Rahman Ahmadi
![]() Ahmadi playing with Iran in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Rahman Ahmadi | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Noshahr, Iran | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Shamoushak | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | Shamoushak | 35 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Saipa | 66 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Sepahan | 26 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Persepolis | 14 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Sepahan | 32 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Saipa | 33 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Sepahan | 60 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Paykan | 36 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Pars Jonoubi | 16 | (0) |
Total | 328 | (0) | |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2014 | Iran | 11 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2020–2022 | Sepahan (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2014 |
Rahman Ahmadi (Persian: رحمان احمدی, born 30 July 1980 in Noshahr, Iran) is an Iranian retired goalkeeper and coach.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Ahmadi started his career as a youth player at Shamoushak Noshahr in 1998. In 2000, he was promoted to the first team, he played four years for Shamoushak before being transferred to Saipa, where he won the league in 2007.
Sepahan
[edit]He moved to Sepahan in summer 2008 and was a regular player in his first season. In his second season with Sepahan, Ahmadi won the Iran Pro League although he only made four appearances throughout the season.
Saipa & Persepolis
[edit]In 2010 Ahmadi signed a contract with Tehran club Persepolis. He made 16 total appearances throughout the season. Disappointed with his playing time, Ahmadi returned to Sepahan in 2011. He made 38 appearances throughout the season as he led Sepahan to a Iran Pro League. He returned to Saipa in summer 2012 and made 33 appearances.
Return to Sepahan
[edit]He joined Sepahan for a third time in July 2013. He helped Sepahan attain a 4th-place finish in the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, and was widely considered one of the best goalkeepers in the league with 15 clean sheets, only Nilson Corrêa Júnior was better.
Club career statistics
[edit]Last Update 1 July 2017
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
2003–04 | Shamoushak | Pro League | 22[1] | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Saipa | 22 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | |||
2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||||
2006–07 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||||
2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2008–09 | Sepahan | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Persepolis | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Sepahan | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Saipa | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Sepahan | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Paykan | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 287 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 323 | 0 |
International career
[edit]In 2008, Ahmadi made his debut for Iran the final of West Asian Football Federation Championship against Jordan, with Team Melli going on to win the competition.[2] After Mehdi Rahmati announced his temporary retirement in 2013, Ahmadi was made the number one goalkeeper of the Iranian team by Carlos Queiroz. Ahmadi was instrumental in helping Iran secure a place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[2] as his double-save ensured a 1–0 Iran win over South Korea.
On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[3] However, he did not made any appearance for the team, where Alireza Haghighi started all the games for Iran.
Honours
[edit]- Shamoushak
- Azadegan League (1): 2002–03
- Saipa
- Iran Pro League (1): 2006–07
- Sepahan
- Iran Pro League (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
- Persepolis
- Iran
References
[edit]- ^ Ahmadi made debut for Shamoushak
- ^ a b "Rahman Ahmadi". FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Rahman Ahmadi at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Iranian men's footballers
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Saipa F.C. players
- Shamoushak Noshahr F.C. players
- Sepahan S.C. footballers
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Iran men's international footballers
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers from Mazandaran province
- People from Nowshahr