Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi is an Iranian footballer, born on 8 November 1978 in Karaj, Iran. Karimi played as an attacking midfielder for Al-Ahli and Persepolis. Karimi scored 188 goals in 534 games for club and country and won 13 trophies, including 3 league titles.

Karimi's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions407150
Iran12738
Total534188

Goals per game: 0.35.

Karimi's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 13
  • League titles: 3
  • Domestic cups: 6
  • Trophies with Iran: 4
  • Individual awards: 16

Persepolis

  • Iranian Football League: 2 (1998–99, 1999–2000)
  • Hazfi Cup: 1 (1998–99)

Al-Ahli

  • UAE Cup: 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)

Bayern Munich

  • Bundesliga: 1 (2005–06)
  • DFB-Pokal: 1 (2005–06)

Schalke 04

  • DFB-Pokal: 1 (2010–11)

Tractor Sazi

  • Hazfi Cup: 1 (2013–14)

Iran

  • Asian Games Gold Medal: 1 (1998)
  • West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2 (2000, 2004)
  • AFC/OFC Cup Challenge: 1 (2003)

Individual

  • Asian Footballer of the Year: 1 (2004)
  • West Asian Football Federation Championship MVP: 1 (2000)
  • UAE Pro League best foreign player: 1 (2002–03)
  • UAE Pro League best player: 1 (2003–04)
  • UAE Pro League top scorer: 1 (2003–04)
  • Asian Cup top scorer: 1 (2004)
  • Asian Cup All-Star Team: 1 (2004)
  • AFC/OFC Cup Challenge MVP: 1 (2003)
  • AFC Asian Player of the Month: 3 (2000, 2001, 2003)
  • iran Pro League top scoring midfielder: 2 (2009–10, 2011–12)
  • Top scoring midfielder of Persepolis F.C. in AFC Champions League (ten goals): 1
  • AFC Asian Cup Fans' All-time Best XI: 1 (2018)
  • and 1 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1996–1998: Fath Tehran
  2. 1998–2001: Persepolis, 42 games, 11 goals
  3. 2001–2005: Al-Ahli, 69 games, 45 goals
  4. 2005–2007: Bayern Munich, 33 games, 3 goals
  5. 2007–2008: Qatar, 26 games, 5 goals
  6. 2008–2009: Persepolis, 21 games, 5 goals
  7. 2009–2011: Steel Azin, 40 games, 14 goals
  8. 2011: Schalke 04, 1 game, 0 goals
  9. 2011–2013: Persepolis, 40 games, 13 goals
  10. 2013–2014: Tractor Sazi, 26 games, 5 goals

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