Bakhtiar Rahmani

Bakhtiar Rahmani Palani
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991
Place of birth Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Esteghlal
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2007 Foolad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Foolad 179 (25)
2015–2016 Tractor Sazi 28 (5)
2016– Esteghlal 11 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Iran U15 12 (5)
2006–2009 Iran U17 2 (2)
2009–2010 Iran U20 5 (4)
2011–2013 Iran U23 8 (2)
2013– Iran 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 28 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:42, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Bakhtiar Rahmani (بختیار رحمانی; born September 23, 1991) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Esteghlal in the Iran Pro League.

Early life

Rahmani was born in Sarpol-e Zahab, and he is of Kurdish descent.

Club career

Foolad

Rahmani has played his entire career for Foolad.[1] After the release of Jalal Kameli-Mofrad in the summer of 2012, he was chosen as the club captain by head coach Hossein Faraki, when he was just twenty years old and led the club to the fourth place. He renewed his contract with Foolad for another three years on 30 April 2013, keeping him at the club until 2016. Rahmani helped the club to win its second championship in the 2013–14 season, in which he scored five goals and assisted seven times in 28 matches.

Tractor Sazi

In the summer of 2015 Rahmani signed a two–year contract with Tractor Sazi to spend his conscription period at the club. On 24 February 2016 Rahmani scored twice and helped Tractor to a 4–0 victory against Emirati club Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League.

Esteghlal

On 3 June 2016, he joined Esteghlal on a two-year contract.[2]

International career

Rahmani was first called up for the Iran national under-15 football team in 2004. He has played for the Iran national football team in all ranks. He was called up and played for the Iran national under-23 football team by Alireza Mansourian in 2011. He was also captain of the under-23 team. On 14 May 2013, Rahmani was called up for the Iran national football team by coach Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut against Oman in a friendly match on 22 May 2013.[3] On 1 June 2014, he was named in Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[4] However, he did not play for Team Melli in the tournament, as he was an unused substitute in three matches.

Statistics

Club career statistics

Last updated: 14 May 2014

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2007–08 Foolad Division 1 19320213
2008–09 Pro League 14120181
2009–10 24310253
2010–11 30420324
2011–12 30420314
2012–13 31510325
2013–14 2852072377
2014–15 00000000
2015–16 Tractor Sazi 2233043296
Career total 1982815011522727
Rahmani captaining Foolad in a match against Paykan, 22 February 2013
SeasonTeamAssists
07–08Foolad4
08–091
09–1015
10–1113
11–129
12–1311
13–147
14–150
15–16Tractor Sazi1

International goals

Under-20

Under-23

Honours

Foolad

References

External links

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