Masoud Zeraei ( fa, مسعود زراعی; born 31 March 1979) is a

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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ian descent who currently plays as a

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Career

Zeraei has played for Al Arabi his entire career after being brought to Al Arabi by Dr. Abdullah al-Mal when he was just 16 years old, and has expressed frustration for not being consistently included in the first team over the years. Zeraei received offers from numerous clubs, notably a 2-year deal from El Jaish SC and an offer from Al Rayyan. He subsequently rejected the offers, claiming his bond with Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of Al Arabi, is a father-son bond and vowed he would remain in Al Arabi if asked to. Zeraei was available for the Qatar U-23 team in the

2011 GCC Games The 2011 GCC Games was the first multi-sport event for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It was held in Bahrain, from 11 October to 22 October 2011. Around 1,500 sportspeople participated in 11 sports. Sports * Athletics * Basketball ...

as one of the overage against UAE in the third place match, as Al Arabi's game against

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...

was postponed due to Al Sadd's involvement in the

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. However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.

Club career statistics

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¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

³Includes

Honours

Club

;Al-Arabi *

(2):

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References

External links

QATAR STARS LEAGUE - QSL.com.qaAlarabi Sports Club - Masoud Zeraei
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeraei, Masoud 1979 births Living people People from Borazjan Iranian footballers Qatari footballers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Qatari people of Iranian descent Qatar Stars League players Naturalised citizens of Qatar Men's association football goalkeepers