Mohammad Ansari ( fa, محمد انصاری, born September 23, 1991, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian

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player, who currently plays for Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League. Ansari had been a key player in Persepolis in the recent years and helped the Reds win back-to-back titles in Iran league.He is also known for his positions in favor of the hardliners of the Islamic Republic.

Club career

Persepolis

Ansari joined Iranian giants Persepolis from

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side Shahrdari Tabriz. Ansari quickly became a first team regular at the left back position and was one of the surprise performers of the 2015–16 season. He played an important role for Persepolis in his second season when they won the Persian Gulf Pro League in the 2016–17 which resulted in calling up to the national team. While playing for Persepolis in

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2018 Final, he suffered a serious injury and ruled out of remaining games till end of the season. In season 2018-2019 Persian Gulf Pro League, he achieved championship of the league with

Perspolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepo ...

Mes Rafsanjan

On 19 March 2021, Ansari signed a contract with Persian Gulf Pro League team Mes Rafsanjan.

Club Career Statistics

* Assist Goals

National football team

International career

Ansari was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against

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and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016. He made his debut on 10 November 2016 against Papua New Guinea in a friendly match. In 2017 Queiroz assigned him a defender position. He is scheduled to play against South Korea and

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in the third round of the

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. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary

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for the

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in Russia. He did not make the final 23.

Honours

Club

;Persepolis * Persian Gulf Pro League (4): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19 * Iranian Super Cup (3):

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runner-up:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Mohammad 1991 births Iranian men's footballers Living people Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Esteghlal F.C. players Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Footballers from Tehran Men's association football defenders