.jpg) Shekari with Rubin Kazan in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persepolis | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Zob Ahan | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Rubin Kazan | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Tractor | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Gol Gohar | 59 | (12) |
| 2023–2025 | Sepahan | 47 | (9) |
| 2025– | Persepolis | 3 | (0) |
| 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 as of 13 September 2025 | |||
Reza Shekari (Persian: رضا شکاری; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Persepolis as a Midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Zob Ahan
[edit]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]
Rubin Kazan
[edit]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]
Tractor
[edit]On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]U17
[edit]Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.[7]
U20
[edit]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.
U23
[edit]In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by Mohammad Khakpour.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Honours
[edit]- Zob Ahan
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2015–16
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016
- Tractor
- Sepahan
References
[edit]- ^ "امضای قرارداد ذوب‌آهن با رضا شکاری". Mehr news agency.
- ^ "رضا شکاری هافبک تیم ملی فوتبال جوانان به ذوب آهن پیوست". Zob Ahan FC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
- ^ "ZOB AHAN VS. SEPAHAN 0 - 1". Soccerway.
- ^ "90tv.ir - وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - رضا شکاری جدیدترین لژیونر فوتبال ایران".
- ^ Состав «Рубина» пополнил полузащитник Реза Шекари (Reza Shekari joins Rubin) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Rubin-Akhmat game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 April 2018.
- ^ "تیم ملی نوجوانان » رضا شکاری". FFIRI.
- ^ "دعوت ۴ بازیکن جدید به اردوی تیم ملی امید". 90tv.ir.
- ^ "برنامه نود؛ مصاحبه با رضا شکاری". Aparat from Varzesh3. Retrieved 16 June 2016.