Masoud Zeraei

Masoud Zeraei

Personal information
Full name	Masoud Gholam Reza Zeraei
Date of birth	31 March 1979 (1979-03-31) (age 32)
Place of birth	Qatar
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Al Arabi
Number	1
Youth career
–	Al Arabi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000-	Al Arabi	69	(0)
National team
2011	Qatar Olympic team	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Masoud Zeraei (born 31 March 1979) is a Qatari footballer of Iranian descent^[1] who currently plays for Al Arabi as a goalkeeper.

Career

Zeraei has played for Al Arabi his entire career after being brought to Al Arabi by Dr. Abdullah al-Mal when he was just 16 years old, and has expressed frustration for not being consistently included in the first team over the years.

Zeraei received offers from numerous clubs, notably a 2-year deal from Al Jaish and an offer from Al Rayyan. He subsequently rejected the offers, claiming his bond with Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of Al Arabi, is a father-son bond and vowed he would remain in Al Arabi if asked to.

Zeraei was available for the Qatar Olympic team in the 2011 GCC Games against UAE in the third place match, as Al Arabi's game against Al Sadd was postponed due to Al Sadd's involvement in the AFC Champions League^[2]. However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.

External links

• QATAR STARS LEAGUE - QSL.com.qa
• Alarabi Sports Club - Masoud Zeraei

References

1. ^ Soccerway - Masoud Zeraei
2. ^ New date set for Al Sadd match against Al Arabi in QSL

Persondata
Name	Zeraei, Masoud
Alternative names
Short description	Qatari footballer
Date of birth	31 March 1979
Place of birth	Qatar
Date of death
Place of death