Vahid Amiri
Amiri with Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Vahid Amiri[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988
Place of birth Darreh-ye Badam, Khorramabad, Iran[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Persepolis
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Datis
2009–2010 Kowsar
2010–2011 Gahar Zagros
2011–2013 Naft MIS 48 (2)
2013–2016 Naft Tehran 79 (11)
2016–2018 Persepolis 51 (8)
2018–2019 Trabzonspor 22 (1)
2019– Persepolis 106 (10)
International career‡
2015– Iran 71 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Vahid Amiri (Persian: وحید امیری; born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and Iran national team.

Amiri represented the Iran at the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups and also the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He predominantly plays as a left winger but can play in all attacking positions.

Club career

Amiri started his career with Datis Lorestan. He left Gahar Zagros in the summer of 2011 and Naft Masjed Soleyman and spent two seasons with them.

Naft Tehran

In May 2013 he joined Naft Tehran with a two-year contract.[3] Amiri scored his first goal for Naft on 6 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Damash Gilan. He scored his first Asian Champions League on 7 April 2015 in a 3–0 away win against Saudi club Al-Shabab. Amiri scored on 16 September 2015 in a 2–1 loss to Al-Ahli Dubai in the quarter–finals of the Asian Champions League.

Persepolis

Amiri joined Persepolis in summer of 2016 with a two years contract.[4] He won two league with Persepolis and was named Iranian Footballer of the Year in 2018. He played 74 games and scored 9 goals for his team.

Trabzonspor

On 21 July 2018, Amiri agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish Giants Trabzonspor.[5][6]

Persepolis

Amiri with Persepolis in the 2017 AFC Champions League

On 13 July 2019, Amiri signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[7][8] After returning to Persepolis, He said:

I am very happy to return to Persepolis once again. I had several offers from the other Iranian teams but I opted to return to my home.[7]

Also clubs No. 19 was given to Amiri.

International career

He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[9] He made his debut on a friendly against Iraq on 4 January 2015. He missed a decisive penalty against Iraq which lead to elimination of Iran from Asian Cup 2015. Amiri scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory against Chile.

In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Personal life

Amiri was born in the small village of Darreh-ye Badam in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. He has a degree in law and as of January 2016 is studying for his master's degree in Physical Education.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 07 November 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Naft MIS 2011–12 Division 1 23210——242
2012–13 25010260
Total 48220——502
Naft Tehran 2013–14 Pro League 26220——282
2014–15 25421112387
2015–16 2852010315
Total 791161122—9714
Persepolis 2016–17 Pro League 25600121—377
2017–18 262208010372
Total 5182020110749
Trabzonspor 2018–19 Süper Lig 22142——263
Persepolis 2019–20 Pro League 266412000327
2020–21 2832013100434
2021–22 241112010282
2022–23 24051——291
2023–24 400020—60
Total 106101231911013814
Career total 306322665142038542

International

As of match played 20 June 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iran 2015121
201690
201790
2018120
2019100
202020
202191
202250
202330
Total712
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amiri goal.
List of international goals scored by Vahid Amiri
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 March 2015NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria Chile2–02–0Friendly
23 June 2021Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain Hong Kong2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Naft Tehran

Persepolis

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "وحید امیری میهمان برنامه این هفته نود" [Vahid Amiri is the guest of this week's program]. Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "قنبرزاده به فارس خبر داد نفت تهران ۴ بازیکن جدید گرفت/ کامیابی‌نیا بازیکن نفت است نه راه‌آهن". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "وحید امیری به پرسپولیس پیوست" [Basic football: Four player hopefuls joined the adult league]. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Kulübü, Trabzonspor. "Vahid Amiri'yle sözleşme imzaladık". trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Trabzonspor, Vahid Amiri'ye veda etti". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Vahid Amiri returns to Persepolis". Tehran Times. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "رسمی؛ وحید امیری به پرسپولیس پیوست". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Alipour, Nima (31 January 2016). "امیری: هنوز صدای دیرک در گوشم می‌پیچد/ از خیلی لذت‌های زندگی‌ام گذشتم". ISNA. Iran. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Iran - V. Amiri - Profile with news, career statistics - Soccerway".
  13. ↑ Vahid Amiri at National-Football-Teams.com
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