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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alireza Haghighi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Persepolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2012 | Persepolis | 73 | (0) |
| 2012– | Rubin Kazan | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Persepolis (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Iran U-15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Iran U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Iran U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Iran U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010– | Iran | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2012 | |||
Alireza Haghighi (Persian: علیرضا حقیقی, born 2 May 1988) is an Iranian football goalkeeper who plays forRussian side Rubin Kazan and also the Iran national football team.
Club career
Persepolis
Having joined the senior squad of Persepolis at the age of 16. He made his debut in match against Saipaon 17 October 2006 and saved a penalty against the legendary Ali Daei.[1][2] Haghighi was playing for Persepolis Youth teams teams since 2005,[1] after being scouted by coaches of Persepolis Football School in past years. He started the 2007–08 season with two other goalkeepers already ahead of him in the pecking order at Persepolis (Hassan Roudbarian, Team Melli's number one and Mehdi Vaezi, who has also been invited to the national team, but never capped). During this season, Haghighi did not play at all but extended his contract at the end of the season.
During the 2008–09 season, Haghighi was lucky to play in a lot of games because of injuries to two main goalkeepers Misagh Memarzadeh and Mehdi Vaezi which made Haghighi become the first choice keeper for many games and statistically he was the number one keeper during this season that he was trained under legendary Iranian keeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.
In the 2010–11 season, he captained Persepolis for the first time in the 2–1 victory against Saipa, making him the youngest captain of Persepolis in its history.
Rubin Kazan
In December 2011, Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan sent a transfer request to Persepolis. He officially left Persepolis on 9 January 2012.[3] On 14 January 2012, Haghighi signed a 4-year deal with Rubin Kazan.[4][5] He signed a contract with the Russian club on 11 January and made his debut three days later in a pre-season friendly match. However, he never played for Rubin in an official match at his next two seasons.
Loan to Persepolis
On 18 July 2013, Haghighi returns to Persepolis and signed a one-year loan contract with the club.[6][7]On 23 October 2013, Haghighi played in a 5–1 win over Padideh Shandiz in a Hazfi Cup match, marked his first match for Persepolis after 18 months. He then played another Hazfi Cup match, this time againstAlvand Hamedan which he keeping a clean sheet.
