Vahid Amiri

Vahid Amiri
	Amiri with Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Vahid Amiri
Date of birth	2 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Darreh-ye Badam, Khorramabad, Iran
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Persepolis
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Datis
2009–2010	Kowsar
2010–2011	Gahar Zagros
2011–2013	Naft MIS
2013–2016	Naft Tehran
2016–2018	Persepolis
2018–2019	Trabzonspor
2019–	Persepolis
International career‡
2015–2023	Iran
Medal record
Representing Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024; ‡ 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

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 30 October 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Naft MIS	2011–12	Division 1	23	2	1	0	—		—		24	2
	2012–13	Division 1	25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
	Total		48	2	2	0	—		—		50	2
Naft Tehran	2013–14	Pro League	26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
	2014–15		25	4	2	1	11	2			38	7
	2015–16		28	5	2	0	1	0			31	5
	Total		79	11	6	1	12	2	—		97	14
Persepolis	2016–17	Pro League	25	6	0	0	12	1	—		37	7
	2017–18	Pro League	26	2	2	0	8	0	1	0	37	2
	Total		51	8	2	0	20	1	1	0	74	9
Trabzonspor	2018–19	Süper Lig	22	1	4	2	—		—		26	3
Persepolis	2019–20	Pro League	26	6	4	1	2	0	0	0	32	7
	2020–21		28	3	2	0	13	1	0	0	43	4
	2021–22		24	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	28	2
	2022–23		24	0	5	1	—		—		29	1
	2023–24		19	0	2	0	2	0	—		23	0
	2024–25		8	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		129	12	14	3	22	1	1	0	166	16
Career total			329	34	28	6	54	4	2	0	413	44

International

As of match played 20 June 2023^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iran	2015	12	1
	2016	9	0
	2017	9	0
	2018	12	0
	2019	10	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	5	0
	2023	3	0
Total		71	2

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
1	26 March 2015	NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria	Chile	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	3 June 2021	Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain	Hong Kong	2–0	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Naft Tehran

Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2014–15

Persepolis

Persian Gulf Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Hazfi Cup: 2022–23
Iranian Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2020; runner-Up: 2021
AFC Champions League runner-up: 2020

Individual

Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18
Iranian Footballer of the Year: 2018

References

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

External links

Vahid Amiri at FFIRI.ir
Vahid Amiri at IranLeague.ir

[FIFA_2022-1] "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.

[farsnews-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.

[:0-7] "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.

[2015acsquad-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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