Reza Shekari

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.

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
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sepahan
Number 81
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 4 (1)
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

Club career

Zob Ahan

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

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

On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.

International career

U17

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

U20

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

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

Personal life

Reza was born in Tehran.[9]

Career statistics
As of 18 September 2023
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zob Ahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16 1101110131
2016–17 70110081
Total 1802210212
Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League 2017–18 2000—20
2018–19 301040
Total 5010—60
Tractor Persian Gulf Pro League 2019–20 1501000160
2020–21 70110081
Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. 2021–22 2652100286
2022–23 2673100298
Sepahan 2023–24 41001051
Total 101131052011318

International goals

Iran U23
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 July 2017Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan1–12–12018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.24 March 2019Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Yemen1–03–02020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3.12 January 2020Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand South Korea1–21–22020 AFC U-23 Championship

Honours
Zob Ahan
Tractor

References
  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 2015-07-05.
  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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