Ali Badavi

Ali "Naji" Badavi (born 20 June 1982) is an Iranian footballer who last played for the Sanat Naft in Azadegan League.

Ali Badavi
Personal information
Full name Ali "Naji" Badavi
Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Foolad (6)
2006–2007 Esteghlal Ahvaz 25 (1)
2007–2009 Foolad (2)
2009–2010 Sanat Naft 13 (1)
National team
2001–2003 Iran U23 ? (1)
2002–2006 Iran 26 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 December 2006

Club career

Badavi started his career at Foolad FC, however on his return from China after the 2004 Asian Cup, his troubles continued with Foolad FC and eventually left for city rival Esteghlal Ahvaz where he has yet to win a regular spot in the team. Ali Badavi continued his excellent run for Esteghlal Ahvaz in the Iran Premier League (2005–2006) Season. His form was good enough for yet another recall for international duty.

Club career statistics

Last Update 24 May 2010

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2001–02FooladPersian Gulf Cup4--
2002–03241--
2003–040--
2004–051--
2005–06001
2006–07Esteghlal Ahvaz251--
2007–08FooladAzadegan League0--
2008–09Persian Gulf Cup242--
2009–10Sanat NaftAzadegan League131--
Total Iran 101
Career total 101
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Esteghlal Ahvaz1
08–09Foolad3

International career

He made his debut for Iran national football team on 1 September 2002 versus Jordan.

He also played for the Iranian Olympic team during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, and soon after became a player who was regularly called up to the national team.

During Iran's 2004 AFC Asian Cup game versus Oman, Badavi and Rezaei began physically fighting with each other in the middle of the game after a series of mistakes. Badavi was suspended for 2 games and returned in the semis versus China, where his last minute, close-range miss proved to be costly. The following season, he did not have good form and is rarely called up to the national team any more.

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