Mohammad Reza Akhbari

Mohammad Reza Akhbari
	Akhbari with Tractor in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Reza Akhbari Shad
Date of birth	15 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Gol Gohar
Number	1
Youth career
2005–2014	Saipa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2019	Saipa
2015–2017	→ Tractor (loan)
2019–2023	Tractor
2023–	Gol Gohar
International career‡
2014–2016	Iran U23
2016–	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2016

Mohammad Reza Akhbari (Persian: محمدرضا اخباری; born 15 February 1993) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Gol Gohar and the Iran national team.

Club career[edit]

Saipa[edit]

He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. Akhbari is also one of the unknown young players which was presented to the Iranian Football by coach Engin Firat. He made his debut for Saipa in last fixture of 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a starter.^[1]

Tractor[edit]

Akhbari joined Tractor for a two–year period to complete his conscription. He became the starting goalkeeper for Tractor and led them to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Akhbari's good performances with Tractor earned him a national team call up.

Return to Tractor[edit]

On 6 January 2019, Akhbari signed a four years contract with Tractor. He has been given the title of "Kartal" by Tractor fans since 2015.

Club career statistics[edit]

As of 5 May 2018

Club	Season	Division	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saipa	2010–11	Pro League	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0
	2013–14		1	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	1	0
	2014–15		13	0	2	0	–	–	0	0	15	0
	Total		14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Tractor	2015–16	Persian Gulf Pro League	30	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	39	0
	2016–17	Persian Gulf Pro League	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	Total		60	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	71	0
Saipa	2017–18	Persian Gulf Pro League	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2018–19	Persian Gulf Pro League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Tractor	2018-19	Persian Gulf Pro League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
	2019–20		1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2020–21		28	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	13	0
	2021-22		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2022-23		27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		84	0	6	0	7	0	1	0	98	0
Gol Gohar	2023-24	Persian Gulf Pro League	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Career Totals			194	0	15	0	13	0	1	0	223	0

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Akhbari was invited to the Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada^[2] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.^[3]

Senior[edit]

He was invited to Iranian national team for the first time on 12 March 2016 by Carlos Queiroz for two upcoming matches against India and Oman during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he did not play. He played his first match for the senior team on 8 June 2016 in a friendly with Kyrgyzstan, coming as a substitute of first choice Alireza Haghighi in the second half.