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Reza Shekari
Shekari with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah
Date of birth (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sepahan
Number 10
Youth career
2014–2015 Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Zob Ahan 17 (0)
2017–2019 Rubin Kazan 5 (0)
2019–2021 Tractor 15 (0)
2021–2023 Gol Gohar 59 (12)
2023– Sepahan 20 (4)
International career
2013–2014 Iran U17 8 (5)
2014–2017 Iran U20 13 (9)
2017–2021 Iran U23 10 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2020

Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah (Persian: رضا شکاری قزلقيه; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Sepahan as a midfielder.

Club career

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Zob Ahan

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Shekari joined the Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in the summer of 2015 when he signed a 3-year contract with this Isfahani side.[1][2] He made his debut for Zob Ahan in 2nd fixtures of 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League against Sepahan while he substituted in for Mehdi Rajabzadeh.[3] Shekari scored his first professional goal on 4 November 2015 in a 2–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Persepolis.

After a good season with Zob Ahan, Shekari joined the Swiss club FC Basel on a one-week trial in May 2016.[4]

Rubin Kazan

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On 31 August 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, joining compatriot Sardar Azmoun at the club.[5] Shekari was assigned to the U21 team. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 7 April 2018 in a game against FC Akhmat Grozny.[6]

Tractor

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On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.[citation needed]

International career

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U17

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Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.[7]

U20

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He was invited to Iran U20 by Amir Hossein Peyrovani in 2014. He represented Iran in the AFC U19 Championships, in which Iran reached the semi-finals and qualified for the World Cup. Shekari scored three goals during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

U23

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In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by Mohammad Khakpour.[8]

Personal life

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Reza was born in Tehran.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 18 September 2023
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zob Ahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16 11 0 1 1 1 0 13 1
2016–17 7 0 1 1 0 0 8 1
Total 18 0 2 2 1 0 21 2
Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League 2017–18 2 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 5 0 1 0 6 0
Tractor Persian Gulf Pro League 2019–20 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2020–21 7 0 1 1 0 0 8 1
Gol Gohar Sirjan Persian Gulf Pro League 2021–22 26 5 2 1 0 0 28 6
2022–23 26 7 3 1 0 0 29 8
Total 52 12 5 2 0 0 57 14
Sepahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2023–24 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
Total 101 13 10 5 2 0 113 18

International goals

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Iran U23

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 2017 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–1 2–1 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2. 24 March 2019 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Yemen 1–0 3–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3. 12 January 2020 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand  South Korea 1–2 1–2 2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Honours

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Zob Ahan
Tractor
Sepahan

References

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  1. ^ "امضای قرارداد ذوب‌آهن با رضا شکاری". Mehr news agency.
  2. ^ "رضا شکاری هافبک تیم ملی فوتبال جوانان به ذوب آهن پیوست". Zob Ahan FC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "ZOB AHAN VS. SEPAHAN 0 - 1". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "90tv.ir - وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - رضا شکاری جدیدترین لژیونر فوتبال ایران".
  5. ^ Состав «Рубина» пополнил полузащитник Реза Шекари (Reza Shekari joins Rubin) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Rubin-Akhmat game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ "تیم ملی نوجوانان » رضا شکاری". FFIRI.
  8. ^ "دعوت ۴ بازیکن جدید به اردوی تیم ملی امید". 90tv.ir.
  9. ^ "برنامه نود؛ مصاحبه با رضا شکاری". Aparat from Varzesh3. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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