Saeid Aghaei ( fa, سعید آقایی; born 9 February 1995) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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(defender) for Nassaji in Persian Gulf Pro League

Club career

Gostaresh

He started his career with Gostaresh in

2012–13 Azadegan League The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 22nd season of the Azadegan League and 12th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the 2011–12 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the ...

and helped them to promote to Iran Pro League with scoring 3 times in 15 appearances.

Tractor

Aghaei started 2013–14 season with Gostaresh. After a few matches, he joined Tractor to spend conscription period.

Persepolis

On 1 September 2020, Aghaei signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.

Club career statistics

International career

U17

He was part of Iran U–17 in

2010 AFC U-16 Championship The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by Mexico. Oman, Iran, Jordan and Australia expressed an inte ...

U20

He was invited by

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to preparation for

2014 AFC U-19 Championship The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship was the 38th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 19 and below. Myanmar were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 ...

Senior

Aghaei 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 senior debut on 4 June 2017 against Montenegro. In May 2018, he was named in Iran's preliminary

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for the

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in Russia but did not make the final 23.

Honours

Club

; Gostaresh Foolad *

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

(1):

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; Tractor * Persian Gulf Pro League Runner up (1): 2014–15 * Hazfi Cup (1): 2013–14 ; Runner-up (1): 2016–17 ; Persepolis * Persian Gulf Pro League (1):

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* Iranian Super Cup (1):

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; Runner-Up (1):

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Runner-up (1):

Individual

* Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year (2) : 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

Saeid Aghaei
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1995 births Living people Footballers from Tabriz Iranian men's footballers Gostaresh Foulad F.C. players Tractor S.C. players Iran men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Persepolis F.C. players Foolad F.C. players {{Iran-footy-bio-stub