Amir Arsalan Motahari
Amir Arsalan Motahari (Persian: امیرارسلان مطهری; born March 10, 1993) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League as a striker.
 Motahari in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 10, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth |
Garmsar, Iran  Iran | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Steel Azin | ||
| 2011–2012 | Damash Tehran | ||
| 2012–2014 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Naft Tehran | 75 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Pars Jonoubi | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tractor | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Saham | 7 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Zob Ahan | 27 | (11) |
| 2020– | Esteghlal | 23 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 16 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 23 | (14) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2016 | |||
Club career
Early years
He started his career with Steel Azin U19. He also played at Damash Tehran youth levels. Later he joined Moghavemat Tehran U21 and helped them to become champions in 2013–14 U21 Tehran Asia Vision Premier League.[1]
Naft Tehran
He joined Naft Tehran on May 26, 2014 with a three-year contract.[2] He made his debut against Rah Ahan on August 7, 2014 as a substitute for Hossein Ebrahimi.[3] He also scored his first goal for Naft, in 1–1 draw against Gostaresh.[4] On 18 March 2015, Motahari scored in Naft's 2–1 win against Al Shabab which was the club's first group stage victory in the AFC Champions League.
Personal life
He was born on the 10th of March, 1993 in the town of Garmsar, in the Semnan Province. He was a lifetime supporter of Esteghlal and even joined them in the beginning of 2020.
Club career statistics
- As of 17 February 2020
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2014–15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 11 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 31 | 7 | ||
| Total | 75 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 94 | 20 | ||
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | Pro League | 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Tractor | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Saham | Oman Professional League | 2018–19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 6 |
| Zob Ahan | Pro League | 2018–19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Total | 55 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 72 | 22 | ||
| Esteghlal | Pro League | 2019–20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| Career total | 142 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 182 | 50 | ||
International career
Youth
He was part of the Iran U-22 squad during the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship[5] and made 2 appearances against Japan U-22[6] and Australia U-22.[7]
He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada as preparation for the 2014 Asian Games.[8] He was called into Iran's squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Motahari was named the best player of the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship in October 2015 scoring three goals, including one in the final against Syria which Iran won 2–0. On 12 January 2016 Motahari scored Iran's first goal and assisted the second in their 2–0 victory against Syria in the first match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
Senior
Motahari was invited to the May 2015 Iran training camp by Carlos Queiroz.
Honours
Individual
References
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- "23 بازیکن تیم زیر 22 سال انتخاب شدند/ عابدزاده از پرسپولیس دعوت شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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- http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u22-championship-2013-schedule-results.html?fixtureid=7776&stageid=312&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
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