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Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (footballer, born 1983)

Not to be confused with Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (footballer, born 1948).

Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Persian: محمدرضا خلعتبری, born 14 September 1983) is an Iranian former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as an attacking midfielder, Winger and Forward in the Persian Gulf Pro League, UAE Pro League and Qatar Stars League. Khalatbari has scored 5 goals in 60 matches for the Iran national football team.

Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari
Khalatbari with Iran in May 2014
Personal information
Full name Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari Limaki
Date of birth (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Ramsar, Iran[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger/ Forward
Youth career
2000–2003 Shamoushak[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Shamoushak 14 (1)
2004–2006 Aboumoslem 51 (3)
2006–2011 Zob Ahan 126 (35)
2011–2012 Al Gharrafa 6 (1)
2012 → Al Wasl (loan) 10 (3)
2012–2013 Sepahan 32 (13)
2013 Ajman 0 (0)
2013–2014 Persepolis 22 (6)
2014–2016 Sepahan 51 (13)
2016–2017 Gostaresh Foolad 13 (0)
2017 Saipa 13 (1)
2017–2019 Padideh 39 (3)
2019–2020 Zob Ahan 11 (1)
2020 Shahr Khodro 10 (1)
2020–2022 Sepahan 33 (1)
2022–2023 Foolad 11 (1)
2023 Aluminium 2 (0)
International career‡
2005–2015 Iran 60 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Club career

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Early years

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Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak's youth teams and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. He helped Aboumoslem reach the Hazfi Cup final where they lost to Saba Qom on penalties.

Zob Ahan

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After two years with Aboumoslem, in July 2006, he signed for Zob Ahan,[3] where he played important matches and led his team to win the Hazfi Cup in June 2009. During the summer of 2009, Khalatbari had a trial at 1. FC Köln, however the manager (Zvonimir Soldo) stated that Khalatbari was "lacking physical strength" and that "he might be a problem in Germany".[4] He returned after his failed trial to become one of the most influential players in league and ACL in the 2009–10 season,[5] where Zob Ahan reached the Champions League final for the first time in club history.

Al Gharrafa

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He left Zob Ahan in June 2011 and signed a contract with Al Gharrafa Qatar. After an unsuccessful half-season at Al-Gharrafa, Khalatbari left the club in the winter transfer window.

Al Ain F.C.

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In early 2012, he was moved to Al Ain F.C.; a successful loan from Al Gharafa, he Scored 3 goals in 17 caps for Al Ain F.C.

Sepahan and Ajman

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Khalatbari playing for Sepahan in an AFC Champions League match against Al-Nasr

On 10 July 2012, he joined Iranian champion Sepahan. He won the Hazfi Cup with Sepahan and became the league's top assistant player with 13 assists. He was also one of the league's top scorers with 14 league goals. Khalatbari had one of the best years in hs career with 17 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions. At the end of 2012–13 season, he moved to Ajman but the transfer was canceled after the renaming of UAE Pro League to UAE Arabian Gulf League.[6][7]

Persepolis

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Khalatbari in Persepolis Training in September 2013

On 1 September 2013, Persepolis and Ajman reached an agreement with a fee around $800,000 and he joined Persepolis with a two-year contract.[8] He made his debut in the Tehran derby match against Esteghlal. His first goal came when he scored a penalty kick in a match against Gostaresh Foolad. His six league goals helped Persepolis to a second-place league finish and a berth in the Asian Champions League. At the end of season, while he had financial problems with Persepolis, he paid one third of Ajman's debt (fee around $250,000)[9] and skip his debts (fee around 3,400 million Rials).[10] on 15 July 2014, Persepolis released him.[11]

Return to Sepahan

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Khalatbari playing for Padideh in 2018

On 15 July 2014, Khalatbari returned to Sepahan, signing a two-year contract.[12]

Club career statistics

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As of 20 October 2018
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 Shamoushak Iran Pro League 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
2004–05 Aboumoslem 25 0 0 0 – – 25 0
2005–06 26 3 0 0 – – 26 3
2006–07 Zob Ahan 19 1 1 0 – – 20 1
2007–08 25 7 2 0 – – 27 7
2008–09 28 10 3 2 – – 31 12
2009–10 26 11 4 1 11 5 40 17
2010–11 28 5 1 0 6 1 35 6
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
2011–12 Al Gharrafa Qatar Stars League 8 2 1 1 0 0 9 3
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2011–12 Al Ain UAE Pro-League 16 2 1 1 - - 17 3
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2012–13 Sepahan Iran Pro League 32 14 5 2 8 1 45 17
2013–14 Persepolis 21 6 2 0 – – 21 6
2014–15 Sepahan 26 9 1 0 – – 27 9
2015–16 9 1 1 1 6 0 16 2
2016–17 Gostaresh 20 2 0 0 – – 20 2
2017 Saipa 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
2017–18 Padideh 7 1 0 0 – – 7 1
2018–19 15 2 2 0 – – 17 2
Zob Ahan 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2019–20 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
2020 Shahr Khodro 14 1 1 0 2 0 17 2
Total Iran 351 78 20 6 35 7 406 88
Total Qatar 8 2 1 1 0 0 9 3
Total United Arab Emirates 10 3 4 1 – – 14 4
Career total 369 83 25 8 35 7 429 98
  • Assists
Season Team Assists
05–06 Aboumoslem 1
06–07 Zob Ahan 2
07–08 Zob Ahan 4
08–09 Zob Ahan 14
09–10 Zob Ahan 5
10–11 Zob Ahan 11
11–12 Al Gharrafa 4
11–12 Al Ain 2
12–13 Sepahan 13
13–14 Persepolis 5
14–15 Sepahan 3

International career

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Khalatbari in training with Iran

Khalatbari plays as both winger and attacking midfielder for Iran. He's played in the WAFF Championships, 2010 World Cup qualifiers and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. He played an important role in securing Iran's spot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup under manager Carlos Queiroz. He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.[13] However, Khalatbari did not make in the final 23-man squad.

International goals

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Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 February 2011 Al Dhafra Stadium, Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates   Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 28 July 2011 Galolhu National Stadium, Malé, Maldives   Maldives 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 3 June 2012 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 15 August 2012 Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét, Hungary   Tunisia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
5. 11 June 2013 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Lebanon 1–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Attributes

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Khalatbari is best known for his technical skill and fast pace on the ball, his vision, and his shooting capabilities.

Honours

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Club

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Abomooslem
Zob Ahan
Al Ain FC
Sepahan
Persepolis
Foolad

Country

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Hamshahri". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Javan". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ^ Mohammad Reza Khalatbari at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ Cologne close in on Khalatbari
  5. ^ Jaamejam
  6. ^ Tehran Times Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Angle Chronicle". Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ^ Mehrnews: Khalatbari joined Persepolis with a 2-years contract
  9. ^ Fars: Khalatbari paid Ajman's third part of debts
  10. ^ Perspolisnews.com: Khalatbari skip his debts
  11. ^ Khabaronline: Khalatbari released by Perspolis
  12. ^ "Sepahan FC: Khalatbari joined Sepahan". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA". Persian Football. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Foolad beat Persepolis to win Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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