Amir Arsalan Motahari

Amir Arsalan Motahari
Motahari in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Garmsar, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2009–2011 Steel Azin
2011–2012 Damash Tehran
2012–2014 Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Naft Tehran 80 (17)
2017–2018 Pars Jonoubi 9 (0)
2018 Tractor 12 (0)
2018–2019 Saham 0 (0)
2019–2020 Zob Ahan 25 (11)
2020–2024 Esteghlal 95 (28)
2024 Tractor 6 (0)
International career
2011–2014 Iran U20 16 (9)
2014–2016 Iran U23 23 (14)
2023 Iran U23 (Wild Card) 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024

Amir Arsalan Motahari (Persian: امیرارسلان مطهری; born 10 March 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer.

Club career

Early years

He started his career with Steel Azin U19. He also played at Damash Tehran youth levels. Later he joined Moghavemat Tehran U21 and helped them to become champions in 2013–14 U21 Tehran Asia Vision Premier League.[1]

Naft Tehran

He joined Naft Tehran on 26 May 2014 with a three-year contract.[2] He made his debut against Rah Ahan on 7 August 2014, as a substitute for Hossein Ebrahimi.[3] He also scored his first goal for Naft, in 1–1 draw against Gostaresh.[4] On 18 March 2015, Motahari scored in Naft's 2–1 win against Al Shabab which was the club's first group stage victory in the AFC Champions League.

Personal life

He was born on 10 March 1993, in the town of Garmsar, in the Semnan Province. His father's name is Ardalan Motahari. He was a lifetime supporter of Esteghlal FC and even joined them in the beginning of 2020.

Club career statistics

As of 24 May 2024
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Naft Tehran Pro League 2014–15 26 8 1 0 11 3 — 38 11
2015–16 23 2 1 0 1 0 25 2
2016–17 26 4 5 3 — 31 7
Total 75 14 7 3 12 3 0 0 94 20
Pars Jonoubi Jam Pro League 2017–18 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Tractor 12 0 0 0 6 0 18 0
Saham Oman Professional League 2018–19 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Zob Ahan Pro League 2018–19 13 6 0 0 7 4 20 10
2019–20 12 5 2 0 2 0 16 5
Total 25 11 2 0 9 4 0 0 36 15
Esteghlal Pro League 2019–20 11 5 2 1 7 4 — 20 10
2020–21 29 7 5 0 6 1 40 8
2021–22 25 3 2 1 — — 27 4
2022–23 23 4 5 1 1 1 29 6
2023–24 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
Total 95 20 14 3 13 5 1 1 123 29
Tractor Pro League 2023–24 6 0 2 0 0 0 – 8 0
Career total 223 45 26 6 40 12 1 1 290 64

International career

Youth

He was part of the Iran U-22 squad during the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship[5] and made 2 appearances against Japan U-22[6] and Australia U-22.[7]

He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada as preparation for the 2014 Asian Games.[8] He was called into Iran's squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Motahari was named the best player of the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship in October 2015 scoring three goals, including one in the final against Syria which Iran won 2–0. On 12 January 2016 Motahari scored Iran's first goal and assisted the second in their 2–0 victory against Syria in the first match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Senior

Motahari playing for Naft against Persepolis

Motahari was invited to the May 2015 Iran training camp by Carlos Queiroz.

Honours

Naft Tehran

Esteghlal

Iran U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "هفته بیست و نهم لیگ امید و قهرمانی زود هنگام مقاومت". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ^ "استارت نفت تهران در نقل و انتقالات جودکی، رضاوند، علیاری و مطهری قرارداد بستند". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ "لیگ برتر : نفت تهران - راه آهن تهران". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ "لیگ برتر : گسترش فولاد - نفت تهران". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. ^ "23 بازیکن تیم زیر 22 سال انتخاب شدند/ عابدزاده از پرسپولیس دعوت شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 1 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "The AFC".
  8. ^ "ارسلان مطهري، همچنان مورد اعتماد وينگادا [www.NaftClub.com]". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2014.