Masoud Shojaei
Shojaei training with Iran in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Masoud Soleimani Shojaei | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Panionios | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Sanat Naft | ||
| 2000–2002 | Saipa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Sanat Naft | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Saipa | 60 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Al-Sharjah | 40 | (12) |
| 2008–2013 | Osasuna | 101 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Las Palmas | 29 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Shahania | 24 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Gharafa | 25 | (4) |
| 2016– | Panionios | 22 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iran B | 6 | (0) |
| 2004– | Iran | 70 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Masoud Soleimani Shojaei (Persian: مسعود سلیمانی شجاعی; born 9 June 1984) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panionios FC. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger or forward.
After playing in his country for two clubs and with Al-Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, he went on to spend several seasons in Spain with Osasuna, appearing in 112 official games.
An Iranian international since 2004, Shojaei represented his country in two World Cups and three Asian Cups.
Shojaei was born in Shiraz, and lived most of his life in Abadan and Tehran. He started his career with Sanat Naft F.C. before moving to Saipa F.C. of Karaj in the Iran Pro League; having signed at the age of 19, he went on to play three seasons with the latter.
After the 2006 World Cup, Shojaei moved to the United Arab Emirates and signed for Al Sharjah SC. He scored his first goal for the club in the League on 3 October, against Al-Emarat.
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