Aria Yousefi (Persian: آریا یوسفی; born 22 April 2002) is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Iran national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aria Yousefi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Naft Ahvaz | |||
| 2020–2021 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sepahan | 29 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Iran U23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Iran | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:49, 6 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:49, 6 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Yousefi was born in Bandar-e Mahshahr, and is a youth product of Naft Ahvaz and Sepahan. He debuted in the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in 2021.[1]
International career edit
Yousefi debuted with the Iran national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 January 2024.[2] He was included in the final squad in the Iranian senior team to compete for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2024.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of 06 February 2023
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sepahan | Pro League | 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Career totals | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
References edit
- ^ "بیوگرافی آریا یوسفی، فوتبالیست ماهشهری". www.beytoote.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iran vs. Burkina Faso". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "دلایل ملیپوش شدن یوسفی از زبان محمدحسین میثاقی!". فوتبالی. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links edit
- Aria Yousefi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aria Yousefi at Soccerway