Mohammad Gholami

Mohammad Gholami Khalil-Mahalleh
Gholami in 2013 with Sepahan
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Gholami Khalil-Mahalleh[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-13) February 13, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Talesh, Gilan, Iran[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Chooka Talesh[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Chooka Talesh[2]
2001–2006 Malavan
2006–2009 Pas 77 (19)
2009–2011 Steel Azin 59 (19)
2011–2012 Damash Gilan 29 (8)
2012–2014 Sepahan 51 (6)
2014–2015 Rah Ahan 13 (3)
2015 Padideh 11 (2)
2015–2016 Esteghlal Ahvaz 11 (2)
2016–2017 Khoneh Be Khoneh 20 (4)
2017–2018 Gol Gohar Sirjan 14 (4)
2018 Sepidrood 13 (2)
2018 Aluminium Arak 4 (0)
2018–2019 Sepidrood 22 (4)
2019 Qashqai 8 (1)
2019–2020 Damash 14 (6)
2020–2021 Sepidrood 20 (5)
International career
2010–2013 Iran 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2013

Mohammad Gholami (Persian: محمد غلامی, born February 13, 1983) is an Iranian football player who plays for Sepidrood in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He usually plays in the striker position.

Club career

He began his professional career in Malavan football club. He showed consistent displays for Malavan throughout the 2005–06 Iran Pro League season, scoring 7 goals. Several times he saved the club from losing by scoring in the last seconds of the match. The most famous example of this is in the season where he shocked Esteghlal by scoring in the 94th minute in Azadi Stadium in a game that ended 3–3. He was signed to a one-year contract with Damash Gilan on 19 June 2011 and was one of Damash's key players in the 2011–12 season.[3] He scored eight goals in 29 matches. After spending one season at Damash, he joined Iran Pro League champions, Sepahan on 1 June 2012 with a two-year contract.

In August 2022 he retired from his professional career after helping Damash to promote to Iranian football's 2nd division.

Club career statistics

As of 18 September 2014
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Malavan Iran Pro League 9 0 0 0 9 0
2005–06 21 7 0 0 21 7
2006–07 Pas Tehran 15 2 0 0 15 2
2007–08 Pas Hamedan 31 8 3 0 34 8
2008–09 31 9 3 3 34 12
2009–10 Steel Azin 30 10 3 1 33 11
2010–11 29 9 3 1 32 10
2011–12 Damash 29 8 2 0 31 8
2012–13 Sepahan 25 0 4 2 6 2 35 4
2013–14 26 6 1 0 0 0 27 6
2014–15 Rah Ahan 9 3 0 0 9 3
2014–15 Padideh 11 2 0 0 11 2
2015–16 Esteghlal Ahvaz 11 2 1 1 12 3
2016–17 Khooneh Be Khooneh Azadegan League 20 4 0 0 20 4
2017–18 Sepidrood Iran Pro League 13 2 0 0 14 4
2018–19 22 4 1 1 17 5
Career total 21 9 6 2

International career

He made his international debut against China in September 2010 under Afshin Ghotbi, where he scored his first international goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2010 Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium  China 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 1 October 2010 Amman International Stadium  Iraq 2–1 2–1 WAFF 2010
3 2 May 2012 Enghelab Stadium  Mozambique 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Sepahan

References