Morteza Tabrizi
Morteza Tabrizi (Persian: مرتضی تبریزی, born 6 January 1991)[1] is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League side Esteghlal.
Tabrizi playing for Esteghlal in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morteza Tabrizi | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Hamedan, Iran | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
200?–2008 | Talar Vahdat Hamedan | ||
2008–2010 | Mes Kerman | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Pas Hamedan | 35 | (15) |
2013–2018 | Zob Ahan | 138 | (43) |
2018– | Esteghlal | 34 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Iran U23 | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2015 |
Club career
Pas Hamedan
Tabrizi was part of Pas Academy since 2010. He promoted to the first team as summer 2013 with two years contract.
Zob Ahan
Morteza joined Zob Ahan in 2013 on a three-year contract. Tabrizi won the 2015 Hazfi Cup in his second season with Zob Ahan, he defended the title with Zob Ahan the following year and once again won the Hazfi Cup. In the 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League, he became the second-best scorer with 13 goals.
Esteghlal
On 31 July 2018, Tabrizi officially signed for Esteghlal on a two-year contract.[2] He was assigned the number 11 shirt at Esteghlal, the same number he used to wear at Zob Ahan.[3]
Tabrizi made his debut for Esteghlal on 10 August 2018 in a 3–0 League victory over Tractor Sazi, scoring his first goal for the club within 28 minutes after a receiving a backheel pass from Farshid Esmaeili.[4]
International career
Youth
He was regularly called up for the Iran U22 team by coach Alireza Mansourian in 2012 and 2013.[5] On June 28, 2012, he scored two goals in a 7–0 victory against the Maldives U23 team.
Senior
Tabrizi was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 10 August 2018
Club | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Continental1 | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pas Hamedan | 2010–11 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Azadegan League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
2012–13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
Zob Ahan | 2013–14 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
2014–15 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
2015–16 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 10 | ||
2016–17 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 14 | ||
2017–18 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 19 | ||
2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 138 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 180 | 53 |
Honours
Individual
- Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year (1): 2017–18
References
- Morteza Tabrizi at Soccerway
- "رسمی؛ مرتضی تبریزی به استقلال پیوست" [official; Tabrizi joined Esteghlal] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "شماره 11 استقلال با 3 مدعی!" (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "استقلال 3-0 تراکتورسازی؛ پیروزی قاطع ارتش شفر در جنگ ستارگان!" (in Persian). Tarafdari. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- U22 National Team
- "Carlos Queiroz calls up 38 cheetahs for Armenia camp". aryanews.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.