Yaghoub Karimi

Yaghoub Karimi
Personal information
Full name	Yaghoub Karimi
Date of birth	31 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kivi, Ardabil, Iran
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
2003–2008	Pas
2008–2011	Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Esteghlal
2011–2013	Naft Tehran
2013–2014	Sepahan
2014–2018	Esteghlal
2018	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2018–2019	Sepidrood
Total
International career‡
2009–2010	Iran U20
2011–2014	Iran U23
2012–2014	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2016 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2014 (UTC)

Yaghoub Karimi (Persian: یعقوب کریمی; August 31, 1991)^[1] is an Iranian football midfielder.

Club career

Pas

He joined Pas in the summer 2003 from the youth academy. He played five seasons for Pas youth team.

Esteghlal

In summer 2009, Karimi joined Esteghlal. He played his first match for Esteghlal in 2010–11 season.

Naft Tehran

He played two seasons for Esteghlal and moved to Naft Tehran in the summer of 2011. Karimi played with Naft Tehran until 2013. He played in 54 games, scored 11 times and assists 14 goals. He was most value player for Naft Tehran in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

Sepahan

Naft Tehran and Sepahan reached agreement over transfer of Karimi in May 2013. He officially joined Sepahan on 1 July 2013 with a four-year contract and made his debut for his new team in a 2–0 win over Foolad.

Esteghlal

On 21 July 2014, Karimi joined Esteghlal with signing a loan contract until the end of the season. He played his first match for Esteghlal on ten days later against Rah Ahan, coming as a substitute for Khosro Heydari. On 27 July 2015, he signed a permanent contract with Esteghlal keeping him at the club until 2017.^[2]

Club career statistics

As of 27 February 2019

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2010–11	Esteghlal	Iran Pro League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011–12	Naft Tehran		26	1	1	0	–	–	27	1
2012–13	Naft Tehran		29	10	1	0	–	–	30	10
2013–14	Sepahan		17	1	1	0	6	0	24	1
2014–15	Esteghlal		20	1	3	0	0	0	23	1
2015–16			14	0	3	0	–	–	17	0
2016–17			16	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
2017–18			8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
2018–19	Esteghlal Khuzestan		6	0	0	0	–	–	6	0
Career total			138	13	11	0	6	0	155	13

Assists

Season	Team	Assists
11–12	Naft Tehran	4
12–13	Naft Tehran	7
13–14	Sepahan	0
14–15	Esteghlal	2
15–16	Esteghlal	2
16–17	Esteghlal	0

International career

On 15 February 2012, Karimi named in Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz.^[3] He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 November 2012	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Tajikistan	2–0	6–1	Friendly
2	6 November 2012	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Tajikistan	4–0	6–1	Friendly
3	15 December 2012	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City	Yemen	2–1	2–1	2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship
4	3 March 2014	Enghelab Stadium, Karaj	Kuwait	1–0	3–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification