Reza Karimi (footballer, born 1998)


Reza Karimi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Iran national under-20 football team. He primarily plays as a forward.

Club career

Early years

Reza Karimi started his career with Moghavemat Tehran in 2010 as a youth player.
He moved to the Frenz United youth academy in the summer of 2014. He participated in the Frenz International Cup 2015 in which he gave an excellent performance by scoring 2 magnificent goals against Liverpool and 1 goal against Guangzhou Evergrande.

Gostaresh Foolad

Reza Karimi moved to Gostaresh Foolad in summer 2015. He made his debut on 7 February 2016 against FC Mashhad, formerly known as Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.

Skënderbeu Korçë

In the summer of 2016 Karimi signed with Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë. Karimi had issues with his ITC and was only allowed to play in official matches in January 2017. He made his league debut on 25 February 2017 in a 1–0 victory against Vllaznia.
On 31 May 2017, Karimi came on in the 77th minute of the Albanian Cup Final against KF Tirana. Skënderbeu eventually lost 3–1 in extra time.

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