Alireza Haghighi
GOALKEEPER
7 International Caps
0 International Goals
26 years old
193 cm
FIRST INTERNATIONAL
Iran - Palestine 05 Oct 2011
DATE OF BIRTH
02 May 1988
CURRENT CLUB
Sporting Covilha (POR)
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Having represented Iran at every age level, it is only natural that Alireza Haghighi will be competing for a starting place in Carlos Queiroz's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ squad.
A product of the Persepolis youth academy, Haghighi made his debut for the Tehran giants against Saipa at the tender age of 18 in 2006, when he famously saved a penalty by the legendary Ali Daei. When first-choice keepers Misagh Memarzadeh and Mehdi Vaezi were sidelined due to injuries in 2008/09, he jumped at the chance and made the number one jersey his own. He became Persepolis' youngest ever captain during the 2010/11 season, skippering his side to a 2-1 defeat of Saipa.
He proved something of a trail-blazer in 2011 when he was signed by Rubin Kazan, making him the first-ever Iranian to play in the Russian Premier League. He is still only the second Iranian goalkeeper to play professionally in Europe, following Nima Nakisa who spent years in Albania and Greece.
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