Kamaleddin Kamyabinia ('; born 18 January 1989) is an Iranian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Zob Ahan.

Club career

Mes Kerman

When he was playing for

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. ...

, he was used as a striker.

Rah Ahan

Kamyabinia joined

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, was an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They last played in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian foot ...

in 2009 after spending the previous two seasons at Mes Kerman.

Shahrdari Tabriz

On 2 July 2011, Kamyabinia joined the

Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran. Shahrdari Tabriz also has futsal, basket ...

Naft Tehran

Kamal joined

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') was an Iranian association football, football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previousl ...

in 2013. During his two years at the club he helped them to back third-place in the league which qualified them for the

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for the first time and also finished runners-up of the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup.

Persepolis

On 26 June 2015 Kamyabinia joined

club

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on a two–year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 2 February 2016 in a 2–2 draw against

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

. On 9 April 2016 Kamyabinia scored the winning goal in the 94th minute for Persepolis in a 2–1 victory against

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (, ''Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Malavān-e Bandar-e Anzali'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second league, the Azadegan League and came back to Persian Gulf P ...

. Kamyabinia scored Persepolis' first goal of the 2016–17 season on 26 July 2016 in a 1–0 win against

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. He has also scored important goals for Persepolis in the ACL. Kamyabinia suffered a shoulder injury in the match against Navad Urmia in Iran’s

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 ...

and was rushed to the hospital. He was on target for Persepolis twice in 2018–19. On 24 August 2021, He extended his contract with Persepolis for three years. He has been one of the key players of Persepolis in these years and has played a significant role in the midfield of the team. In 2021,

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wrote about his popularity among teammates. He also received the humorous nickname "Uncle" from teammates and fans.

Zob Ahan Esfahan

On 10 July 2023 Kamyabinia joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Zob Ahan on a new contract after about 8 years in Persepolis.

Club career statistics

International career

Senior Team

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He made his debut on 12 November 2015 against

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in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. Kamyabinia scored his first international goal in a 6–0 victory against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Style of play

His playing style is destructive and he has a high passing ability. With his history of playing in the positions of defense and midfielder, he has been considered to have "adequate and sufficient destructive power".

Personal life

He is married to Khadija Asgari, an Iranian athlete, and has a daughter named Kamand. He also sometimes took his daughter to the training of the

football team.

Honours

;Persepolis *

(6): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,

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(2): 2018–19,

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(5):

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Runner-up (2):

References

External links

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at eurosport
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at PersianLeague.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamyabinia, Kamal 1989 births Footballers from Tehran Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Iranian men's footballers Iran men's youth international footballers Iran men's under-20 international footballers Iran men's international footballers Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Iran