Mohammad Mazaheri
Rashid Mazaheri with Esteghlal in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mohammad-Rashid Mazaheri
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Gachsaran, Iran
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2002–2009 Fajr Sepasi
2009–2010 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Esteghlal Ahvaz 12 (0)
2011–2014 Foolad 7 (0)
2014–2019 Zob Ahan 131 (0)
2019–2020 Tractor 29 (0)
2020–2022 Esteghlal 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sepahan 15 (0)
2023 Paykan 13 (0)
2023-2024 Nassaji 14 (0)
International career
2010 Iran U20 3 (0)
2010–2011 Iran U23 4 (0)
2016–2021 Iran 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2024

Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Persian: محمد رشید مظاهری; born 18 May 1989)[2] is an Iranian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Iranian national team.

Club career

Mazaheri spent seven years in the youth academy of Fajr Sepasi before joining the youth teams of Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2009. He started his senior career with Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2010.[3] Previously, he played for the Moghavemat Sepasi youth team.

Zob Ahan

Mazaheri joined Zob Ahan midway through the 2013–14 season, mainly featuring as a reserve. He earned his starting place in the 2014–15 season and won the Hazfi Cup. Mazaheri lead Zob Ahan to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League as the first placed team in their group. In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he scored the highest goal keeper at the top of the list for the best goalkeeper this season.

Tractor S.C.

On 8 June 2019, Mazaheri signed a 4 years contract with Tractor in the Iran Pro League.[4]

International career

Mazaheri started his career with the national team playing for Iran U-20 team.[5] He played for the Iran U-23, and participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[6]

Personal life

In 2011, prior to his departure to Kyrgyzstan to participate in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 1, Mazaheri was involved in an altercation outside his house in Ahvaz.[7] While reports vary, reports state that Mazaheri was physically assaulted and the windows to his house were broken.[8] It was reported in Iranian newspapers in July 2011 that Mehdi Rahmati, Iranian international, asked as one of his conditions on joining Persepolis that "Esteghlal Ahvaz goalie" be signed as his reserve. It is widely speculated that the goalie mentioned was Mazaheri, since they both got their start in Fajr Sepasi youth ranks.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2021
Club Season League Hazfi Cup Continental1 Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esteghlal Ahvaz 2009-10 Persian Gulf Pro League 5 0 0 0 - - 0 0 5 0
2010-11 Azadegan League 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
Foolad 2011–12 Persian Gulf Pro League 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0
2012–13 3 0 0 0 - - 0 0 3 0
2013–14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Zob Ahan 2013–14 Persian Gulf Pro League 2 0 0 0 - - 0 0 2 0
2014–15 19 0 5 0 - - 0 0 24 0
2015–16 27 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 39 0
2016–17 28 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 40 0
2017–18 29 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 40 0
2018–19 25 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 28 0
Total 131 0 15 0 30 0 1 0 177 0
Tractor 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 29 0 1 0 - - 0 0 30 0
Esteghlal 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League 19 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 27 0
2021-22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 28 0
Sepahan 2021-22 Persian Gulf Pro League 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 19 0
2022-23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 16 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 22 0
Paykan 2022-23 Persian Gulf Pro League 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Nassaji 2023-24 Persian Gulf Pro League 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 0
Total 247 0 20 0 46 0 1 0 314 0

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 November 2017.[10]
Iran
Year Apps Goals
2016 2 0
2017 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Zob Ahan

Tractor

Awards

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Iran - M. Mazaheri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri محمد رشید مظاهری - Azadegan League 2010-11 Group B - Player Profile with career statistics and history - PersianLeague". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "تراکتور نقل و انتقالات را طوفانی آغاز کرد". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ http://www.fcmalavan.ir/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593:the-u-21-national-teams-players-names-for-preparation-camp-announced-&catid=35:club-news&Itemid=107[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". [dead link]
  7. ^ "Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  8. ^ پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا. "افزایش تاسف بار درگیری های خونین در ورزش". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا - Farda News.
  9. ^ "5 شرط عجیب بازیکن خاص برای رفتن به پرسپولیس/حقیقی نباشد،دروازه‌بان استقلال اهواز را بخرید!". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  10. ^ Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ^ "The best ACL2016 XI announced! | Football News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

External links

Iran squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup
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