Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri

Mohammad Mazaheri
	Rashid Mazaheri with Esteghlal in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad-Rashid Mazaheri
Date of birth	18 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Gachsaran, Iran
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2002–2009	Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Esteghlal Ahvaz
2011–2014	Foolad
2014–2019	Zob Ahan
2019–2020	Tractor
2020–2022	Esteghlal
2022–2023	Sepahan
2023	Paykan
2023-2024	Nassaji
International career
2010	Iran U20
2010–2011	Iran U23
2016–2021	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2024

Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Persian: محمد رشید مظاهری; born 18 May 1989)^[2] is an Iranian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Iranian national team.

Club career

Mazaheri spent seven years in the youth academy of Fajr Sepasi before joining the youth teams of Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2009. He started his senior career with Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2010.^[3] Previously, he played for the Moghavemat Sepasi youth team.

Zob Ahan

Mazaheri joined Zob Ahan midway through the 2013–14 season, mainly featuring as a reserve. He earned his starting place in the 2014–15 season and won the Hazfi Cup. Mazaheri lead Zob Ahan to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League as the first placed team in their group. In the 2018 AFC Champions League, he scored the highest goal keeper at the top of the list for the best goalkeeper this season.

Tractor S.C.

On 8 June 2019, Mazaheri signed a 4 years contract with Tractor in the Iran Pro League.^[4]

International career

Mazaheri started his career with the national team playing for Iran U-20 team.^[5] He played for the Iran U-23, and participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.^[2] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[6]

Personal life

In 2011, prior to his departure to Kyrgyzstan to participate in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 1, Mazaheri was involved in an altercation outside his house in Ahvaz.^[7] While reports vary, reports state that Mazaheri was physically assaulted and the windows to his house were broken.^[8] It was reported in Iranian newspapers in July 2011 that Mehdi Rahmati, Iranian international, asked as one of his conditions on joining Persepolis that "Esteghlal Ahvaz goalie" be signed as his reserve. It is widely speculated that the goalie mentioned was Mazaheri, since they both got their start in Fajr Sepasi youth ranks.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2021

Club	Season	League			Hazfi Cup		Continental¹		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Esteghlal Ahvaz	2009-10	Persian Gulf Pro League	5	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	5	0
	2010-11	Azadegan League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
Foolad	2011–12	Persian Gulf Pro League	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	1	0
	2012–13		3	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	3	0
	2013–14		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Zob Ahan	2013–14	Persian Gulf Pro League	2	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	2	0
	2014–15		19	0	5	0	-	-	0	0	24	0
	2015–16		27	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	39	0
	2016–17		28	0	5	0	6	0	1	0	40	0
	2017–18		29	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	40	0
	2018–19		25	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		131	0	15	0	30	0	1	0	177	0
Tractor	2019–20	Persian Gulf Pro League	29	0	1	0	-	-	0	0	30	0
Esteghlal	2020–21	Persian Gulf Pro League	19	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	27	0
	2021-22	Persian Gulf Pro League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	28	0
Sepahan	2021-22	Persian Gulf Pro League	13	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	19	0
	2022-23	Persian Gulf Pro League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	22	0
Paykan	2022-23	Persian Gulf Pro League	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Nassaji	2023-24	Persian Gulf Pro League	14	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	18	0
Total			247	0	20	0	46	0	1	0	314	0

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 November 2017.^[10]

Iran
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	2	0
2017	1	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Zob Ahan

Tractor

Hazfi Cup: 2019–20

Awards

Fans' Asian Champions League XI: 2016^[11]

References

^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Iran - M. Mazaheri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri محمد رشید مظاهری - Azadegan League 2010-11 Group B - Player Profile with career statistics and history - PersianLeague". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "تراکتور نقل و انتقالات را طوفانی آغاز کرد". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ http://www.fcmalavan.ir/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593:the-u-21-national-teams-players-names-for-preparation-camp-announced-&catid=35:club-news&Itemid=107^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا. "افزایش تاسف بار درگیری های خونین در ورزش". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا - Farda News.
^ "5 شرط عجیب بازیکن خاص برای رفتن به پرسپولیس/حقیقی نباشد،دروازه‌بان استقلال اهواز را بخرید!". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "The best ACL2016 XI announced! | Football News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

External links

Persian League Profile
Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri at Soccerway

[1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[soccerway.com-2] "Iran - M. Mazaheri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[3] "Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri محمد رشید مظاهری - Azadegan League 2010-11 Group B - Player Profile with career statistics and history - PersianLeague". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[4] "تراکتور نقل و انتقالات را طوفانی آغاز کرد". Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[5] ttp://www.fcmalavan.ir/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593:the-u-21-national-teams-players-names-for-preparation-camp-announced-&catid=35:club-news&Itemid=107^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". ^{[dead link‍]}

[7] "Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[8] پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا. "افزایش تاسف بار درگیری های خونین در ورزش". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا - Farda News.

[9] "5 شرط عجیب بازیکن خاص برای رفتن به پرسپولیس/حقیقی نباشد،دروازه‌بان استقلال اهواز را بخرید!". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[10] Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri at National-Football-Teams.com

[:1-11] "The best ACL2016 XI announced! | Football News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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