Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vahid Amiri | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Khorramabad, Iran | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Persepolis | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Datis Lorestan | 14 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Kowsar Lorestan | 18 | (5) |
2010–2011 | Gahar Zagros | 17 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 54 | (12) |
2013–2016 | Naft Tehran | 78 | (11) |
2016– | Persepolis | 25 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Iran | 24 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2017 |
Vahid Amiri (Persian: وحید امیری, born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.
Amiri represented the Iran national football team at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
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.
In May 2013 he joined Naft Tehran with a two-year contract. 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.
Amiri signed with Persepolis in the summer of 2016 after his contract with Naft expired. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Foolad.
He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut on a friendly against Iraq on 4 January 2015. Amiri scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory against Chile.