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Karim Ansarifard is an Iranian association football player who plays as a forward. Born in Ardabil in 1990, he holds Iranian citizenship and speaks Persian. His professional career began in 2007, and he wears the number 12 shirt.
Ansarifard has represented Iran in international competitions, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He has played for several clubs, including Saipa F.C., Persepolis F.C., Tractor F.C, Club Atlético Osasuna, and Omonia Nicosia.
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Key facts
- 2024
- Aris
- Full name
- Karim Adil Ansarifard
- Date of birth
- ( 1990-04-03 ) 3 April 1990 (age 36)
- Place of birth
- Ardabil , Iran
- Height
- 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Forward
- 2000 2005
- Inter Campus
- 2005 2006
- Zob Ahan Ardabil
- 2006 2007
- Saipa
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2012
- Saipa
- 2012 2014
- Persepolis
- 2013 2014
- → Tractor
- 2014 2015
- Osasuna
- 2015 2017
- Panionios
- 2017 2018
- Olympiacos
- 2018 2019
- Nottingham Forest
- 2019 2020
- Al-Sailiya
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Omonia Nicosia
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Iran
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Ardabil
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Participant in
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Iran
- Mass
- 77
- Image
- Iran vs. Montenegro 2014-05-26 (059).jpg
- Height
- 181
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1990-04-03
- sport number
- 12
- Commons category
- Karim Ansarifard
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Karim Adil Ansarifard (Persian: کریم انصاریفرد; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a forward. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Daei (the coach who scouted him) and he has been named Daei's "successor".
World Soccer selected Ansarifard as one of the best young talents in the world alongside Javier Hernández and Jack Wilshere. In January 2012, FIFA.com selected him as one of the players to watch in 2012. Goal.com also chose him as one of the hottest 100 young football players in the world. Also in 2012, FIFA ranked him as the 48th best goalscorer in the world and second best in Asia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karim Ansarifard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.