Reza Norouzi

Reza Norouzi (Persian: رضا نوروزی, born 21 September 1982) is a retired Iranian footballer.

Reza Norouzi

Personal information
Full name	Reza Norouzi
Date of birth	(1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Ahvaz, Iran[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Azad University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Bargh Shiraz	10	(2)
2008–2010	Steel Azin	48	(14)
2010–2012	Foolad	50	(36)
2012–2014	Naft Tehran	35	(13)
2014–2015	Persepolis	4	(1)
2015	Saipa	11	(1)
2015–2016	Paykan	12	(4)
2016–2017	Sanat Naft	18	(2)
International career‡
2010–2012	Iran	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2014

Club career

Early years

Norouzi started his career with Bargh Shiraz in Iran Pro League.

Steel Azin

Norouzi joined Steel Azin in 2008 after spending the previous year at Bargh Shiraz.^[2]

Foolad

He was transferred to Foolad on 2010 and became top goal scorer of 2010–11 season.

Naft Tehran

In October 2012, Norouzi signed with Naft Tehran effective from January 2013. He scored his first goal for Naft in his debut match against Malavan. In his second season with the club he finished the season with 11 goals, one of the most in the league.

Persepolis

After becoming the Pro League's third place with Naft Tehran that was the club's best season in its history, Norouzi had offers from many teams, however, he joined Persepolis in the summer of 2014 and signed a one-year contract until end of 2014–15 season.^[3] Persepolis fans nicknamed him as the Blue Killer, because he has scored nine goals against Esteghlal in three previous seasons.^[4] He played his first official game for Persepolis against his former team, Naft Tehran on 1 August 2014. He was substituted in 90+2 minutes with Mehdi Taremi.

Club career statistics

As of 20 August 2014

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bargh	Pro League	2007–08	10	2	0	0	–	–	10	2
Steel Azin	Division 1	2008–09	21	8	0	0	–	–	21	8
	Pro League	2009–10	27	6	0	0	–	–	27	6
Foolad		2010–11	29	24	3	1	–	–	32	25
		2011–12	22	10	1	0	–	–	23	10
Naft Tehran		2012–13	9	2	0	0	–	–	9	2
		2013–14	23	11	1	0	–	–	24	11
Persepolis		2014–15	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Career total			145	67	5	1	0	0	150	68

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
09–10	Steel Azin	2
10–11	Foolad	2
11–12	Foolad	3
12–13	Naft Tehran	4
13–14	Naft Tehran	2
14–15	Persepolis	0

International career

He started his international career under Afshin Ghotbi in November 2010 against Nigeria. He also played for Iran in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He was selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Carlos Queiroz.^[5]

Honours

Individual

• Iranian Footballer of the Year: 2010
• Iran Pro League Top Goalscorer: 2010–11