Mohammad Gholami (; born 13 February 1983) is an Iranian

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coach and a former player who usually played in the striker position.

Club career

He began his professional career in

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 ...

football club. He showed consistent displays for Malavan throughout the 2005–06

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season, scoring 7 goals. Several times he saved the club from losing by scoring in the last seconds of the match. The most famous example of this is in the season where he shocked Esteghlal by scoring in the 94th minute in

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in a game that ended 3–3. He was signed to a one-year contract with

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Guilan (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Guilân''), commonly known as Damash Guilan sc, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Guilan, that competes in the Azadegan League. The club was founde ...

on 19 June 2011 and was one of Damash's key players in the 2011–12 season.Gholami enjoys Damash Gilan
/ref> He scored eight goals in 29 matches. After spending one season at Damash, he joined Iran Pro League champions,

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 1 June 2012 with a two-year contract. In August 2022 he retired from his professional career after helping Damash to promote to Iranian football's 2nd division.

Club career statistics

International career

He made his international debut against China in September 2010 under

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, where he scored his first international goal.

International goals

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

Honours

;Sepahan *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gholami, Mohammad 1983 births Footballers from Bandar-e Anzali Living people Iranian people of Talysh descent Talysh people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Malavan F.C. players PAS Tehran F.C. players Steel Azin F.C. players S.C. Damash Gilan players Sepahan S.C. footballers Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Shahr Khodro F.C. players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players F.C. Rayka Babol players Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. players Sepidrood Rasht S.C. players Aluminium Arak F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players