Ali Nozar Karimi (Persian: علی کریمی; born 11 February 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Kayserispor as a central midfielder.
![]() Karimi in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Nozar Karimi[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Sepahan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Sepahan | 65 | (4) |
2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Sepahan | 20 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Esteghlal | 53 | (7) |
2020–2021 | Qatar SC | 7 | (0) |
2021 | →Al-Duhail (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Kayserispor | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 18 | (6) |
2016– | Iran | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 |
He joined Sepahan in the summer of 2012. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of Sepahan under-19 football team.[2] Karimi made his first league appearance in the 2013–14 season. He won the Persian Gulf Pro League with Sepahan in the 2014–15 season.
On 1 July 2016, Karimi joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract for a reported US$400,000 transfer fee.[3] He is the first Iranian to play in Croatian Prva HNL. Karimi made his pre–season debut on 2 July 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute against Romanian club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[4]
Karimi made his league debut on 13 August 2016, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 victory against Inter Zapresic. He made his second appearance with the first team on 25 October 2016 in a 2–1 victory against Bjelovar in the Croatian Cup.
After only making one league appearance for Dinamo, in January 2017 Karimi joined Lokomotiva on a six-month loan deal.
Karimi joined Dinamo Zagreb's feeder club Lokomotiva in January 2017 on a 6-month loan. He finally got a chance to show off his power and control in the midfield as he started 6 games for Lokomotiva, set up multiple goals and scored his first goal in the Croatian league for the NK Lokomotiva on 26 April 2017 in a 1–0 league victory against Istra 1961.
On 15 July 2018, Karimi joined Esteghlal signing a one-year contract with the club.[5]
On 1 November 2020, Karimi joined Qatar SC signing a one-year contract with the club.
In July 2020, Karimi joined Kayseispor as a free agent.
He was invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[6] in preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named for the Iran U23 and on the final roster for Incheon 2014.[7]
Karimi was called up to the national team in March 2014, but did not play a game. He was called up again to the senior Iran squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against India in September 2015.[8] He made his debut against Papua New Guinea on 10 November 2016 in a friendly match.[citation needed]
In May 2018, he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[9] but did not make the final 23 because of injury.[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sepahan | 2012–13 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
Total | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb II | 2016–17 | Druga HNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Dinamo Zagreb | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Lokomotiva (loan) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Sepahan | 2017–18 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
Esteghlal | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
2019–20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Career total | 144 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 169 | 13 |
Iran | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Sepahan
Iran U23
Kayserispor – current squad | |
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