Ali Karimi

Mohammad Ali Karimi ( ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPersepolis1998–99Azadegan League13300——1331999–0010300—511542000–0119520—84299Total421120001355716Al-Ahli2001–02UAE League  14   —— 2002–03 5   —20  2003–04 15   —— 2004–05  11   —62 Total69453029958211681Bayern Munich2005–06Bundesliga2022010312632006–07131001020161Total333202051424Qatar SC2007–08Qatari League2652021—306Persepolis2008–09Pro League21510—62287Steel Azin2009–10Pro League281431——31152010–1112000——120Total40143100004315Schalke 042010–11Bundesliga1000001020Persepolis2011–12Pro League281220—7337152012–1312130——151Total40135000735216Tractor Sazi2013–14Pro League26540—50345Career total29810151301364513407150

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIran199891200021920011962002742003742004177200580200694200760200850200931201010201161201291Total12738

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ali KarimiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  19 December 1998  Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  1–0 2–0  1998 Asian Games2  9 April 2000  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  2–0 3–0  2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification3 24 May 2000 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  1–0 3–0 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship4 3–0 5  28 May 2000  King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  1–0 1–0  2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship6  31 May 2000  King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  1–0 1–0  2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship7 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran  3–0 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification8 11–09 12–010 19–011  10 August 2001  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  2–0 4–0  2001 LG Cup Final12 15 August 2001 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  1–0 4–3 Friendly13 2–014 4–315  7 September 2001  Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  1–1 2–1  2002 FIFA World Cup qualification16  12 October 2001  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  2–1 2–1  2002 FIFA World Cup qualification17 6 February 2002  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  1–1 2–3 Friendly18 2–319  11 August 2002  Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran  1–1 1–1  Friendly20  3 September 2002  Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  2–0 2–0  2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship21 12 October 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  1–0 3–0 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge22 2–023 27 October 2003  Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  1–0 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification24 2–125  21 June 2004  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  6–1 7–1  2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship26  25 June 2004  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  1–1 4–1  2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship27  24 July 2004  Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China  1–2 2–2  2004 AFC Asian Cup28 31 July 2004  Shandong Provincial Stadium, Shandong, China  1–0 4–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup29 2–130 4–331  6 August 2004  Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  2–1 4–2  2004 AFC Asian Cup32  30 January 2006  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  1–0 3–2  Friendly33  28 May 2006  Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia  1–0 2–2  Friendly34 11 October 2006 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei  1–0 2–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification35 2–036  10 June 2009  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  1–0 1–0  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification37  23 July 2011  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  3–0 4–0  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification38  23 February 2012  Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  1–2 2–2  Friendly

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordGWDLGFGA+/-Win %Naft Tehran7 September 20172 October 2017Sepidrood Rasht1 January 20181 July 201825 August 2018PresentTotal

Honours
Persepolis
 Iranian Football League: 1998–99, 1999–2000
 Hazfi Cup: 1998–99
 Asian Club Championship: third place 1999–2000, third place 2000–01

Al-Ahli
 UAE Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04

Bayern Munich
 Bundesliga: 2005–06
 DFB-Pokal: 2005–06

Schalke 04
DFB-Pokal: 2010–11

Tractor Sazi
Hazfi Cup: 2013–14

Iran
 Asian Games Gold Medal: 1998
 West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2000, 2004
 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge: 2003
 Asian Cup: third place 2004

Individual
 Asian Footballer of the Year: 2004; runner-up: 2012
 West Asian Football Federation Championship MVP: 2000
 UAE Pro League best foreign player: 2002–03
 UAE Pro League best player: 2003–04
 UAE Pro League top scorer: 2003–04
 Best foreign player in UAE Pro League's history (based on a poll run by Al Bayan newspaper in 2020)
 Asian Cup top scorer: 2004
 Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge MVP: 2003
 AFC Asian Player of the Month: 2000 (June), 2001 (October), 2003 (October)
 iran Pro League top scoring midfielder: 2009–10 (14 goals), 2011–12 (12 goals)
 Top scoring midfielder of Persepolis F.C. in AFC Champions League (ten goals)
 One of the top 2 players of Iran's football history chosen by FIFA (Iran national football team's introduction Video for 2018 FIFA World Cup)
 AFC Asian Cup Fans' All-time Best XI: 2018
 Marca Fans' Top Iranian footballer of all time: 2019

 References 

Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Iranian footballers