Mojtaba Shiri (footballer born 1979)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mojtaba Shiri Shourijeh | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back / Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Oxin Alborz | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bargh Shiraz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Persepolis | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 110 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | Persepolis | 79 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Pas Hamedan | 27 | (0) |
| 2013– | Sanat Naft | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Iran | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2009 |
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Mojtaba Shiri Shourijeh (Persian: مجتبی شیری شوریجه, born 29 October 1979 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian Football Defender who currently plays for Sanat Naft in Azadegan League. After a great season with Esteghlal Ahvaz he was soon noticed by Iranian national football team coach Ali Daei and was named part of the national team squad for the WAFF championships. His elder brother, Mehdi is also a professional football player.
He started to shine in 2003–04 season with Persepolis where he was used as the Defensive Midfielder and moved to Esteghlal Ahvaz where he stayed for 4 seasons and had an excellent season in 2007–08 seasons where he played more minutes in the league than any other player in the league. He moved to Persepolis in summer 2008 and was used as Center Back, Left Back and Defensive Midfielder.
He played in WAFF 2007 and was invited again under Ali Daei for the first round of world cup qualifications in 2008 where he came on the pitch as a substitute against Kuwait. He was invited again for WAFF 2008.
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