Alireza Jamali (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: علیرضا جمالی born 1 April 1990 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

) is an Iranian professional footballer who presently plays for

Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. Sanat Naft Abadan Football Club (, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e San'at Naft-e Ābādān'') is an Iranian Association football, football club based in Abadan, Iran, Abadan, Iran. They currently play in the Azadegan League after being relegated from th ...

of the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

. A native of

Abadan, Iran Abadan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Abadan County), Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is in the southwest of the coun ...

, Jamali can operate in several positions including center midfield, attacking midfield, and forward.

Career

Portugal

Back in 2016,

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

subordinate

Lusitano VRSA Lusitano Futebol Clube, often known as Lusitano VRSA, is a Portuguese football club from Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve region. The club was founded on 15 April 1916 and is the No. 1 delegation of S.L. Benfica, and has Miguel Âng ...

got Jamali's services, with the midfielder starting his first match in a 4-2 loss to

Louletano D.C. Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portugal, Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), D series. The club plays at the Estádio ...

in the Campeonato de Portugal. Having an amicable relationship with his coach,

Ricardo Sousa Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979) is a Portuguese professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He scored 47 goals in 154 matches i ...

, Jamali was praised by him, with Sousa saying that Jamali was fit for the team.

Philippines

Becoming a Pachanga Diliman F.C. player in 2011, the Iranian netted two goals in three appearances in the second half of the

2013 United Football League The 2013 United Football League was the fourth season of the UFL since its establishment as a semi-professional league in 2009. Global FC are the defending champions, having won the previous Division 1 of the 2012 United Football League sea ...

Lanexang

Set to join

Lao Premier League The Lao League 1 (), also known as the Pepsi Lao League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of men's football in Laos. Teams A total of 10 teams participated in the 2025–26 Lao League 1 season. :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical ...

champions Lanexang United in 2015, Jamali lifted the 2015 Lao

Prime Minister's Cup Prime Minister's Cup may refer to: *Prime Minister's Cup (Laos), a football competition in Laos *Prime Minister's Cup (Turkey), a defunct football competition in Turkey *Başbakanlık Kupası (Northern Cyprus), a tournament of the Cyprus Turkish Fo ...

with them, helping the team with a solid performance in the group stage by providing a goal and assist in a 6-2 beating of

Lao Police Club Lao Police Club is a football club based in Vientiane, Laos. They were champions of the Lao League in 2012. Invitational tournament record Honours * Lao Premier League **Winners (1): 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Yea ...

. The Iranian media spread rumors that he was on the verge of going to a Serbian club but the deal never happened.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamali, Alireza Iranian men's footballers Iranian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Living people 1990 births Expatriate men's footballers in Laos Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Lanexang United F.C. players Foolad F.C. players PAS Hamedan F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Footballers from Abadan, Iran 21st-century Iranian sportsmen