Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijani: Əli Qurbani, Persian: علی قربانی; born 18 September 1990) is a professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Born in Iran, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
 Ghorbani with Esteghlal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ghorbani | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Savadkouh, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paykan | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Shohada-ye Zirab | ||
| 2004–2006 | Gheyrat Zirab | ||
| 2006–2009 | Parvin Ghaemshahr | ||
| 2009–2011 | Nassaji | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Nassaji | 18 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Gahar Zagros | 23 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Naft Tehran | 61 | (16) |
| 2016–2018 | Esteghlal | 55 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | Spartak Trnava | 9 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sepahan | 37 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Sumgayit | 42 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Foolad | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Paykan | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2023 | Azerbaijan | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Ghorbani started his professional career with Nassaji. Later he joined Gahar and reunited with his former coach Davoud Mahabadi, helping them secure promotion to Iran Pro League with scoring 7 times in Azadegan League. After a successful season in Gahar, he joined Mes Sarcheshmeh. In July 2013, he joined Naft Tehran on a two-year contract.[2]
Esteghlal edit
Ghorbani joined Sepidrood in summer 2016.[3] He was coached by Alireza Mansourian at Naft Tehran and when Mansorian went to Esteghlal, Ghorbani was one of his new players.[citation needed]
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On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.[4]
Sepahan edit
In the summer of 2019, he joined Iranian Club Sepahan. After getting knocked out by former team Esteghlal on 10 August 2020, he and a few other club members were sacked by the club.[citation needed]
Sumgayit FK edit
On 14 August 2020, he signed a one year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[5][6]
International career edit
Ali Ghorbani was born in the Mazandaran province of Iran and originally is a mazani from Kerdabad village in Savadkouh. On 2 October 2020, Ghorbani was called up Azerbaijan by Gianni De Biasi.[7]
He made his official debut for Azerbaijan on 10 October 2020, against Montenegro in a UEFA Nations League match.[8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 7 September 2019.[1]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nassaji | Division 1 | 2010–11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 |
| Gahar | 2011–12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Naft Tehran | Pro League | 2013–14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 19 | ||
| Esteghlal | Pro League | 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 79 | 18 | ||
| Spartak Trnava | Fortuna liga | 2018–19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Sepahan | Pro League | 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Sumgayit | Azerbaijani Premier League | 2020-21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Foolad | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2022-23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Paykan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2023-24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 279 | 65 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 339 | 78 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Esteghlal | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | Spartak Trnava | 5 |
International edit
| Azerbaijan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020
Honours edit
Esteghlal
Spartak Trnava
References edit
- ^ a b "A. Ghorbani".
- ^ "فارس خبر میدهد فوتبالیست سوادکوهی به نفت تهران پیوست". farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "علی قربانی پنجمین خرید خیبر خرم آباد شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. 9 June 2016.
- ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - Spartak získal ofenzívne duo a vystužil stred poľa" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Əli Qurbanini heyətinə cəlb edib". www.sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "علی قربانی همبازی پیمان بابایی در لیگ آذربایجان".
- ^ "Millinin iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Montenegro-Azerbaijan | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com.
External links edit
- Ali Ghorbani at Soccerway
- Ali Ghorbani at IranLeague.ir
- Ali Ghorbani at PersianLeague.com
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