Ali Samereh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Samereh | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
 Al-Shaab | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2006 | |||
Ali Samereh (born November 23, 1977 in Rafsanjan, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE League. He usually plays in the striker position.
Club career
Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C.. He continued his first-rate performance with Esteghlal F.C. and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to Perugia Calcio, a Serie A Italian club for a fee of £166,000.[1] Samereh's success with Perugia Calcio was limited due to the handful of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC.
In 2005, he moved to the UAE to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the UAE League, becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season.[2]
Samereh, UAE League's top goal scorer extended his contract at Al-Shaab for another year in a $700,000 contract.[3]
International career
He was called up for the national team in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for Esteghlal F.C. in the 2003/04 season and was recalled to the Iran national football team.
He was a couple of years away from Team Melli despite his goalscoring record in the UAE League. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the UAE, where he has been playing for Al Shaab since 2005, though he did not join the squad.
Notes
- ^ "Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi". channel4.com. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^ "UAE League Division 1: 2005/2006 Goal Scorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ "Samereh extends Al-Shaab contract". IranSportsPress.com. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
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