Vahid Amiri (; born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad. He has also represented Iran national team in the past.
Amiri represented the Iran at the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups and also the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He predominantly plays as a left winger but can play in all attacking positions.
Club career Amiri started his career with Datis Lorestan.وحید امیری؛ لوبیای سحرآمیز فوتبال ایران (Vahid Amiri; The Magic Bean of Iranian Football) He left Gahar Zagros in the summer of 2011 and Naft Masjed Soleyman and spent two seasons with them.وحید امیری؛ لوبیای سحرآمیز فوتبال ایران (Vahid Amiri; The Magic Bean of Iranian Football)
Naft Tehran In May 2013 he joined Naft Tehran with a two-year contract. Amiri scored his first goal for Naft on 6 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Damash Gilan. He scored his first Asian Champions League on 7 April 2015 in a 3–0 away win against Saudi club Al-Shabab. Amiri scored on 16 September 2015 in a 2–1 loss to Al-Ahli Dubai in the quarter–finals of the Asian Champions League.
Persepolis Amiri joined Persepolis in summer of 2016 with a two years contract.Vahid Amiri (وحید امیری)«وحید امیری» با پرسپولیس قرارداد دو ساله بستامیری با پرسپولیس قرارداد دو ساله امضا کرد He won two league with Persepolis and was named Iranian Footballer of the Year in 2018.وحید امیری به عنوان بهترین بازیکن ایران در فصل97-96 انتخاب شد He played 74 games and scored 9 goals for his team.
Trabzonspor On 21 July 2018, Amiri agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish Giants Trabzonspor.
Persepolis
On 13 July 2019, Amiri signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis. After returning to Persepolis, He said:I am very happy to return to Persepolis once again. I had several offers from the other Iranian teams but I opted to return to my home.Also clubs No. 19 was given to Amiri.
International career He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut on a friendly against Iraq on 4 January 2015. He missed a decisive penalty against Iraq which lead to elimination of Iran from Asian Cup 2015. Amiri scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory against Chile.
In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Personal life Amiri was born in the small village of Darreh-ye Badam in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. He has a degree in law and as of January 2016 is studying for his master's degree in Physical Education.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNaft MIS2011–12Division 123210——2422012–1325010260Total48220——502Naft Tehran2013–14Pro League26220——2822014–15254211123872015–162852010315Total791161122—9714Persepolis2016–17Pro League25600121—3772017–18262208010372Total5182020110749Trabzonspor2018–19Süper Lig22142——263Persepolis2019–20Pro League2664120003272020–2128320131004342021–222411120102822022–2324051——2912023–241902020—2302024–25183106000253Total139131532511018017Foolad2025–26Pro League4000——40Career total343352965742043145
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIran201512120169020179020181202019100202020202191202250202330Total712
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amiri goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Vahid AmiriNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition126 March 2015NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria2–02–0Friendly23 June 2021Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Naft Tehran Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Persepolis Persian Gulf Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 Hazfi Cup: 2022–23 Iranian Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2020; runner-Up: 2021 AFC Champions League runner-up: 2020
Individual Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18 Iranian Footballer of the Year: 2018
References
External links
Vahid Amiri at FFIRI.ir Vahid Amiri at IranLeague.ir