Ali Nemati

{{short description|Iranian association football player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ali Nemati

| fullname =

| image = Mes Rafsanjan F.C. vs Persepolis F.C., 19 November 2021 2.jpg

| image_size = 270

| caption = Nemati playing for Persepolis in 2021

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Neyshabur, Iran

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Centre-back, Left-back

| youthclubs1 = Padideh

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

| currentclub = Foolad

| clubnumber = 6

| years1 = 2017–2021

| clubs1 = Padideh

| caps1 = 91

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021–2024

| clubs2 = Persepolis

| caps2 = 70

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Foolad

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Iran

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 15 May 2025

| ntupdate = 10 June 2025

}}

Ali Nemati ({{langx|fa|علی نعمتی}}, born 7 February 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad and the Iran national team.{{Soccerway|ali-nemati/501022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.varzesh11.com/fa/soccer_club/teams/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87/272|title=Shahr Khodro F.C. {{!}} Varzesh11|last=|first=|date=|website=www.varzesh11.com|language=fa|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927083419/http://www.varzesh11.com/fa/soccer_club/teams/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87/272|archive-date=2018-09-27|access-date=2020-01-04}}

Club career

= Persepolis =

File:(Tehran) Persepolis F.C. v Al Nassr FC, 19 September 2023 16.jpg before a AFC Champions League match in 2023]]

On 24 August 2021, Nemati signed a three-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-24|title=Persepolis complete signing of Ali Nemati|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464294/Persepolis-complete-signing-of-Ali-Nemati|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Tehran Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Padideh Defender Nemati Joins Persepolis - Sports news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/25/2559893/padideh-defender-nemati-joins-persepolis|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Tasnim News Agency|language=en}}

International career

Nemati made his debut for the Iran national team on 10 October 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan at the Milliy Stadium. He played the full game in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/710454/iran-uzbekistan|title=Uzbekistan v Iran game report|date=10 October 2024}}

Style of play

A hard-working, aggressive, disciplined, and header defender, Nemati is known for his discipline and hard-tackling style of play. While playing for Persepolis, after scoring 4 goals for the team, he mentioned as a good header in the sport media of the country. He also has the ability to play in the left-back.{{Cite web |title=پروازهای علی نعمتی برای فیکس شدن (عکس) |url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1834540/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=ورزش سه |language=fa}}{{Cite web |title=یحیی دفاع جدیدش را پیدا کرده؟ (عکس) |url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1840186/%DB%8C%D8%AD%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=ورزش سه |language=fa}}

Career statistics

{{updated|15 May 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Division

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|Hazfi Cup

!colspan="2"|Asia

! colspan="2" |Other

!colspan="2"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

!Apps

!Goals

AppsGoals
rowspan="5" |Padideh

| rowspan="4" |Pro League

|2017–18

|7

000colspan="2" rowspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |—

70
2018–19

|29

030320
2019–20

|28

02070370
2020–21

|27

000colspan=2|—270
colspan="2" |Total

!91

05070

! colspan="2" |—

1030
rowspan="4" |Persepolis

| rowspan="3" |Pro League

|2021–22

|23

430colspan="2" rowspan="2" |—1

|0

274
2022–23

|25

1400

|0

291
2023–24

|22

11060colspan="2"|—291
colspan="2" |Total

!70

6806010856
rowspan="3" |Foolad

| rowspan="2" |Pro League

|2024–25

|28

220colspan=2|—colspan=2|—302
2025–26

|0

000colspan=2|—colspan=2|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!28

2200000302
colspan="3" |Career totals

!189

8150130102188

=International=

{{Updated|match played on 10 June 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="2"|Iran

|2024

40
202540
colspan="2"|Total||8||0

International career

He made his debut against Uzbekistan on 10 October 2024 in the 2026 World Cup qualifications.

Honours

References

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