Reza Norouzi (, born 21 September 1982) is a retired

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 ...

ian footballer.

Club career

Early years

Norouzi started his career with Bargh Shiraz in

Iran 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 ...

Steel Azin

Norouzi joined

Steel Azin Steel Azin Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co. Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, spo ...

in 2008 after spending the previous year at Bargh Shiraz.

Foolad

He was transferred to Foolad on 2010 and became top goal scorer of 2010–11 season.

Naft Tehran

In October 2012, Norouzi signed with

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 ...

effective from January 2013. He scored his first goal for Naft in his debut match 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 ...

. In his second season with the club he finished the season with 11 goals, one of the most in the league.

Persepolis

After becoming the Pro League's third place with

that was the club's best season in its history, Norouzi had offers from many teams, however, he joined

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in the summer of 2014 and signed a one-year contract until end of 2014–15 season. Persepolis fans nicknamed him as the ''Blue Killer'', because he has scored nine goals against Esteghlal in three previous seasons. He played his first official game for Persepolis against his former team,

on 1 August 2014. He was substituted in 90+2 minutes with

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Club career statistics

* Assist Goals

International career

He started his international career under

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in November 2010 against

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. He also played for Iran in the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the secon ...

. He was selected in

's 30-man provisional squad for the

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Honours

Individual

Iranian Footballer of the Year The Iran Football award Winners is an annual association football award presented to Best Player, Coach and Referees in Iran, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Persian Gulf Pro League each season. The recipient is chosen by a pa ...

: 2010 * Iran Pro League Top Goalscorer:

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References

1982 births Living people Bargh Shiraz F.C. players Iranian men's footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Steel Azin F.C. players Foolad F.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Iran men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Ahvaz 21st-century Iranian sportsmen {{Iran-footy-forward-stub