Ali Alipour

Ali Alipour Ghara (Persian: علی علیپور قرا‎; born 11 November 1995)[1] is an Iranian international footballer who plays as a forward for Iranian club Persepolis.

Ali Alipour
Alipour in 2020
Personal information
Full name Ali Alipour Ghara
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995
Place of birth Qaem Shahr, Iran
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Persepolis
Number 70
Youth career
2007–2012 Nassaji Mazandaran
2011–2012 → Steel Azin (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sang Ahan Bafq 25 (3)
2013–2015 Rah Ahan 25 (3)
2015– Persepolis 153 (70)
National team‡
2010–2011 Iran U17 6 (3)
2011–2013 Iran U20 6 (8)
2017– Iran 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2019

At the age of 19 years and 185 days, Alipour was the youngest-ever player to score in the Tehran derby after scoring in Persepolis' 1–0 victory on 15 May 2015. He is the only player in Tehran derby history who has scored the winning goal in two derby matches.[2]

Club career

Alipour started his career with Nassaji Mazandaran. He made his professional debut in 2012 at the age of 16 with Azadegan League club Sang Ahan Bafq.

Persepolis
Alipour, pictured playing against Nasaf in the 2018 AFC Champions League

Alipour signed with Persepolis in January 2015.[3] AHe scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Naft Masjed Soleyman. On 15 May, Alipour scored in the Tehran derby against Esteghlal, making him the youngest player to score in the Tehran derby at 19 years old.[4][5] On 26 March 2016, Alipour scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–4 friendly win against Omani champions Al-Oruba.

He was the Persian Gulf Pro League top goalscorer in 2017–18, tallying 19 goals.

International career
Alipour in Iran training in 2019.

Alipour was called up to the Iran national football team in March 2017.[6] He made his debut against Sierra Leone[7] on 17 March 2018 in a friendly match.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 August 2020[10][11]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sang Ahan Bafq 2012–13 Azadegan League 25300——253
Rah Ahan 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup 17231——203
2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 8120——101
Total 506510000557
Persepolis 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 1120080—192
2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 26530——295
2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 2941070—374
2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 2819311251[lower-alpha 3]14426
2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 301451123004718
2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 29113222003415
Total 1535515441101121070
Career total 2036120541101126577
  1. All appearances in the Iranian Hazfi Cup
  2. All appearances in the AFC Champions League
  3. Appearance in the Iranian Super Cup

International
As of 11 June 2019[12]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201820
201910
Total30

Honours
Persepolis
Individual
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References
  1. علي عليپور وب سایت رسمی سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران,لیگ برتر فوتبال ایران,فوتبال برتر. www.iranleague.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. "90tv.ir | وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - علی علیپور رکورددار تاریخ دربی شد". 90tv.ir | وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - (in Persian). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "Persepolis Striker Alipour Invited to National Team: Report - irannews". irannews. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "Persepolis Striker Alipour Invited to National Team: Report - Tasnim News Agency". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "علی علیپور جوان ترین گلزن تاریخ دربی :: ورزش سه". www.varzesh3.com (in Persian). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. خبرورزشی (1 January 2020). "6 پرسپولیسی به تیم ملی دعوت شدند". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. "حواشی بازی امروز تیم ملی/ عکس یادگاری بازیکنان سیرالئون با استادیوم!". پایگاه خبری جماران - امام خمینی - انقلاب اسلامی (in Persian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. "حاشیه‌های نیمه دوم بازی‌ ایران و سیرالئون". ایسنا (in Persian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. "عکس/ علیپور با چه شماره‌ای در تیم ملی بازی کرد؟". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. Ali Alipour at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  11. Ali Alipour at WorldFootball.net
  12. "Ali Alipour". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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