page_title: Rouzbeh Cheshmi
section_title: Esteghlal
hierarchical_section_title: Rouzbeh Cheshmi / Club career / Esteghlal
caption_attribution_description: English: دیدار تیم‌های فوتبال پارس جنوبی جم و استقلال تهران
context_page_description: Rouzbeh Cheshmi is an Iranian football defender, who currently plays for Esteghlal and also Iran national football team.
context_section_description: Cheshmi signed a two-year deal with Esteghlal on 30 June 2015. He later revealed that he down offers from a Bundesliga club to join Esteghlal. Upon his arrival, he chose to wear number 4 which was previously worn by Amir Hossein Sadeghi.
  Cheshmi made his debut for Esteghlal on 30 July 2015 against Siah Jamegan. On 3 March 2015, he torn his Cruciate ligament in a match against Padideh which caused him to miss the rest of the season. It was also reported that he will miss the first half of 2016–17 season and the team coach Alireza Mansourian decided to exclude his name from Esteghlal's list for the first half of the season and was reported that he would return to the squad in January. On 29 June 2016, he signed a 3-year contract extension with Esteghlal. He returned to training on 30 December 2016. However, due to the club's transfer ban which did not allow it to register any new players, Esteghlal could not include his name in their squad for the rest of season and meant that he would not be able to play for Esteghlal until the end of the season.
  Cheshmi scored his first goal for the club against Zob Ahan in a 1–1 draw on 20 September 2017. On 13 February 2018, Cheshmi made his AFC Champions League debut in a 2–2 group stage draw with Qatari club Al-Rayyan.
caption: Cheshmi (left) playing against Pars Jonoubi Jam in 2017.
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