Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Alipour Ghara | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Qaem Shahr, Iran | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gil Vicente | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Nassaji | ||
2011–2012 | Steel Azin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Nassaji | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Sang Ahan Bafq | 25 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Rah Ahan | 25 | (3) |
2015–2020 | Persepolis | 153 | (56) |
2020–2022 | Marítimo | 60 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Gil Vicente | 34 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Iran U17 | 6 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Iran U20 | 6 | (8) |
2018– | Iran | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019 |
Ali Alipour Ghara (Persian: علی علیپور قرا; born 11 November 1995)[1] is an Iranian international footballer who plays as a forward for Gil Vicente.
At the age of 19 years and 185 days, Alipour was the youngest-ever player to score in the Tehran derby after scoring in Persepolis 1–0 victory on 15 May 2015. He is the only player in Tehran derby history who has scored the winning goal in two derby matches. [2]
Alipour started his career with Nassaji Mazandaran. He made his professional debut in 2012 at the age of 16 with Azadegan League club Sang Ahan Bafq.[3]
Alipour signed with Persepolis in January 2015.[4] AHe scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw against Naft Masjed Soleyman. On 15 May, Alipour scored in the Tehran derby against Esteghlal, making him the youngest player to score in the Tehran derby at 19 years old.[5][6] On 26 March 2016, Alipour scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–4 friendly win against Omani champions Al-Oruba.
He was the Persian Gulf Pro League top goalscorer in 2017–18, tallying 19 goals.
On 28 September 2020, Alipour joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Marítimo on a two-year deal.[7]
Alipour was called up to the Iran national football team in March 2017.[8] He made his debut against Sierra Leone[9] on 17 March 2018 in a friendly match.[10][11]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nassaji | 2010–2011 | Azadegan League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Sang Ahan Bafq | 2012–13 | Azadegan League | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Rah Ahan | 2013–14 | Pro League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
2014–15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
Total | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||
Persepolis | 2014–15 | Pro League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
2016–17 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1[c] | 1 | 44 | 26 | ||
2018–19 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18 | ||
2019–20 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | ||
Total | 153 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 72 | ||
Marítimo | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||
Total | 60 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | |||
Gil Vicente | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
2023–24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 297 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 374 | 95 |
Iran | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |