Reza Shekari

Shekari with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah
Date of birth	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sepahan
Number	10
Youth career
2014–2015	Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Zob Ahan	17	(0)
2017–2019	Rubin Kazan	5	(0)
2019–2021	Tractor	15	(0)
2021–2023	Gol Gohar	59	(12)
2023–	Sepahan	31	(6)
International career‡
2013–2014	Iran U17	8	(5)
2014–2017	Iran U20	13	(9)
2017–2021	Iran U23	10	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2020

Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah (Persian: رضا شکاری قزلقيه; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Sepahan as a midfielder.

Shekari joined the Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in the summer of 2015 when he signed a 3-year contract with this Isfahani side.^[1][2] He made his debut for Zob Ahan in 2nd fixtures of 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League against Sepahan while he substituted in for Mehdi Rajabzadeh.^[3] Shekari scored his first professional goal on 4 November 2015 in a 2–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Persepolis.

After a good season with Zob Ahan, Shekari joined the Swiss club FC Basel on a one-week trial in May 2016.^[4]

On 31 August 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, joining compatriot Sardar Azmoun at the club.^[5] Shekari was assigned to the U21 team. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 7 April 2018 in a game against FC Akhmat Grozny.^[6]

On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.^{[citation needed]}

Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.^[7]

He was invited to Iran U20 by Amir Hossein Peyrovani in 2014. He represented Iran in the AFC U19 Championships, in which Iran reached the semi-finals and qualified for the World Cup. Shekari scored three goals during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by Mohammad Khakpour.^[8]

Reza was born in Tehran.^[9]

As of 18 September 2023

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 July 2017	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–1	2–1	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.	24 March 2019	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Yemen	1–0	3–0	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3.	12 January 2020	Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand	South Korea	1–2	1–2	2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Zob Ahan

• Hazfi Cup (1): 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016

Tractor

• Hazfi Cup (1): 2019–20

Sepahan

• Hazfi Cup: 2023–24

• Reza Shekari at IranLeague.ir