{{short description|Iranian volleyball player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Javad Karimi | image = Javad Karimisouchelmaei.jpg | imagesize = | fullname = Javad Karimi Souchelmaei | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|03|01|mf=y}} | birth_place = Neka, Iran | death_date = | death_place = | height = 2.04 m | weight = 104 kg | spike = 3.30 m | block = 3.10 m | position = Setter | currentclub = {{flagicon|BRA}} Minas | currentnumber = 14 | years = {{0|0000}}–2018<br />2018–2020<br />2020–2022<br />2022–2024<br />2024– | clubs = {{flagicon|IRI}} Kalleh Mazandaran<br />{{flagicon|IRI}} Paykan Tehran<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} Greenyard Maaseik<br />{{flagicon|POL}} Warta Zawiercie<br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} Minas | nationalyears = 2014–2015<br />2014–2017<br />2017<br />2018– | nationalteam = Iran U19<br />Iran U21<br />Iran U23<br />Iran | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRI}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championship}} {{MedalGold|2019 Iran|Team}} {{MedalGold|2021 Japan|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Taipei|Team}} }}
'''Javad Karimi Souchelmaei''' ({{langx|fa|جواد کریمی سوچلمایی}}, born March 1, 1998, in Sari) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as a setter for the Iranian national team and Brazilian club Minas Tênis Clube.
He played for Iranian national team in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/men/teams/iri-iran/players/javad-karimisouchelmaei?id=72187 |title=Player - Javad Karimisouchelmaei - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/06/05/2279859/iran-s-javad-karimi-dreams-about-playing-in-olympics Iran’s Javad Karimi Dreams about Playing in Olympics]</ref>
==Person life== On 15 January 2026, Karimi publicly signed a letter supporting the 2025–2026 Iranian protests stating: "Now that we see the courage and heroism of our beloved people, we offer our support and empathy to our compatriots who stand against oppression and pay the price for the freedom, dignity, and future of Iran."<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202601153592</ref>
==Honours==
===National team=== *Asian Championship **'''Gold medal''' (2): 2019, 2021 *Asian Cup **'''Silver medal''' (1): 2018 *Islamic Solidarity Games **'''Gold medal''' (1): 2017 *Asian U23 Championship **'''Gold medal''' (1): 2017 *Asian U20 Championship **'''Gold medal''' (1): 2014 **'''Silver medal''' (1): 2016 *U19 World Championship **'''Bronze medal''' (1): 2015 *Asian U18 Championship **'''Gold medal''' (1): 2014
===Individual=== *'''Best setter''': 2014 Asian U18 Championship *'''Best setter''': 2016 Asian U20 Championship *'''Best setter''': 2018 Asian Cup *'''Best setter''': 2021 Asian Championship<ref>{{cite news |title= Bests of 2021 Asian Volleyball C'ship| url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/09/19/2574361 |access-date=2021-09-19 |publisher= Tasnim News Agency}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Instagram|id=javaadkarimi|name=Javad Karimi}} {{Navboxes colour |title = Iran squads |bg = Green |fg = White |bordercolor = #Red |list1 = {{Iran squad 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League}} {{Iran squad 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship}} {{Iran squad 2019 FIVB Men's World Cup}} {{Iran men's volleyball squad 2020 Summer Olympics}} {{Iran squad 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karimi, Javad}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Iranian men's volleyball players Category:Sportspeople from Mazandaran province Category:Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Olympic volleyball players for Iran Category:Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Setters (volleyball) Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Iran Category:Asian Games gold medalists in volleyball Category:Volleyball players at the 2022 Asian Games
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