Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini (Persian: امید ابراهیمی زرندینی, born 16 September 1987)[2] is an Iranian footballer who plays for Al-Wakrah as a defensive midfielder.[3]
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![]() Ebrahimi with Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omid Ebrahimi Zarandini | ||
Date of birth | (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Zarandin-e Sofla, Mazandaran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Wakrah | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Shahrdari Neka | ||
2006–2009 | Bank Melli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 26 | (6) |
2010–2014 | Sepahan | 118 | (18) |
2014–2018 | Esteghlal | 108 | (28) |
2018–2021 | Al Ahli | 43 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Eupen (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2021– | Al-Wakrah | 24 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Iran | 54 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Omid Ebrahimi was born in Zarandin-e Sofla, a village located in Neka County.[4]
Omid Ebrahimi was discovered by Amir Ghalenoei in 2011. He started his career in Esteghlal Dargahan. He joined Sepahan in 2010 after spending the previous season at Shahrdari Bandar Abbas in the Azadegan League.[5] Ebrahimi's first competitive appearance came in the Iran Pro League match against Rah Ahan on 27 July 2010, where he played the full 90 minutes.
On 10 June 2014, Ebrahimi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal. He spent an excellent career in Blues of the Capital and selected as the best midfielder of Persian Gulf Pro League in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons[6][7] and also became the best goalscorer among midfielders in the history of Esteghlal.
He made his debut under Carlos Queiroz on 9 December 2012 in a match against Saudi Arabia in the 2012 WAFF. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[8] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9][10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sh. Bandar Abbas | 2009–10 | Azadegan League | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||
Sepahan | 2010–11 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 39 | 2 | |
2011–12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 42 | 7 | |||
2012–13 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 42 | 9 | |||
2013–14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | |||
Total | 118 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 2 | – | 158 | 22 | |||
Esteghlal | 2014–15 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 | ||
2015–16 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 11 | ||||
2016–17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 37 | 8 | |||
2017–18 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |||
Total | 108 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | 134 | 30 | |||
Al Ahli | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
Total | 43 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |||
Eupen (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
Al-Wakrah SC | 2021–22 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
Career total | 330 | 59 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 406 | 65 |
Iran | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2012 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 10 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 5 | 0 |
2018 | 14 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 54 | 0 |
Sepahan
Esteghlal
2019 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | |
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Al-Wakrah SC – current squad | |
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