Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Foolad | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Foolad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2015 | Foolad | 176 | (25) |
2015–2016 | Tractor Sazi | 28 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Esteghlal | 13 | (0) |
2017– | Foolad | 12 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2006 | Iran U15 | 12 | (5) |
2006–2009 | Iran U17 | 2 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Iran U20 | 5 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Iran U23 | 8 | (2) |
2013– | Iran | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 29 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:42, 25 July 2016 (UTC) |
Bakhtiar Rahmani (بختیار رحمانی; born September 23, 1991) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Rahmani was born in Sarpol-e Zahab, and he is of Kurdish descent.
Rahmani has played his entire career for Foolad. After the release of Jalal Kameli-Mofrad in the summer of 2012, he was chosen as the club captain by head coach Hossein Faraki, when he was just twenty years old and led the club to the fourth place. He renewed his contract with Foolad for another three years on 30 April 2013, keeping him at the club until 2016. Rahmani helped the club to win its second championship in the 2013–14 season, in which he scored five goals and assisted seven times in 28 matches.
In the summer of 2015 Rahmani signed a two–year contract with Tractor Sazi to spend his conscription period at the club. On 24 February 2016 Rahmani scored twice and helped Tractor to a 4–0 victory against Emirati club Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League.
On 3 June 2016, he joined Esteghlal on a two-year contract.
Rahmani was first called up for the Iran national under-15 football team in 2004. He has played for the Iran national football team in all ranks. He was called up and played for the Iran national under-23 football team by Alireza Mansourian in 2011. He was also captain of the under-23 team. On 14 May 2013, Rahmani was called up for the Iran national football team by coach Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut against Oman in a friendly match on 22 May 2013. On 1 June 2014, he was named in Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. However, he did not play for Team Melli in the tournament, as he was an unused substitute in three matches.