Omid Ebrahimi (; born 16 September 1987) is an Iranian

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who plays for Al-Shamal and Iran’s National Team as a

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Early years

Omid Ebrahimi was born in Zarandin-e Sofla, a village located in

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Club career

Omid Ebrahimi was discovered by

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in 2011. He started his career in Esteghlal Dargahan. He joined

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 ...

in 2010 after spending the previous season at Shahrdari Bandar Abbas in the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

. Ebrahimi's first competitive appearance came in the Iran Pro League match against

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 ...

on 27 July 2010, where he played the full 90 minutes. On 10 June 2014, Ebrahimi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal. He spent an excellent career in Blues of the Capital and selected as the best midfielder of

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 ...

in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons and also became the best goalscorer among midfielders in the history of Esteghlal.

International career

Iran and Spain match at the FIFA World Cup 24

He made his debut under

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on 9 December 2012 in a match against

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in the 2012 WAFF. He was called into Iran's

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary

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for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International caps

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 7 February 2024.''

International goals

Honours

Sepahan *

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, 2011–12 *

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 ...

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Esteghlal * Hazfi Cup: 2017–18 Individual * Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Persian Gulf Pro League Midfielder of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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Team of the Tournament:

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References

1987 births Living people F.C. Shahrdari Bandar Abbas players Sepahan S.C. footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players K.A.S. Eupen players Al-Wakrah SC players Al-Shamal SC players Persian Gulf Pro League players Qatar Stars League players Belgian Pro League players Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Mazandaran province Men's association football midfielders 2018 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Iranian sportsmen {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub