , owner = Hadi Shirvani Shiri and Amir Arsalan H ...

, Al Naser FC,

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and

References

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1992 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Esteghlal F.C. players Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players Al-Nasr SC (Salalah) players Pasargad F.C. players Arash Ostovari Iranian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Footballers from Shiraz {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub