Farshid Esmaeili

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Farshid Esmaeili
Esmaeili with Esteghlal in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bandar Lengeh, Iran
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paykan
Youth career
2006–2011
Badr Hormozgan
2011–2012
Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015
Fajr Sepasi
 36 (3)
2015–2021 Esteghlal 130 (13)
2021–2022 Al-Arabi 14 (1)
2022–2023 Foolad 0 (0)
2023–2024 Nassaji Mazandaran 12 (1)
2024– Paykan 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Iran U20 14 (2)
2013–2016 Iran U23 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023

Farshid Esmaeili (Persian: فرشید اسماعیلی; born 23 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Paykan.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Damash on 15 September 2012.[4] He spent three years with Fajr Sepasi in Shiraz
.

Esteghlal

Esmaeili with Esteghlal, 2020

On 5 July 2015, Esmaeili joined

Tehran derby against Persepolis on 12 February 2017[7] and was named as best player of the match. He played regularly for Esteghlal under the management of Alireza Mansourian. Under German coach Winfried Schäfer, he was one of the most successful players in Iran, he also was selected as one of the best players and the top assists at the 2018 AFC Champions League.[8][9][10] He finished his third season with the team with six goals and assisted 13 times in 34 games. Esmaeili made significant strides in his ability as a playmaker, also forming a formidable partnership with his teammates, the Uzbek Server Djeparov and the Senegalese Mame Thiam. He scored 6 goals and had 5 assists in 35 matches in his last season with the club. In August 2021, Esmaeili was linked to his move to rival Persepolis and an Emirati team.[11][12] In October 2021, he joined Qatari side Al-Arabi as a free agent, replacing of his injured compatriot Mehrdad Mohammadi.[13]

International career

Youth

Esmaeili was part of

2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship
.

U23

Esmaeili invited to

2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[15]

Senior

Esmaeili was first called up to Team Melli training camp in September 2017 by Carlos Queiroz.[16] He was invited again to the Iran in August 2021 by Dragan Skočić.

Style of play

Esmaeili in Esteghlal training, 2020

Esmaeili is good on the ball with both feet and his direct running at players.

defensive midfielder on occasion for his ability to retrieve the ball, so Esmaeili is considered a utility player.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 December 2023[1][18]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League
Hazfi Cup
 Asia Total
2012–13
Fajr Sepasi
Pro League
 17 2 1 0 — 18 2
2013–14
 4 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 Azadegan League 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 35 3 1 0 — 36 3
2015–16
 Esteghlal
Pro League
 15 1 5 0 — 20 1
2016–17
 27 2 3 0 8 1 38 3
2017–18
 23 5 4 1 9 0 36 6
2018–19 21 2 2 1 3 0 26 3
2019–20 22 2 4 1 3 0 29 3
2020–21 22 1 5 2 5 3 32 6
Total 130 13 23 5 28 4 181 22
2021–22 Al-Arabi Stars League 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1
Total 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1
2022–2023
Foolad
 Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24
Nassaji
 Pro League 12 1 0 0 6 0 18 1
Total 12 1 0 0 6 0 18 1
Career total 191 18 25 5 34 4 250 27
Season Team Assists
Esteghlal
2015–16
 0
2016–17
 4
2017–18
 13
2018–19
 5
2019–20
 5
2020–21
 5
Nassaji
 2023–24 4
Total 36

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Iran
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2021 0 0
Total 0 0

Honours

Esteghlal

Al Arabi

  • QFA Cup
    : 2022

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Farshid Esmaeili at Soccerway
  2. ^ "آمار گلزنان برتر لیگ برتر امید و جوانان". Ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  3. ^ "نقل و انتقالات فجر به پایان رسید/ اسامی بازیکنان ورودی و خروجی". MehrNews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  4. ^ "فجرسپاسی شش - داماش یک/ توپ خانه سرهنگ داماش را ویران کرد!" (in Persian). Goal.com. 15 September 2012.
  5. ^ اسماعیلی به استقلال پیوست Farshid Esmaeili joined Esteghlal
  6. ^ "بازیکن تیم امید ایران به استقلال پیوست". کاپ - پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. ^ گل فرشید اسماعیلی به پرسپولیس
  8. ^ a b c "Vote for your best ACL2018 Team: Midfielders". AFC. 26 July 2020.
  9. ^ Fans' #ACL2018 XI
  10. ^ 🇮🇷 Playmaker extraordinaire Farshid Esmaeili has been Esteghlal FC's standout player in the #ACL2018 so far! Can he lead them to the 🏆?
  11. ^ دو ستاره استقلالی در لیست جدید پرسپولیس/ انتقال جنجالی در راه است؟
  12. ^ پیشنهاد وسوسه‌انگیز اماراتی‌ها به هافبک تکنیکی استقلال/ بازیکنی که دلخور است
  13. ^ Esteghlal Midfielder Esmaeili Joins Al-Arabi of Qatar
  14. ^ اسپورت, آی. "لیست ۳۱ نفره وینگادا برای تیم ملی امید". آی اسپورت. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  15. ^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  16. ^ فرشید اسماعیلی به تیم ملی دعوت شد
  17. ^ فرشید اسماعیلی: این شانس را دارم که به زودی ملی‌پوش شوم
  18. ^ Farshid Esmaeili at Global Sports Archive
  19. ^ "The Best ACL2018 XI announced!". AFC. 9 August 2020.

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