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 ...
i
footballer
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of
Iran
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ian descent who currently plays as a
goalkeeper
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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
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
. However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.
Club career statistics
''Statistics accurate as of 22 May 2019''
QSL.com.qa - Masoud Zeraei
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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 AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
.
Honours
Club
;Al-Arabi
*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 ...
(2): 2008
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, 2010
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, 2011
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References
External links
QATAR STARS LEAGUE - QSL.com.qa
Alarabi Sports Club - Masoud Zeraei
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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