# Reza Shekari

Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah (Persian: رضا شکاری قزلقيه; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Sepahan as a midfielder.

## Club career
### Zob Ahan

Shekari joined the Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in the summer of 2015 when he signed a 3-year contract with this Isfahani side. He made his debut for Zob Ahan in 2nd fixtures of 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League against Sepahan while he substituted in for Mehdi Rajabzadeh. Shekari scored his first professional goal on 4 November 2015 in a 2–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Persepolis.
After a good season with Zob Ahan, Shekari joined the Swiss club FC Basel on a one-week trial in May 2016.

### Rubin Kazan

On 31 August 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, joining compatriot Sardar Azmoun at the club. Shekari was assigned to the U21 team. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 7 April 2018 in a game against FC Akhmat Grozny.

### Tractor

On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.

## International career
### U17

Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.

### U20

He was invited to Iran U20 by Amir Hossein Peyrovani in 2014. He represented Iran in the AFC U19 Championships, in which Iran reached the semi-finals and qualified for the World Cup. Shekari scored three goals during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

### U23

In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by Mohammad Khakpour.

## Personal life

Reza was born in Tehran.

## Career statistics

    As of 18 September 2023
| Club | Division | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Zob Ahan | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Rubin Kazan | Russian Premier League | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | Russian Premier League | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Gol Gohar Sirjan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2021–22 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| Gol Gohar Sirjan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2022–23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 |
| Gol Gohar Sirjan | Total | Total | 52 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14 |
| Sepahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2023–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 101 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 18 |

## International goals
### Iran U23

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 July 2017 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 24 March 2019 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Yemen | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3. | 12 January 2020 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand | South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship |

## Honours
### Zob Ahan

* Hazfi Cup (1): 2015–16
* Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016

### Tractor

* Hazfi Cup (1): 2019–20

### Sepahan

* Hazfi Cup: 2023–24