Mohsen Khalili

Mohsen Khalili

Personal information
Full name	Mohsen Khalili
Date of birth	14 February 1981 (1981-02-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Number	17
Youth career
1997–1999	Pas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2007	Saipa	741	(18)
2007–2010	Persepolis	57	(25)
2010–2011	Steel Azin	18	(0)
National team‡
2007–2010	Iran	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2009 ^1 Apps and Caps only Includes Iran Pro League onwards

Mohsen Khalili (Persian: محسن خلیلی, born February 14, 1981) is an Iranian football forward. He is currently playing for the Iranian Professional League, Steel Azin.

Club career

Saipa

He Played for Saipa for several seasons, helping the team win the Iran Professional League in the 2006/07 season, scoring 8 goals. He was the team's second topscorer after Ali Daei.

Persepolis

In June 2007 he signed a 2-year deal with Iranian giants Persepolis for a reported fee of $300,000. He scored a spectacular curler against Bargh Shiraz. This was followed by a stunning volley in the last match of the league against Sepahan, a game which ended 2-1 thanks to Sepehr Heidari's extra time goal.

During the 2007/08 season Khalili became the top goalscorer by scoring 18 goals during the Persian Gulf Cup which persepolis won at the end. Hadi Asghari from Rah Ahan also scored 18 goals and finished in the top as well but because Asghari had scored a few goals from the penalty spot, people and critics called Khalili the real top goalscorer. Khalili was the only player in Persepolis who played in all of the regular season games and he became really close with the fans especially after each goal he scored, he would be the only one to be celebrating with the fans.

On July 2, 2008 he renewed his contract with Persepolis despite having better financial offers from UAE clubs.^[1] Because of the injury during the training camp of Team Melli in August 2008 he was out for 9 months. During the 2008/09 season, Khalili made his return on March 3, 2009 in a 2-1 home defeat against Moghavemat but he scored his first goal since his return against Paykan on April 12. He also scored in Persepolis's last group stage match in the AFC Champions League against Al Shabab to take Persepolis through to the Round of 16 as the top team. The next season he was benched in first half of the season by then coach Zlatko Kranjcar but in the second half of the season with changes in the coaching staff, new coach Ali Daei who had been his coach at Saipa F.C. trusted him and he was a regular in the team. He scored the last goal in the Hazfi Cup final against Gostaresh Foolad F.C. thus also scroing the last goal of the season. In the summer break in an interview Ali Daei said that he did not need him anymore and a few days later the club announced that they could not reach an agreement with the player and were not rewnewing his contract.

Club Career Statistics

Last Update: 13 December 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
1999–00	Saipa	Azadegan League					-	-
2000–01							-	-
2001–02		Persian Gulf Cup	2	1			-	-
2002–03			5	0			-	-
2003–04			7	1			-	-
2004–05			11	1			-	-
2005–06			26	7	0	0	-	-	26	7
2006–07			23	8	1	0	-	-	24	8
2007–08	Persepolis		34	18	3	0	-	-	37	18
2008–09			5	1	0	0	2	1	7	2
2009–10			18	6	6	4	-	-	24	10
2010-11	Steel Azin		18	0	2	0	-	-	20	0
Career total							2	1

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
06–07	Saipa	1
07–08	Persepolis	1
09–10	Persepolis	3
10–11	Steel Azin	0

International career

In June 2007, Mohsen Khalili was called up to join the Iran national football team in the 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship but as he was injured he did not make an appearance.

In January 2008 he made his debut for Iran in a friendly match against Qatar. In March 2008 when Ali Daei became Iran's coach, Khalili was called up to the national team again for a friendly Match against Bahrain and a World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait. Khalili scored his 1st international goal on the 14 June 2008 when he made the final score 2-0 against Syria in Iran's 2010 World Cup Qualification match. He was invited again by Afshin Ghotbi in January 2010 and played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 June 2008	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus	Syria	2-0	2-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

He has scored against Esteghlal 6 times in 5 matches in a row.

Honours

• Iran's Premier Football League
  • Winner: 2
    • 2006/07 with Saipa
    • 2007/08 with Persepolis
• Hazfi Cup
  • Winner: 1
    • 2009/10 with Persepolis

Individual

• Iran's Premier Football League top goalscorer: 1
  • 2007/08 with Persepolis, 18 goals shared with Hadi Asghari

• Football Iran News & Events
  • Player of the year (2007/08), Persepolis
  • Striker of the year (2007/08), Persepolis

• Iran Football Federation Award
  • Goalscorer of the year (2007/08), Persepolis, shared with Hadi Asghari

References

1. ^ "(Persian) قرارداد «محسن خلیلی» تمدید شد". Persepolis Official Website. http://perspolis-club.net/news.aspx?id=3716. Retrieved 2008-07-02. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Mohsen Khalili Goals during 2007/2008 Season for Persepolis at Youtube.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Daniel Olerum Mehdi Rajabzadeh	Iran Pro League top scorer 2007–08	Succeeded by Arash Borhani

Persondata
Name	Khalili, Mohsen
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Date of birth	14 February 1981
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
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