Mohammad Nouri (footballer)

This article is about the footballer. For the singer, see Mohammad Nouri (singer).

Mohammad Nouri (Persian: محمد نوری, born 9 January 1983) is an Iranian football coach and a former midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Gol Gohar.

Mohammad Nouri

Nouri before a match with Persepolis, 26 April 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sonqor, Kermanshah, Iran
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gol Gohar (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Homa
2005–2007	Sepahan	46	(6)
2007–2010	Saba Qom	80	(17)
2010–2015	Persepolis	138	(27)
2015–2016	Al-Mesaimeer	22	(1)
2016–2018	Tractor	37	(1)
2018–2020	Pars Jonoubi	64	(15)
2020–2021	Paykan	19	(0)
International career
2006	Iran U23	6	(0)
2008–2013	Iran	27	(4)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Zob Ahan (assistant)
2023–2024	Malavan (assistant)
2024–	Gol Gohar (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Iran Asian Games 2006 Qatar Team Competition West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 Iran Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

He started his professional career with Homa in 2000. He played five years for the club before moving to Sepahan in the summer of 2005. He moved to Saba in summer 2007 and stayed for three seasons.

Persepolis

He moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2010 and was used as attacking midfielder. He was top scorer of Persepolis in 2010–11 season. He extended his contract with Persepolis for another three years on 12 May 2012, keeping him in the team till 2015.^[1] Before the start of 2013–14 season, he was named as the club's captain after the departure of Ali Karimi and retirement of Mehdi Mahdavikia.

Mesaimeer

Nouri joined newly promoted Qatari club Mesaimeer in July 2015 on a one-year contract.^[2][3]

Pars Jonoubi

On 13 January 2018, Nouri officially joined Pars Jonoubi Jam.^[4]

Club career statistics

As of 4 April 2019.

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sepahan	Pro League	2005–06	21	0	4	0	–	–	25	0
		2006–07	25	6	3	0	6	2	34	8
Saba		2007–08	21	5	0	0	–	–	21	5
		2008–09	31	8	4	1	5	2	40	11
		2009–10	28	4	4	0	–	–	32	4
Persepolis		2010–11	31	9	6	4	6	0	43	13
		2011–12	30	8	3	1	7	0	40	9
		2012–13	28	5	5	5	–	–	33	10
		2013–14	24	0	3	0	–	–	27	0
		2014–15	25	5	4	2	7	3	36	10
Al-Mesaimeer	Qatar Stars League	2015–16	22	1	0	0	–	–	22	1
Tractor	Pro League	2016–17	18	1	2	0	0	0	20	1
Pars Jam		2017–18	10	2	0	0	–	–	16	2
		2018–19	26	4	0	0	–	–	15	4
		2019–20	28	8	0	0	–	–	17	8
Career totals			352	66	38	13	31	7	421	88

International career

Mohammad Nouri was a member of Iran national under-23 football team, participating in the 2006 Asian Games.

He made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly match against Ghana in June 2008. He was previously called up to join the national team in June 2007 for the 2007 Asian Cup, but did not make an appearance.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 August 2008	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	14 January 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Singapore	5–0	6–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	14 January 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Singapore	6–0	6–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	19 January 2011	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha	United Arab Emirates	2–0	3–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Sepahan

• Hazfi Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Hazfi Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13

Iran U23

• Asian Games Bronze Medal: 2006