*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:22, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Persian: محمدرضا خلعتبری, born 14 September 1983) is an Iranian internationalfootball player who currently plays for Aluminium. He can play as attacking midfielder, winger and forward.
Club career
Early years
Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak's youth teams and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. He helped Aboumoslem reach the Hazfi Cup final where they lost to Saba Qom on penalties.
Zob Ahan
After two years with Aboumoslem, in July 2006, he signed for Zob Ahan,[3] where he played important matches and led his team to win the Hazfi Cup in June 2009.
During the Summer of 2009, Khalatbari had a trial at FC Köln, however the manager (Zvonimir Soldo) stated that Khalatbari was "lacking physical strength" and that "he might be a problem in Germany",.[4] He returned after his failed trial to become one of the most influential players in league and ACL in the 2009–10 season,[5] where Zob Ahan reached the Champions League final for the first time in club history.
Al Gharrafa
He left Zob Ahan in June 2011 and signed a contract with Al Gharrafa Qatar. After an unsuccessful half-season at Al-Gharrafa, Khalatbari left the club in the winter transfer window.
Al Ain F.C.
In early 2012, he was moved to Al Ain F.C.,A successful loan from Al Gharafa He Scored 3 goals in 17 caps for Al Ain F.C.
On 10 July 2012, he joined Iranian champion Sepahan. He won the Hazfi Cup with Sepahan and became the league's top assistant player with 13 assists. He was also one of the league's top scorers with 14 league goals. Khalatbari had one of the best years in hs career with 17 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions. At the end of 2012–13 season, he moved to Ajman but the transfer was canceled after the renaming of UAE Pro League to UAE Arabian Gulf League.[6][7]
Persepolis
Khalatbari in Persepolis Training in September 2013
On 1 September 2013, Persepolis and Ajman reached an agreement with a fee around $800,000 and he joined Persepolis with a two-year contract.[8] He made his debut in the Tehran derby match against Esteghlal. His first goal came when he scored a penalty kick in a match against Gostaresh Foolad. His six league goals helped Persepolis to a second-place league finish and a berth in the Asian Champions League. At the end of season, while he had financial problems with Persepolis, he paid one third of Ajman's debt (fee around $250,000)[9] and skip his debts (fee around 3,400 million Rials).[10] on 15 July 2014, Persepolis released him.[11]
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