Mohammad Ansari (footballer)
{{Short description|Iranian football player (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohammad Ansari
| image = Mohammad Ansari Persepolis v Tractor Sazi.jpg
| caption = Ansari with Persepolis in 2017
| fullname = Mohammad Ansari
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|23}}
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Left Back / Centre Back
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = Esteghlal
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Esteghlal
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = Fajr Sepasi
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = Shahrdari Tabriz
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2021
| clubs4 = Persepolis
| caps4 = 99
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Mes Rafsanjan
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam1 = Iran U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam2 = Iran U23
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam3 = Iran
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 19 March 2021
| ntupdate = 17 March 2018
}}
Mohammad Ansari ({{langx|fa|محمد انصاری}}, born September 23, 1991, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League.{{cite web|url=http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=2402&view=player&sid=27|title=Profile of Mohammad Ansari - IPL 2012-2013|date=24 December 2013|accessdate=2013-12-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225010521/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=2402&view=player&sid=27|archivedate=25 December 2013|url-status=live}} Ansari had been a key player in Persepolis in the recent years and helped the Reds win back-to-back titles in Iran league.He is also known for his positions in favor of the hardliners of the Islamic Republic.
Club career
=Persepolis=
File:Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC, 22 September 2019 - 015.jpg in 2019]]
Ansari joined Iranian giants Persepolis from Azadegan League side Shahrdari Tabriz. Ansari quickly became a first team regular at the left back position and was one of the surprise performers of the 2015–16 season. He played an important role for Persepolis in his second season when they won the Persian Gulf Pro League in the 2016–17 which resulted in calling up to the national team.
While playing for Persepolis in AFC Champions League 2018 Final, he suffered a serious injury and ruled out of remaining games till end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/429411/Persepolis-defender-Ansari-out-for-rest-of-season|title=Persepolis defender Ansari out for rest of season|date=10 November 2018}} In season 2018-2019 Persian Gulf Pro League, he achieved championship of the league with Perspolis F.C.{{cite web | url=http://namnak.com/جدول-لیگ-برتر-ایران.p108 | title=جدول "لیگ برتر" فوتبال ایران فصل 1401-1402 }}
= Mes Rafsanjan =
On 19 March 2021, Ansari signed a contract with Persian Gulf Pro League team Mes Rafsanjan.{{Cite web|title=Mohammad Ansari Joins Mes Rafsanjan - Sports news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/03/19/2472817/mohammad-ansari-joins-mes-rafsanjan|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Tasnim News Agency|language=en}}
Club Career Statistics
{{updated|19 March 2021.}}
| 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|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Esteghlal
|rowspan=3|Pro League |rowspan=2|2012–13 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan=2|Fajr Sepasi
|3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 19 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" |Shahrdari Tabriz
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 20 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Total
!42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|—||44 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="7" |Persepolis
| rowspan="6" |Pro League |20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 22 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|28 |0 |1 |0 |6 |0 |35 |0 | |||||||
| 2017–18
|26 |1 |2 |0 |12 |0 |40 |1 | |||||||
| 2018–19
|7 |0 |1 |1 |5 |0 |13 |1 | |||||||
| 2019–20
|17 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |21 |0 | |||||||
| 2020–21
|1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 | |||||||
| colspan=2|Total
!99 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 133 | 3 |
| rowspan="2" |Mes Rafsanjan
| rowspan="1" |Pro League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|—||2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!143||3||12||1||24||0||179||4 |
- Assist Goals
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Season!!Team!!Assists |
| 13–14
|align="left"|Fajr Sepasi |1 |
| 15–16
| rowspan="5" |Persepolis |1 |
| 2016–17
|1 |
| 2017–18
|2 |
| 2018–19
|0 |
| 2019–20
|0 |
National football team
| class="wikitable"
!Team !Season !Apps !Goals |
| Iran national under-20 football team
|2010–2012 |8 |1 |
| Iran national under-23 football team
|2012–2013 |6 |0 |
| Iran national football team
|2016–2018 |4 |0 |
International career
File:Training of Iran national football team 2019 Tehran 001.jpg (2019)]]
Ansari was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.aryanews.com/AryanewsFeed.aspx?code=841672&svc=221&title=Carlos-Queiroz-calls-up-38-cheetahs-for-Armenia-camp|title=Carlos Queiroz calls up 38 cheetahs for Armenia camp|publisher=aryanews.com|date=10 June 2016|accessdate=2018-03-08}} He made his debut on 10 November 2016 against Papua New Guinea in a friendly match. In 2017 Queiroz assigned him a defender position. He is scheduled to play against South Korea and Syria in the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news|url=http://persianleague.com/index.php/11357-queiroz-names-iran-s-team-melli-roster-for-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers|title=Queiroz names Iran's Team Melli roster for FIFA World Cup qualifiers|publisher=Persian League|date=24 April 2017|accessdate=2018-03-08}} In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.{{Cite news|publisher=BBC Sport
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018|title=World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia}} {{dead link|date=July 2023}} He did not make the final 23.{{Cite web |url=http://ifpnews.com/exclusive/carlos-queiroz-names-provisional-iran-squad-for-fifa-world-cup-2018/ |title=Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018 |website=IFPNews.com|date=20 May 2018 }}
Honours
=Club=
;Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (4): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19
- Iranian Super Cup (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2018, 2020
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Mohammad Ansari}}
- [http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=2402&view=player&sid=27 Mohammad Ansari] at [http://www.persianleague.com Persian League]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Mohammad}}
Category:Iranian men's footballers
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:Azadegan League players
Category:Esteghlal F.C. players
Category:Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players
Category:Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. players
Category:Persepolis F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Tehran