Morteza Pouraliganji

Morteza Pouraliganji

Pouraliganji in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992
Place of birth Babol, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Center back, Centre midfield
Club information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 88
Youth career
2005–2007 Paykan Babol
2007–2008 PAS Tehran
2008–2010 Ehsan Rey
2010–2013 Naft Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Naft Tehran 73 (3)
2015–2016 Tianjin Teda 26 (2)
2016– Al Sadd 16 (2)
National team‡
2009 Iran U17 4 (0)
2010 Iran U20 2 (0)
2012–2014 Iran U23 14 (2)
2015– Iran 16 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Morteza Pouraliganji (Persian: مرتضی پورعلی‌گنجی‎‎, born April 19, 1992)[1] is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. Pouraliganji represented Iran at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Naft Tehran

Pouraliganji started his senior career with Naft Tehran in 2010.[2] He scored his first professional goal in 2011 in a 4–1 win against Paykan.

Tianjin Teda

He joined Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda on 25 February 2015 with a one–year contract.[3] He made his first appearance for the club on 8 April 2015 in a match against Henan Jianye. On 4 June 2015 Morteza scored his first goal for Tianjin in a 2–2 draw against Guangzhou Evergrande. Morteza left the club at the end of the season after he decided not to renew his contract.

Al Sadd

2015–16

On 8 January 2016 Pouraliganji rejected several offers from European and Chinese teams and accepted an offer from Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.[4] He stated playing with Xavi was one of the main reasons he accepted this offer.[4] He signed a four-month contract on 20 January 2016 until the end of the season.[5] He scored his first goal for his new club in February 2016 in a 3–1 victory against Al Arabi.

Club career statistics

As of 25 April 2016
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Naft Tehran Pro League 2010–11 12200--00122
2011–12 16010--00170
2012–13 11000--00110
2013–14 21010--00220
2014–15 130211000161
China PR League FA Cup Asia Other Total
Tianjin TedaChinese Super League201526210--00272
Qatar League Cup Asia Other Total
Al SaddQatar Stars League2015–1682001031123
Career total 10765120311177
SeasonTeamAssists
2010–11Naft Tehran0
2011–120
2012–130
2013–142
2014–151

International career

U17

Pouraliganji represented Iran U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]

U23

In 2012 he broke in to coach Ali Reza Mansourian's squad and has been regular feature ever since. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[7]

Senior

After his performance in Asian Games in October 2014, Carlos Queiroz called Pouraliganji up for a training camp in Portugal. He played a friendly fixtures against Estroli and Benfica and was later called up for an international friendly against South Korea on 18 November 2014. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014,[8] making his debut in a friendly match against Iraq on 4 January 2015 which Iran won 1–0.

Pouraliganji was selected to start in Iran's opening match at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, a 2–0 win over Bahrain. His good performance in Iran's second match against Qatar earned him a place in the AFC Best 11 of Round 2.[9] In the quarter-final match against Iraq, Pouraliganji scored his first goal for Iran as they drew 3–3 at Canberra Stadium and were eventually defeated 7–6 on a penalty shootout.[10]

International caps

Iran
YearAppsGoals
201592
Total92

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2015 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia  Iraq 2–2 3–3 2015 AFC Asian Cup
2. 12 November 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Turkmenistan 1–0 3–1 2018 WCQ and 2019 ACQ

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Morteza Pouraliganji profile at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Morteza Poor Ali Ganji مرتضی پورعلی گنجی – IPL 2010–2011 – Player Profile with career statistics and history – PersianLeague".
  3. ↑ "Morteza Pouraliganji Joins Tianjin Teda".
  4. 1 2 "پورعلی گنجی همبازی ژاوی (عکس)". ورزش سه.
  5. ↑ "کاپ - با قراردادی 4 ماهه/پورعلی گنجی به السد پیوست".
  6. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/11/93/31/fu17_2009_squadlists.pdf
  7. ↑ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  8. ↑ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup - Timeline Photos - Facebook".
  10. ↑ "Asian Cup 2015: Iraq claims incredible shootout win over rival Iran to reach semi-finals". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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