Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)

Ali Ghorbani (Azerbaijani: Əli Qurbani, Persian: علی قربانی; born 18 September 1990) is a professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Gol Gohar in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Born in Iran, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.

Ali Ghorbani
Ghorbani with Esteghlal in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ali Ghorbani
Date of birth (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Savadkouh, Iran
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gol Gohar
Number 9
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 11 (1)
2024 Paykan 15 (4)
2024– Gol Gohar 0 (0)
International career
2020–2023 Azerbaijan 8 (0)
*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

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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

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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]

Spartak Trnava

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On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovakian side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.[4]

Sepahan

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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

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On 14 August 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[5][6]

International career

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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

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Club

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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

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Azerbaijan
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 0
Total 2 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020

Honours

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Esteghlal

Spartak Trnava

References

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  1. ^ a b "A. Ghorbani".
  2. ^ "فارس خبر می‌دهد فوتبالیست سوادکوهی به نفت تهران پیوست". farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ "علی قربانی پنجمین خرید خیبر خرم آباد شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - Spartak získal ofenzívne duo a vystužil stred poľa" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Əli Qurbanini heyətinə cəlb edib". www.sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ "علی قربانی هم‌بازی پیمان بابایی در لیگ آذربایجان".
  7. ^ "Millinin iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Montenegro-Azerbaijan | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com.
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