Morteza Tabrizi

Morteza Tabrizi
Tabrizi playing for Esteghlal at 2019 AFC Champions League
Personal information
Full name Morteza Tabrizi
Date of birth (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hamedan, Iran
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Aluminium Arak
Number 11
Youth career
200?–2008 Talar Vahdat Hamedan
2008–2010 Mes Kerman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Pas Hamedan 35 (5)
2013–2018 Zob Ahan 138 (39)
2018–2021 Esteghlal 35 (6)
2021– Gol Gohar Sirjan 45 (9)
2023- Aluminium Arak 4 (0)
International career
2012–2014 Iran U23 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2015

Morteza Tabrizi (Persian: مرتضی تبریزی, born 6 January 1991)[1] is an Iranian professional footballer who played as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League side Aluminium Arak.

Club career

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Pas Hamedan

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Tabrizi was part of Pas Academy since 2010. He promoted to the first team as summer 2013 with two years contract.

Zob Ahan

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Morteza joined Zob Ahan in 2013 on a three-year contract. Tabrizi won the 2015 Hazfi Cup in his second season with Zob Ahan, he defended the title with Zob Ahan the following year and once again won the Hazfi Cup. In the 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League, he became the second-best scorer with 13 goals.

Esteghlal

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On 31 July 2018, Tabrizi officially signed for Esteghlal on a two-year contract.[2] He was assigned the number 11 shirt at Esteghlal, the same number he used to wear at Zob Ahan.[3]

Tabrizi made his debut for Esteghlal on 10 August 2018 in a 3–0 League victory over Tractor Sazi, scoring his first goal for the club within 28 minutes after a receiving a backheel pass from Farshid Esmaeili.[4]

International career

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Youth

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He was regularly called up for the Iran U22 team by coach Alireza Mansourian in 2012 and 2013.[5] On June 28, 2012, he scored two goals in a 7–0 victory against the Maldives U23 team.

Senior

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Tabrizi was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 20 April 2021
Club Season League Hazfi Cup Continental1 Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pas Hamedan 2010–11 Persian Gulf Pro League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 Azadegan League 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
2012–13 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
Total 35 5 0 0 0 0 35 5
Zob Ahan 2013–14 Persian Gulf Pro League 26 2 1 0 0 0 27 2
2014–15 28 7 5 1 0 0 33 8
2015–16 26 7 5 2 8 1 0 0 40 10
2016–17 27 10 6 2 6 2 1 1 39 14
2017–18 30 13 1 0 8 4 0 0 39 17
Total 137 39 18 5 22 7 1 1 178 52
Esteghlal 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 24 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 27 6
2019-20 11 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Total 35 5 3 0 5 1 0 0 43 6
Gol Gohar 2020-21 Persian Gulf Pro League 14 1 3 0 0 0 17 1
2021-22 28 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 8
2022-23 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
Total 67 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 72 14
Aluminium 2023-24 Persian Gulf Pro League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career Total 285 62 26 6 27 8 1 1 339 77

Honours

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Club

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Zob Ahan

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Morteza Tabrizi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "رسمی؛ مرتضی تبریزی به استقلال پیوست" [official; Tabrizi joined Esteghlal] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "شماره 11 استقلال با 3 مدعی!" (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "استقلال 3-0 تراکتورسازی؛ پیروزی قاطع ارتش شفر در جنگ ستارگان!" (in Persian). Tarafdari. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ U22 National Team
  6. ^ "Carlos Queiroz calls up 38 cheetahs for Armenia camp". aryanews.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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