:Aria Yousefi
{{Short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aria Yousefi
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Right-back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran
| currentclub = Sepahan
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Naft Ahvaz
| youthyears2 = 2020–2021
| youthclubs2 = Sepahan
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Sepahan
| caps1 = 58
| goals1 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Iran U23
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Iran
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 1 June 2024
| ntupdate = 25 March 2025
}}
Aria Yousefi ({{langx|fa|آریا یوسفی}}; born 22 April 2002) is an Iranian football defender who plays for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Iran national team.
Career
Yousefi was born in Bandar-e Mahshahr, and is a youth product of Naft Ahvaz and Sepahan. He debuted in the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beytoote.com/sport/athletic/biography2-aria-yousefi.html|title=بیوگرافی آریا یوسفی، فوتبالیست ماهشهری|website=www.beytoote.com|access-date=13 April 2024}}
International career
Yousefi debuted with the Iran national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 January 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/37863/Iran_Burkina_Faso.html|title=Iran vs. Burkina Faso|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com|access-date=13 April 2024}} He was included in the final squad in the Iranian senior team to compete for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://footballi.net/news/r/850617/%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86-%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%82%DB%8C|title=دلایل ملیپوش شدن یوسفی از زبان محمدحسین میثاقی!|date=1 January 2024|website=فوتبالی|access-date=13 April 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|20 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Asia ! colspan="2" |Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="4" |Sepahan
| rowspan="3" |Pro League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
|colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 26 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0
! colspan="2" |— | 46 | 4 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career totals
!35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{cite web|title=Statistics: Iran [Team Melli]|url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=700}}{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/93294/Aria_Yousefi.html|title=Yousefi, Aria|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Iran
|2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Sepahan
In the media
One of the Iranian news agencies wrote about him with the headline "The Angel Who Saves Teams": "With exceptional positioning and creating goal opportunities with short passes, deep runs and quick comebacks, Aria Yousefi has managed to become the angel who saves teams in defense and attack.[https://www.chtn.ir/news/1403070200089/%D8%A2%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7-%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%88-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87/ «آریا یوسفی» فرشته نجات تیم ها در دفاع و حمله]
It seems that Aria Yousefi is one of the country's football phenomena whose name will be heard with greater fame in Iran and the world in the future." He has also been referred to as a young phenomenon in some news and media.[https://us.soccerway.com/players/aria-yousefi/798847/ درخشش پدیده جوان سپاهان ادامه دارد؛ آریا، عصای دست مورایس]
An international media outlet published a news item with the headline "Rising Star Aria Yousefi Shines for Sepahan, Iran" to praise his performance and stated: "His impressive skills on the field have not gone unnoticed; he is emerging as a football phenomenon whose name is expected to gain worldwide recognition soon.
With his contributions in both defense and attack, Aria Yousefi is poised to become one of the leading figures in Iranian football, captivating fans and analysts alike with his talent and determination."[https://iranpress.com/rising-star-aria-yousefi-shines-for-sepahan--iran Rising Star Aria Yousefi Shines for Sepahan, Iran]
References
External links
- {{NFT|93294}}
- {{Soccerway|aria-yousefi/798847}}
{{Sepahan S.C. squad}}
{{Iran squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yousefi, Aria}}
Category:Footballers from Khuzestan province
Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Iranian men's footballers
Category:Iran men's youth international footballers
Category:Iran men's international footballers
Category:Sepahan S.C. footballers