Moharram Navidkia

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Moharram Navidkia
File:Moharram Navidkia.jpg
Navidkia in training with Sepahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Moharram Navidkia
Date of birth (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sepahan
Number 4
Youth career
1996–1998 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Sepahan 106 (18)
2004–2006 VfL Bochum 10 (0)
2006– Sepahan 163 (24)
International career‡
2001–2003 Iran U–23 14 (2)
2002–2009 Iran 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of
^1 Apps and Caps only includes 2002–03 onwards

Moharram Navidkia (Persian: محرم نویدکیا‎‎, born 1 November 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays as the captain of Sepahan in Iran's Premier League. He plays as a midfielder. His original last name was Ghara Gozlu which he changed later to Navidkia. He is an ethnic Azeri[1] originally from Marand, East Azerbaijan.[2]

During his career, he has dealt with consecutive injuries making him unable to regain his top form.[3][4][5]

As an international player, he is the former captain of the Iran under-23 team and has collected 25 caps for the senior team of Iran, before bidding his farewell on December 2009.[6] His brother, Rasoul Navidkia is also a professional footballer who plays in Sepahan.[7]

Club career

He began his career at Sepahan football club in 1998. From 1998 to 2002 he played as the Defensive Midfielder, while from 2002 and by the suggestion of Farhad Kazemi his playing post has been changed to Attacking Midfielder. He managed to attract attention during the 2002–03 Iran Premier League season while playing for a team many at first thought to be average, but they won the championship title at the end.

He was selected the best player of IPL for the 2003–04 season and was considered one of the best Iranian players despite his young age. Due to his potential talent, young age, and impressive performances, he was transferred to VfL Bochum[8] even though he was injured at the time of the signing.

He was not able to recover his old form, and went back to Sepahan in 2006 on loan.[9] After the World Cup in Germany, Navidkia signed a contract with Sepahan again. He had difficulties with the injuries during his career in Sepahan and finally in the 2009–10 season he had his most stable season after a few years.

Club career statistics

  • Last Update: 12 November 2014
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1998–99 Sepahan Azadegan League 8 0 8 0
1999–00 10 0 10 0
2000–01 18 0 18 0
2001–02 Iran Pro League 24 0 24 0
2002–03 24 12 – 24 12
2003–04 22 6 6 0 28 6
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2004–05 VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2005–06 10 0 2 0 – 12 0
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2005–06 Sepahan Iran Pro League 11 3 4 0 – 15 3
2006–07 9 1 4 0 6 1 19 2
2007–08 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
2008–09 12 4 0 0 3 0 15 4
2009–10 20 0 1 0 5 0 26 0
2010–11 25 3 2 0 7 1 34 4
2011–12 33 2 1 0 6 0 41 1
2012–13 29 8 5 0 5 0 39 8
2013–14 5 1 0 0 4 0 9 1
2014–15 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
Total Iran 269 42 18 0 41 2 328 44
Germany 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 279 42 20 0 41 2 340 44
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
2005–06 Sepahan 1
2007–08 Sepahan 2
2008–09 Sepahan 2
2009–10 Sepahan 2
2010–11 Sepahan 3
2011–12 Sepahan 8
2012–13 Sepahan 5
2013–14 Sepahan 1
2014–15 Sepahan 2

International career

He was first selected to the national team during the West Asian Football Federation tournament in 2002, which was held in Syria. He made his debut for Iran against Jordan in August 2002. His biggest achievement was winning the gold medal of the 2002 Asian Games with Iran U-23 in Busan, where he continued his impressive display during the games. He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.

Having been selected among Iran's reserve men for the 2006 World Cup, he was called up to join the team in Germany to replace injured Sattar Zare. He bid his farewell to national team on December 2009.[6] In May 2011, he was called up to Iran national team by Carlos Queiroz, but he rejected the offer due to his "several injuries and surgeries" which makes him unable to play for both national team and club.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 October 2003 Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang  North Korea 3–1 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Awards and honours

Club

Sepahan

Country

Iran U-23
Iran

Individual

References

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