Ali Nozar Karimi (; born 11 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Sepahan Karimi joined Sepahan in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of Sepahan under-19 football team.پیروزی جوانان فولاد مبارکه سپاهان در دیداری تدارکاتی He made his first league appearance in the 2013–14 season. He won the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in the 2014–15 season.
Dinamo Zagreb
2016–17 On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee. He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian Prva HNL. Karimi made his preseason debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
Loan to Lokomotiva Karimi joined Dinamo Zagreb's feeder club Lokomotiva in January 2017 on a 6-month loan. He finally got a chance to show off his power and control in the midfield as he started six games for Lokomotiva, set up multiple goals and scored his first goal in the Croatian league for the NK Lokomotiva on 26 April 2017 in a 1–0 league victory against Istra 1961.
Esteghlal On 15 July 2018, Karimi joined Esteghlal signing a one-year contract with the club.
Qatar SC On 1 November 2020, Karimi joined Qatar SC, signing a one-year contract with the club.
Kayserispor In July 2020, Karimi joined Kayserispor as a free agent.
International career
Youth Karimi was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada in preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the Iran U23 and on the final roster for Incheon 2014.
Senior
Karimi was called to the national team in March 2014 but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against India in September 2015. He made his debut against Papua New Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.
In May 2018, Karimi was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. but did not make the final 23 because of injury. He was included in the final list for the 2022 World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSepahan2012–13Persian Gulf Pro League00001000102013–141820040002222014–1519000—001902015–16282416000383Total6544111000805Dinamo Zagreb II2016–17Druga HNL9000—0090Dinamo Zagreb2016–17Prva HNL1020000030Lokomotiva (loan)8100—0081Sepahan2017–18Persian Gulf Pro League20100—00201Esteghlal2018–19Persian Gulf Pro League2622051003332019–20275416200378Total53761113007011Qatar2020–21Qatar Stars League7000000070Al-Duhail2020–21Qatar Stars League90516020221Kayserispor2022–23Süper Lig20240––2422023–202427310––2832024–2529100––2912025–262000––20Total786500000836Career total250192232832030225
International
IranYearAppsGoals201610201760201830201910202020202230202330Total190
Honours Sepahan Hazfi Cup: 2012–13 Persian Gulf Pro League: 2014–15
Iran U23 WAFF U23 Championship: 2015
References
External links
Ali Karimi joined Al-Duhail