Omid Alishah ( fa, امید عالیشاه; born January 10, 1992) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a winger for

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

club

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. He signed a two-year contract with

on 11 June 2013 and made his debut on 16 August 2013. On 23 November 2014, Alishah scored the winning goal in the Tehran derby against rival Esteghlal in the 78th minute. has also played for

Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf ...

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 ...

, Rah Ahan and

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. Also, He was the 2015–16 PGL Top Goal Assistant.

Club career

Nassaji

Alishah started his career at Nassaji while he was 17. He debuted for the club on January 7, 2010, against

Shirin Faraz Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by ''Shirin Faraz'') is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The cl ...

when he was chosen as a starter by the coach

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Naft Tehran

In 2010–11 season, Alishah joined newly promoted IPL team

. During his time at Naft, he failed to make any appearances for the first team. He was also a part of Naft Tehran U-21 and won the 2010–11 Tehran U–21 League.

Rah Ahan

After a season at Naft, Alishah was signed up by

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for Rah Ahan. Ali Daei moved him up the field and into a more attacking position using Alishah as a right winger/second striker instead of right back where he had been used by his previous managers. Alishah with his blistering pace quickly managed to find his way into the starting line-up scoring 5 goals in his first nine games. He had a less successful second half of a season mainly due to a

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injury in a match against

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Gilan ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی داماش گیلان, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Gilân''), commonly known as Damash Gilan, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, that competes ...

in March 2012. He had been far from the team till December 2012.

Persepolis

He signed a two-year contract with

on 11 June 2013. He made his debut on 16 August 2013 in a match against

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...

, in which he scored the winning goal. He scored his second goal on 6 April 2014 in a 2–2 draw against his former team, Rah Ahan. On 23 November 2014, Alishah scored the winning goal in the Tehran derby against rival Esteghlal in the 78th minute. He was sent off after receiving his second yellow card seconds after his goal. In 2015, before the 2015–16 season, Alishah was designated as the Persepolis' third captain. Also, he was the 2015–16 PGL Top Goal Assistant. From the 2022 season, he became the team first captain.

Tractor

In the winter of 2017, Alishah signed a two–year contract with

to spend his

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period at the club. Alishah returned to Persepolis before 2018-19 league.

International career

U–17

Alishah represented Iran U-17 in the 3 of the 4 games the team played at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

U–20

He also made the squad for the unsuccessful

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. Surprisingly, his involvement was highly limited under the guidance of his former U17 manager, Ali Doustimehr.

U-22

He was invited to Iran U-22 by the coach

Alireza Mansourian Alireza Mansourian ( fa, علیرضا منصوريان; born 2 December 1971) is an Iranian football coach and retired player. Club career Mansourian was born in Tehran. During his career, he played for Singapore S.League clubs: Balestier Khals ...

. He made his debut against Qatar U-22 and scored his first goal at the match.

Senior

He made his debut against

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on 3 September 2015 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Style of play

Alishah has been a goal maker for the team with his high speed and scoring power. He has been considered to be highly capable in all attacking positions.

Personal life

As a child, he experienced

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, and

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. His first professional football experience was related to Iran's under-11 national football team.

Club career statistics

* Assists

International goals

Under-20

Under-22

Honours

Club

;Persepolis *

(4): 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20,

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; Runner-up (2): 2013–14 , 2015–16 *

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(1): 2018–19 ; Runner-up (1): 2016–17 *

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup (Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. It ...

(3):

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; Runner-up (1):

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Runner-up (2):

Individual

team of the year (1): 2015–16 *

top assistant (1): 2015–16

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alishah, Omid 1992 births People from Sari, Iran Living people Nassaji Mazandaran players Naft Tehran F.C. players Rah Ahan players Persepolis F.C. players Tractor S.C. players Iranian footballers Iran under-20 international footballers Association football wingers Sportspeople from Sari, Iran Iran international footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players