Mohammad Reza Akhbari

Mohammad Reza Akhbari
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad
Date of birth (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Tractor Sazi
Number 1
Youth career
2005–2014 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Saipa 14 (0)
2015– Tractor Sazi 40 (0)
National team
2014–2016 Iran U23 13 (1)
2016– Iran 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad (Persian: محمدرضا اخباری شاد); is an Iranian footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Tractor Sazi and the Iranian national team.

Club career

Saipa

He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. Akhbari is also one of the unknown young players which was presented to the Iranian Football by Coach Engin Firat. He made his debut for Saipa in last fixture of 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a starter.[1]

Tractor Sazi

Akhbari joined Tractor Sazi for a two–year period to complete his conscription. He became the starting goalkeeper for Tractor and led them to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Akhbari's good performances with Tractor earned him a national team call up.

Club career statistics

As of 15 May 2015.
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saipa Pro League 2010–11 000000
2011–12 000000
2012–13 000000
2013–14 100010
2014–15 13020150
Tractor Sazi 2015–16 3003060390
Career Totals 4405060560

International career

Youth

Akhbari invited to the Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada[2] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[3]

Senior

He was invited to Iranian national team for the first time on 12 March 2016 by Carlos Queiroz for two upcoming matches against India and Oman during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he did not play. He played his first match for the senior team on 8 June 2016 in a friendly with Kyrgyzstan, coming as a substitute of first choice Alireza Haghighi in the second half.

References

  1. "Saba-Saipa 93". iranleague.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  2. "89 بازیکن در اردوی تیم فوتبال المپیک - سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.


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