Aref Gholami (born 19 April 1997) is an Iranian footballer who played as a center back for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[1][2][3]
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Gholami in May 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aref Gholami | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Gorgan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Sepahan | 32 | (0) |
| 2018 | Zob Ahan | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Foolad | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Esteghlal | 63 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Iran U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Iran U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Iran | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022 | |||
He made his first Persian Gulf Pro League debut on 1 December 2016 against Gostaresh Foolad.[4]
On the 4th of October 2020, Dragan Skočić called him up for iran international football team ( Team Melli ) for friendlies against Uzbekistan and Mali. He made his debut for iran on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.
His older brother Ali Gholami is also a footballer.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Zob Ahan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Esteghlal F.C. – current squad | |
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