Reza Karimi (footballer, born 1998)

Reza Karimi (Persian: رضا کریمی‎, born 23 August 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Iran national under-20 football team. He primarily plays as a forward.[1][2]

Reza Karimi
Reza Karimi
Personal information
Full name Reza Habel Karimi
Date of birth (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998
Place of birth Ardabil, Iran
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Esteghlal
Number 88
Youth career
2010–2012 Moghavemat Tehran
2012–2014 Shahrdari Ardabil
2014–2015 Frenz United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Gostaresh Foolad 1 (0)
2016–2018 Skënderbeu Korçë 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Teuta Durrës (loan) 11 (0)
2018– Esteghlal 2 (1)
National team
2012–2014 Iran U17 17 (12)
2014–2016 Iran U20 9 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2018

Club career

Early years

Reza Karimi started his career with Moghavemat Tehran in 2010 as a youth player.

He moved to the Frenz United youth academy in the summer of 2014. He participated in the Frenz International Cup 2015 in which he gave an excellent performance by scoring 2 magnificent goals against Liverpool and 1 goal against Guangzhou Evergrande.[3][4][5][6][7]

Gostaresh Foolad

Reza Karimi moved to Gostaresh Foolad in summer 2015. He made his debut on 7 February 2016 against FC Mashhad, formerly known as Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.

Skënderbeu Korçë

In the summer of 2016 Karimi signed with Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë. Karimi had issues with his ITC and was only allowed to play in official matches in January 2017. He made his league debut on 25 February 2017 in a 1–0 victory against Vllaznia.

On 31 May 2017, Karimi came on in the 77th minute of the Albanian Cup Final against KF Tirana. Skënderbeu eventually lost 3–1 in extra time.

Career statistics
As of 17 April 2018
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gostaresh Foulad PGPL 2015–16 1000––10
Skënderbeu Korçë Albanian Superliga 2016-17 6030––90
Teuta Durrës 2017-18 11020––130
Career total 1805000230
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References
  1. "Iran - R. Karimi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  2. "Reza Karimi رضا کریمی - IPL 2015-2016 - Player Profile with career statistics and history - PersianLeague". persianleague.com.
  3. "Frenz United FC Indonesia «  Frenz International Cup 2015". frenzinternationalcup.com.
  4. "Frenz United Indonesia Aim To Derail Liverpool «  Frenz International Cup 2015". frenzinternationalcup.com.
  5. "Academy edge 11-goal thriller in Indonesia". liverpoolfc.com.
  6. "Red-eyed Liverpool edge homesters in Frenz International Cup - Football - The Star Online". thestar.com.my.
  7. "Frenz Cup 2015". talentshunter.eu. 7 June 2015.
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