Ali Samereh

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Personal information
Ali Samereh
Full name	Ali Samereh
Date of birth	November 23, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rafsanjan, Iran
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Shaab
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-	F.C. Fajr Sepasi Esteghlal F.C. Perugia Calcio (loan) Esteghlal F.C. Al-Shaab	6 (0) ? (18) 37 (32)
National team²
2002-	Iran	22 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ali Samereh (born November 23, 1977 in Rafsanjan, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE League. He usually plays in the striker position.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Notes
4 External link

[edit] Club career

Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C.. He continued his first-rate performance with Esteghlal F.C. and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to Perugia Calcio, a Serie A Italian club for a fee of £166,000.^[1] Samereh's success with Perugia Calcio was limited due to the handful of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC.

In 2005, he moved to the UAE to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the UAE League, becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season.^[2]

[edit] International career

He was called up for the national team in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for Esteghlal F.C. in the 2003/04 season and was recalled to the Iran national football team.

He was a couple of years away from Team Melli despite his goalscoring record in the UAE League. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the UAE, where he has been playing for Al Shaab since 2005.