Mojtaba Shiri (Persian: مجتبی شیری, born 29 October 1979 in Shiraz, Iran) was an Iranian football defender. After a great season with Esteghlal Ahvaz he was soon noticed by Iran national football team coach Ali Daei and was included in the national team for the WAFF championships. His elder brother, Mehdi was also a professional football player.
 Mojtaba Shiri with Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mojtaba Shiri | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxin Alborz | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bargh Shiraz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Persepolis | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 110 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | Persepolis | 79 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Pas Hamedan | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sanat Naft | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Iran | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2009 | |||
Club career
editHe started to shine in 2003–04 season with Persepolis where he was used as the defensive midfielder and moved to Esteghlal Ahvaz where he stayed for 4 seasons and had an excellent season in 2007–08 seasons where in league he played more minutes than any other player. He moved to Persepolis in summer 2008 and was used as center back, left back and defensive midfielder.
Club career statistics
edit- Last Update: 11 May 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Persepolis | Pro League | 14 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2004–05 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 18 | 0 | – | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 1 | – | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 34 | 4 | – | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Persepolis | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 05–06 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 1 |
| 07–08 | 1 | |
| 08–09 | Persepolis | 1 |
| 09–10 | 0 | |
| 10–11 | 0 | |
| 11–12 | 1 |
International career
editHe played in WAFF 2007 and was invited again under Ali Daei for the first round of world cup qualifications in 2008 where he came on the pitch as a substitute against Kuwait. He was invited again for WAFF 2008.
Honours
editClub
edit- Iran's Premier Football League
- Runner up: 1
- 2006–07 with Esteghlal Ahvaz
- Runner up: 1
- Hazfi Cup
- Winner: 2
- 2009–10 with Persepolis
- 2010–11 with Persepolis
- Winner: 2
References
edit- Mojtaba Shiri at National-Football-Teams.com