Ali Ghorbani (, ; born 18 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gol Gohar in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Born in Iran, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Club career Ghorbani started his professional career with Nassaji Mazandaran. Later he joined Gahar Zagros and reunited with his former coach Davoud Mahabadi, helping them secure promotion to Iran Pro League with scoring seven times in Azadegan League. After a successful season in Gahar, he joined Mes Sarcheshmeh. In July 2013, he joined Naft Tehran on a two-year contract.
Esteghlal Ghorbani joined Sepidrood in summer 2016. He was coached by Alireza Mansourian at Naft Tehran and when Mansorian went to Esteghlal, Ghorbani was one of his new players.
Spartak Trnava On 3 September 2018, Ghorbani joined Slovak side Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract.
Sepahan In the summer of 2019, he joined Iranian Club Sepahan. After getting knocked out by former team Esteghlal on 10 August 2020, he and a few other club members were sacked by the club.
Sumgayit On 14 August 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit.
International career Ali Ghorbani was born in the Mazandaran province of Iran and originally is a mazani from Kerdabad village in Savadkouh. On 2 October 2020, Ghorbani was called up Azerbaijan by Gianni De Biasi.
He made his official debut for Azerbaijan on 10 October 2020, against Montenegro in a UEFA Nations League match.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNassaji Mazandaran2010–11Division 118300––183Gahar Zagros2011–12Division 123731––268Mes Sarcheshmeh2012–13Division 117310––183Naft Tehran2013–14Pro League24611––2572014–1517531312372015–162051010225Total611652417019Esteghlal2016–17Pro League28631813982017–1827752814010Total5513831627918Spartak Trnava2018–19Slovak First Football League923151174Sepahan2018–19Pro League15200––152 2019–202223120273 Total3743120426Sumgayit2020–21Azerbaijani Premier League199511025102021–222352020275Total421471305215Foolad2022–23Persian Gulf Pro League1110000111Paykan2023–24Persian Gulf Pro League62000062Career total2796530930433978
International AzerbaijanYearAppsGoals202020Total20 Statistics accurate as of match played 10 October 2020
Honours Esteghlal Hazfi Cup: 2017–18
Spartak Trnava Slovnaft Cup: 2018–19
References
External links
Ali Ghorbani at IranLeague.ir Ali Ghorbani at PersianLeague.com