Arash Borhani

Arash Borhani (Persian: آرش برهانی‎; born 14 September 1983 in Kerman, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorers of Esteghlal and also the second all-time top goal scorers in Iran's Premier Football League. He was the top goal scorer of 2008–09 Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of the Iran national football team. Borhani won a bronze medal in 2006 Asian Games with Iran national under-23 football team.[1]

Arash Borhani
Borhani in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983
Place of birth Kerman, Iran
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2001 Shahrdari Kerman
2001–2002 Pas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Pas 94 (33)
2006–2007 Al Nasr 7 (1)
2007 → Pas (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2016 Esteghlal 229 (108)
2016–2017 Paykan 5 (0)
Total 346 (144)
National team‡
2003–2006 Iran U23 16 (12)
2003–2010 Iran 37 (10)
Teams managed
2018– Esteghlal (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2011

Club career

Pas

Having just moved to Pas in the Iran's Premier Football league, he helped the club to finish second in the 2002–03 season. He scored four goals in the season, which three of them was on a hat-trick in the last match of the season.[2] He continued with Pas for the next seasons and became a fixed starter. He was one of club's main players in 2005 AFC Champions League season.

Al-Nasr

Shortly before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Borhani signed for the UAE Pro League, Al Nasr. On 21 January 2007 Borhani signed back with his former team Pas after being released by Al Nasr due to unforeseen circumstances. Since signing back with Pas, within a period of five months, he has scored only twice, which has put him through the most difficult time in his career.

Esteghlal

Borhani had offers from Al-Ain of the UAE, Mouscron of the Belgian League, Vitória Setúbal of the Portuguese Liga, Denizlispor of the Turkcell Super League and Mes Kerman and Esteghlal of Iran's Premier Football League, though it was not known which offer Borhani was likely to accept.[3][4][5] However, on 17 July 2007 Borhani signed a contract with the IPL giants Esteghlal.[6] On 27 October Borhani scored his first hat-trick for Esteghlal in a 3–2 win over Paykan. Borhani again scored a hat-trick plus two against Pegah Gilan in the Hazfi Cup ending up with five goals, the game's final score being 8–1 in favor of Esteghlal. He became the top scorer in 2008–09 season with 21 goals. The next season, he scored 11 goals but missed so many chances during the final matches of the season. On 14 January 2013, he became Esteghlal's all-time top goal scorers after scoring against Mes Kerman, surprising Ali Jabbari. He was his team's top scorer at the 2012–13 season, which they won the Iran Pro League title. He extended his contract with the club for next two seasons on 1 July 2013. On 9 February 2014, Borhani scored his 100th goal for Esteghlal in a 2–0 win over Saipa. On 14 June 2014, Borhani signed a new contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

Borhani playing for Esteghlal in 2013

Club career statistics
  • Last update: July 17, 2018
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03PasPro League18420—204
2003–04241200—2412
2004–0525900—259
2005–0627800743412
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2006–07Al-NasrUAE League7122[7]—93
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2006–07PasPro League11200—112
2007–08Esteghlal31864—3712
2008–093020[8]15623727
2009–10291113603614
2010–112314[9]30523116
2011–1230840854213
2012–13271042934015
2013–142153051296
2014–1524211—253
2015–1614220—162
2016–17Paykan5000—50
Total Iran 339115[10]2715461741011471
United Arab Emirates 71220093
Career total 34611629174611741911501

1 Statistics Incomplete.

Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Pas4
06–07Pas1
07–08Esteghlal2
08–09Esteghlal2
09–10Esteghlal1
10–11Esteghlal3
11–12Esteghlal1
12–13Esteghlal2
13–14Esteghlal2
14–15Esteghlal3

International career

While playing for Pas Tehran, he was called to the Iran U-23 team for the 2004 Athens Olympics qualifications, where he had some good performances, including scoring four goals in two games versus Uzbekistan. Despite the talent on the team, the Iran U-23 team did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Around the same time he was called up to the Team Melli, where he scored some crucial goals, such as the tying goal versus Qatar in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He was not a regular starter for the team, but he was among Iran's final squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup.

In November 2006, he once again joined Iran U-23 team to participate at the 2006 Asian Games. In the quarter-final match against China, Borhani held the ball short of the goal line and invited his teammates to approach after masterfully dribbling around the Chinese goalkeeper. He held that position for a few seconds before moving the ball over the line and then started running with joy towards the bench and celebrating with others. Later on he apologized for dishonoring the China U-23 team.

He was called up to the national squad by Iranian coach Ali Daei to play in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round. He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli.

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 June 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran Syria3–07–12004 WAFF
221 June 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran Syria4–07–12004 WAFF
323 June 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran Iraq2–12–12004 WAFF
425 June 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran Syria3–14–12004 WAFF
59 October 2004Khalifa International Stadium, Doha Qatar2–23–22006 WCQ
617 November 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran Laos6–07–02006 WCQ
72 February 2005Azadi Stadium, Tehran Bosnia and Herzegovina2–12–1Friendly
828 May 2006Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek Croatia2–12–2Friendly
92 January 2009Azadi Stadium, Tehran China PR1–03–1Friendly
1012 August 2009Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina2–23–2Friendly

Honours
Borhani after winning the 2012–13 season with Esteghlal

Club
Pas Tehran
Esteghlal

Country
  • WAFF Championship (1): 2004

Individual
  • Iran Pro League top goalscorer (1): 2008–09
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References
  1. http://www.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100844449838 (in Farsi) Jam-e Jam.
  3. "Arash Borhani in negotiation with UAE and Belgian clubs". IranSportsPress. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. Nader Jahanfard. "Footballmedia Exclusive! Arash Borhani to join Vitoria de Setubal of Portugal!". FootballMedia.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  5. "Borhani to sign for Mes Kerman". IRNA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  6. آرش برهاني به استقلال پيوست (in Persian). FootballIran.ir. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  7. UAE Cup 2006/2007 Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. 2008–09 season top scorers Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. 2010–11 season top scorers Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. "برهانی در یک قدمی 100 !". Goal.com (in Persian). 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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