Ali Samereh

Football player infobox


playername = Ali Samereh
fullname = Ali Samereh
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|11|23
cityofbirth = flagicon|Iran Rafsanjan
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = flagicon|UAE Al-Shaab

clubnumber = 20
position = Striker
youthyears =1992-
youthclubs = flagicon|Iran Kerman Province F.C.
years = -1999 1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2005
2005-2008 2008-
clubs = flagicon|Iran Kerman Province F.C. flagicon|Iran F.C. Fajr Sepasi
flagicon|Iran Esteghlal F.C.
flagicon|Italy Perugia Calcio "(loan)"
flagicon|Iran Esteghlal F.C.
flagicon|UAE Al-Shaab
flagicon|UAE Ajman Club
caps(goals) =
0--0(9)
0--0(13)
0 6 0(0)
0--0(18)
0--0(47)
nationalyears = 2002-2007
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (2)
pcupdate = 2 July 2008
ntupdate = 6 February 2008

Ali Samereh (born November 23, 1977 in Rafsanjan, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE League. He usually plays in the striker position.

Club career

Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C.. He continued his first-rate performance with Esteghlal F.C. and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to Perugia Calcio, a Serie A Italian club for a fee of £166,000. [cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/focussamereh.html|title=Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi|publisher=channel4.com|accessdate=2007-04-07] Samereh's success with Perugia Calcio was limited due to the handful of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC.

In 2005, he moved to the UAE to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the UAE League, becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season. [cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=1374&scorers=true|title=UAE League Division 1: 2005/2006 Goal Scorers|publisher=Goalzz.com|accessdate=2006-11-20] He continued his impressive performances for his club, scoring another 17 goals in the 2006/07 league season and becoming the second top scorer. [cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2301&scorers=true|title=UAE League Division 1: 2006/2007 Goal Scorers|publisher=Goalzz.com|accessdate=2007-11-27]

Samereh, UAE League's top goal scorer extended his contract at Al-Shaab for another year in a $700,000 contract. [cite web|url=http://www.iransportspress.com/?c=118&a=4242|title=Samereh extends Al-Shaab contract|publisher=IranSportsPress.com|accessdate=2007-04-17]

International career

He was called up for the national team in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for Esteghlal F.C. in the 2003/04 season and was recalled to the Iran national football team.

He was a couple of years away from Team Melli despite his goalscoring record in the UAE League. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the UAE, where he has been playing for Al Shaab since 2005, though he did not join the squad.

In January 2008 he once again joined the Iranian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, appearing for Iran in a warm-up friendly match against Qatar. With Vahid Hashemian not participating in the upcoming third stage of the qualification, Samereh is expected to play an important role in this campaign.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/focussamereh.html Channel 4 Article : Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi]