Iman Salimi (; born 1 June 1996) is an Iranian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

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 ...

club Esteghlal .

Club career

ŠKF Sereď

On 2 February 2021, Salimi signed a 3-month contract with Fortuna Liga club

Sereď Sereď (; ) is a town in southern Slovakia near Trnava, on the right bank of the Váh River on the Danubian Lowland. It has approximately 15,500 inhabitants. Geography Sereď lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of . It ...

. It was his first career stop outside of his home country.

International career

Salimi has represented Iran at under-17 and under-19 levels, including representing Iran at the

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claimin ...

Career statistics

Honors

Tractor: *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

: 2019–20 Esteghlal: *

: 2024–25

References

1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Kermanshah Iranian men's footballers Iran men's youth international footballers Iran men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Aluminium Hormozgan F.C. players Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players F.C. Pars Jonoubi Jam players Tractor S.C. players ŠKF Sereď players Esteghlal F.C. players Azadegan League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Slovak First Football League players Iranian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia 21st-century Iranian sportsmen {{Iran-footy-defender-stub