Iman Mobali ( fa, ایمان مبعلی; born November 3, 1982 in Izeh, Iran) is an Iranian retired

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and coach.

Club career

Foolad

Mobali joined Foolad's senior team in 2000. He was considered to be the creative dynamo of the highly talented

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. ...

, based in Iran's oil-rich

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's Iran Pro League championship. Which also secured a berth in the

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for the first time in club history.

Al-Shabab

In 2005 Mobali signed a contract with Al-Shabab in the

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. In his first season, he scored 6 times in 15 appearances. In the following season Mobali was hit with a series of injuries and only managed to make 11 league appearances. In his last year with Al-Shabab he had his best year, he scored 9 goals in 19 appearances and Al-Shabab won the league title.

Al Wasl & Al Nasr

In summer 2008 he signed a contract with the UAE giants, Al Wasl. In his one and only season with the club, Mobali scored 7 times in 19 appearances. He left the club at the end of the season. He signed for Al Nasr in summer 2009. After an unsuccessful season with Al Nasr, Mobali decided not to extend his contract and returned to Iran.

Esteghlal

Mobali signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal in the spring of 2010. He made 36 total appearances and did not manage to score a goal. He left the club at the end of the season and signed with UAE club Al Sharjah. He only made 8 appearances before leaving the club.

Paykan

After his stint in Sharjah, Mobali again returned to the Iran Pro League and again returned to Tehran; this time he signed with

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in the summer of 2012. He scored twice in 25 appearances but was unable to help Paykan from getting relegated to the

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Esteghlal Khuzestan

After Paykan was relegated, Mobali left the team and joined newly promoted club Esteghlal Khuzestan. He made 25 appearances and scored twice before being loaned out to his former club Esteghlal. He made 4 appearances with Esteghlal before season's end.

Naft Tehran

In summer of 2014, Mobali signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

. He finished the 2014–15 season with 13 assists, most in the league. On 1 July 2015 Mobali extended his contract with Naft Tehran for one more year.

Club career statistics

* Assist Goals

International career

At international level Mobali is considered one of Asia's brightest prospects. Mobali made his debut for ''Team Melli'' in January 2001 against

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. He was among Iran's under-23 squad in 2002, winning a

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in the Busan

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2011 Asian Cup

Mobali started most of the matches in the group stage for Team Melli in

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, and scored a beautiful goal in a match against Iraq from a curling free-kick.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Awards and honours

Club

;Foolad * Iran Pro League (1) : 2004–05 ;Al-Shabab * UAE Pro League (1) : 2007–08 ;Naft Tehran * Hazfi Cup (1): 2016–17

Country

;Iran U-23 *

(1) :

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;Iran * WAFF (1) :

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Third Place

Individual

* Persian Gulf Pro League Top Assistant (1): 2014–15

External links

Iman Mobali
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TeamMelli.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobali, Iman 1982 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football midfielders Esteghlal F.C. players Foolad FC players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai players Iranian expatriate footballers People from Izeh Niroye Zamini players Al-Wasl F.C. players Sharjah FC players Esteghlal Khuzestan players Naft Tehran F.C. players Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players UAE Pro League players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Sportspeople from Khuzestan province