Mohammad Gholami (Persian: محمد غلامی, born February 13, 1983) is an Iranian football player who plays for Sepidrood in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He usually plays in the striker position.
 Gholami in 2013 with Sepahan | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Gholami Khalil-Mahalleh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 13, 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Talesh, Gilan, Iran[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chooka Talesh[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Chooka Talesh[2] | ||
| 2001–2006 | Malavan | ||
| 2006–2009 | Pas | 77 | (19) |
| 2009–2011 | Steel Azin | 59 | (19) |
| 2011–2012 | Damash Gilan | 29 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Sepahan | 51 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Rah Ahan | 13 | (3) |
| 2015 | Padideh | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Khoneh Be Khoneh | 20 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 14 | (4) |
| 2018 | Sepidrood | 13 | (2) |
| 2018 | Aluminium Arak | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sepidrood | 22 | (4) |
| 2019 | Qashqai | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Damash | 14 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Sepidrood | 20 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2013 | Iran | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2013 | |||
Club career
editHe began his professional career in Malavan football club. He showed consistent displays for Malavan throughout the 2005–06 Iran Pro League season, scoring 7 goals. Several times he saved the club from losing by scoring in the last seconds of the match. The most famous example of this is in the season where he shocked Esteghlal by scoring in the 94th minute in Azadi Stadium in a game that ended 3–3. He was signed to a one-year contract with Damash Gilan on 19 June 2011 and was one of Damash's key players in the 2011–12 season.[3] He scored eight goals in 29 matches. After spending one season at Damash, he joined Iran Pro League champions, Sepahan on 1 June 2012 with a two-year contract.
In August 2022 he retired from his professional career after helping Damash to promote to Iranian football's 2nd division.
Club career statistics
edit- As of 18 September 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Malavan | Iran Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07 | Pas Tehran | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pas Hamedan | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | 34 | 12 | |||
| 2009–10 | Steel Azin | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2011–12 | Damash | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Sepahan | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rah Ahan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Padideh | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Khooneh Be Khooneh | Azadegan League | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Sepidrood | Iran Pro League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 17 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
International career
editHe made his international debut against China in September 2010 under Afshin Ghotbi, where he scored his first international goal.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2010 | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium |  China |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 1 October 2010 | Amman International Stadium |  Iraq |
2–1 | 2–1 | WAFF 2010 |
| 3 | 2 May 2012 | Enghelab Stadium |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
edit- Sepahan
References
edit- ^ a b c Iran Football Federation Official Web Site Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b jamejamonline Web Site
- ^ Gholami enjoys Damash Gilan
External links
edit- Mohammad Gholami at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iran Pro League Stats
