Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah ( fa, رضا شکاری قزلقيه; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian

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er who plays for

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian club Sepahan as a

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Club career

Zob Ahan

Shekari joined the Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in the summer of 2015 when he signed a 3-year contract with this

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

i side. He made his debut for Zob Ahan in 2nd fixtures of

2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League The 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 33rd season of Iran's Football League and 15th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season feature ...

against Sepahan while he substituted in for

Mehdi Rajabzadeh Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...

. Shekari scored his first professional goal on 4 November 2015 in a 2–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Persepolis. After a good season with Zob Ahan, Shekari joined the Swiss club

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on a one-week trial in May 2016.

Rubin Kazan

On 31 August 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, joining compatriot

Sardar Azmoun Sardar Azmoun ( fa, سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmôn); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer L ...

at the club. Shekari was assigned to the U21 team. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 7 April 2018 in a game against

FC Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

Tractor

On 9 July 2019, Iranian club

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confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.

International career

U17

Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.

U20

He was invited to Iran U20 by

Amir Hossein Peyrovani Amir Hossein Peiravani ( fa, امیرحسین پیروانی born in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian retired footballer and manager. He is currently the assistant coach of Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه ف� ...

in 2014. He represented Iran in the AFC U19 Championships, in which Iran reached the semi-finals and qualified for the World Cup. Shekari scored three goals during the

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as ...

U23

In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by

Mohammad Khakpour Mohammad Khakpour ( fa, محمد خاکپور, born February 20, 1969) is a retired Iranian football player. Playing career Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars (United ...

Personal life

Reza was born in

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Career statistics

International goals

Iran U23

Honours

;Zob Ahan * Hazfi Cup (1): 2015–16 * Iranian Super Cup (1):

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;Tractor * Hazfi Cup (1): 2019–20

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shekari, Reza 1998 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Iranian expatriate men's footballers Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players FC Rubin Kazan players Tractor S.C. players Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. players Sepahan S.C. footballers Footballers from Tehran Iran men's youth international footballers Iran men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Persian Gulf Pro League players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Russia