Iman Mobali (; born 3 November 1982) is an Iranian retired football player and coach.
Club career
Foolad Mobali joined Foolad's senior team in 2000. He was considered to be the creative dynamo of the highly talented Foolad, based in Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's Iran Pro League championship. Which also secured a berth in the AFC Champions League for the first time in club history.
Al-Shabab In 2005 Mobali signed a contract with Al-Shabab in the UAE League. In his first season, he scored 6 times in 15 appearances. In the following season Mobali was hit with a series of injuries and only managed to make 11 league appearances. In his last year with Al-Shabab he had his best year, he scored 9 goals in 19 appearances and Al-Shabab won the league title.
Al Wasl & Al Nasr In summer 2008 he signed a contract with the UAE giants, Al Wasl. In his one and only season with the club, Mobali scored 7 times in 19 appearances. He left the club at the end of the season. He signed for Al Nasr in summer 2009. After an unsuccessful season with Al Nasr, Mobali decided not to extend his contract and returned to Iran.
Esteghlal Mobali signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal in the spring of 2010. He made 36 total appearances and did not manage to score a goal. He left the club at the end of the season and signed with UAE club Al Sharjah. He only made 8 appearances before leaving the club.
Paykan After his stint in Sharjah, Mobali again returned to the Iran Pro League and again returned to Tehran; this time he signed with Paykan in the summer of 2012. He scored twice in 25 appearances but was unable to help Paykan from getting relegated to the Azadegan League.
Esteghlal Khuzestan After Paykan was relegated, Mobali left the team and joined newly promoted club Esteghlal Khuzestan. He made 25 appearances and scored twice before being loaned out to his former club Esteghlal. He made 4 appearances with Esteghlal before season's end.
Naft Tehran In summer of 2014, Mobali signed a two-year contract with Naft Tehran. He finished the 2014–15 season with 13 assists, most in the league. On 1 July 2015 Mobali extended his contract with Naft Tehran for one more year.
Club career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total2000–01Foolad Azadegan League72––2001–02Pro League162––2002–030––Niroye ZaminiDivision 1––2003–04FooladPro League218––2004–052912–– United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total2005–06Al ShababPro League156––2006–07115––2007–08199––2008–09Al Wasl197––2009–10Al Nasr15641––196 Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total2010–11Esteghlal Pro League3002040360 United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total2011–12Al SharjahPro League80–– Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total2012–13Paykan Pro League25210––2622013–14Esteghlal Khuzestan 25200––2522014–15Naft Tehran 2712060351 Total Iran40 United Arab Emirates873300 Career total40
Assist Goals SeasonTeamAssists10–11Esteghlal512–13Paykan213–14Esteghlal Khuzestan614–15Naft Tehran1315–16Naft Tehran316–17Naft Tehran8
International career At international level Mobali is considered one of Asia's brightest prospects. Mobali made his debut for the Iran national team in January 2001 against China. He was among Iran's under-23 squad in 2002, winning a gold medal at the Busan Asian Games.
2011 Asian Cup Mobali started most of the matches in the group stage for "Team Melli" in 2011 AFC Asian Cup, and scored a beautiful goal in a match against Iraq from a curling free-kick.
International goals Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 5 September 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran 2–1 4–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2 11 January 2011 Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan 2–1 2–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup
Awards and honours
Club Foolad Iran Pro League: 2004–05
Al-Shabab UAE Pro League: 2007–08
Naft Tehran Hazfi Cup: 2016–17
Country Iran U-23 Asian Games: 2002
Iran WAFF: 2004 Asian Cup third place: 2004
Individual Persian Gulf Pro League Top Assistant: 2014–15
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