Iranian footballer
Ali Nozar Karimi
(
Persian
:
??? ?????
; born 11 February 1994) is an Iranian professional
footballer
who plays for
Kayserispor
as a
central midfielder
.
Club career
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Sepahan
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He joined
Sepahan
in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of
Sepahan under-19 football team
.
[2]
Karimi made his first league appearance in the 2013?14 season. He won the
Persian Gulf Pro League
with Sepahan in the 2014?15 season.
Dinamo Zagreb
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2016?17
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On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions
Dinamo Zagreb
on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee.
[3]
He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian
Prva HNL
. Karimi made his preseason debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club
CS Pandurii Targu Jiu
.
[4]
Loan to Lokomotiva
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Karimi joined Dinamo Zagreb's feeder club
Lokomotiva
in January 2017 on a 6-month loan. He finally got a chance to show off his power and control in the midfield as he started six games for Lokomotiva, set up multiple goals and scored his first goal in the Croatian league for the NK Lokomotiva on 26 April 2017 in a 1?0 league victory against
Istra 1961
.
Esteghlal
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On 15 July 2018, Karimi joined
Esteghlal
signing a one-year contract with the club.
[5]
Qatar SC
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On 1 November 2020, Karimi joined
Qatar SC
, signing a one-year contract with the club.
Kayserispor
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In July 2020, Karimi joined
Kayseispor
as a free agent.
International career
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Youth
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He was invited to
Iran U-23
training camp by
Nelo Vingada
[6]
in preparation for
Incheon 2014
and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the
Iran U23
and on the final roster for
Incheon 2014
.
[7]
Senior
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Karimi was called to the
national team
in March 2014 but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a
2018 FIFA World Cup
qualifier against
India
in September 2015.
[8]
He made his debut against Papua New Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.
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In May 2018, he was named in Iran's preliminary
squad
for the
2018 World Cup
in Russia.
[9]
but did not make the final 23 because of injury.
[10]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of 3 April 2024
[11]
International
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- As of matches played 21 November 2023
[12]
Iran
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
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2016
|
1
|
0
|
2017
|
6
|
0
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2018
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3
|
0
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2019
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1
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0
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2020
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2
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0
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2022
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3
|
0
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2023
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3
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0
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Total
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19
|
0
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Honours
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Sepahan
Iran U23
References
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External links
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