{{Short description|Iranian football player (born 2006)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mir Mohammad Askari | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|02|07|df=yes}} | birth_place = Behbahan, Iran | height = 1.85 m | currentclub = Sepahan | clubnumber = 17 | position = Winger | youthyears1 = 2012–2014 | youthclubs1 = Behbahan National Football School | youthyears2 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs2 = Ramshir Noonhalan | youthyears3 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs3 = Hafari Ahvaz | youthyears4 = 2021–2023 | youthclubs4 = Esteghlal Khuzestan | years1 = 2023–2025 | clubs1 = Foolad | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Sepahan | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam1 = Iran U17 | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Iran U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 1 May 2025 | nationalteam-update = 12 July 2024 }}
'''Mohammad Askari''' ({{langx|fa|محمد عسکری}}; born 7 February 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foolad FC Official WebSite |url=https://www.fooladfc.ir/fa/player-details/6/2720/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=www.fooladfc.ir}}</ref> is an Iranian football winger who plays for the Iranian football club Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sahebnews.ir/1103574/%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D9%88-%D9%BE%D8%B4%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C.htm| title=تلاش و پشتکار راه رسیدن به موفقیتهای بزرگ |language=fa |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=sahebnews.ir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=یک گل و یک حسرت برای وینگر نوجوان فوتبال ایران |url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1868750/%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DA%AF%D9%84-%D9%88-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=ورزش سه |language=fa}}</ref>
== Early career == In 2012, Askari started his football career in Behbahan national football school. In 2015, he participated in Ramshir Noonhalan national team, and from 2018 to 2020, he was in the Hafari youth team in the country's premier league.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-25 |title=خبرگزاری فارس - ضیافت پنالتیها نوجوانان فوتبال ایران را به جام جهانی رساند |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14020404000693/ضیافت-پنالتیها-نوجوانان-فوتبال-ایران-را-به-جام-جهانی-رساند |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=خبرگزاری فارس}}</ref> In 2021, he participated in the youth team of Esteghlal Khuzestan.
== International career == He has played 27 games for the Iran youth national teams.,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-17 |title=Iran U17 football team lose to Japan |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476808/Iran-U17-football-team-lose-to-Japan |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=استعداد های برتر آکادمی فولاد خوزستان |url=https://www.tarafdari.com/node/2261889 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=طرفداری |language=fa}}</ref> scoring 37 goals and 8 assists. He took part in a junior tournament and four friendlies with the Iranian youth national teams.
In 2023 he participated in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Iran U17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qualifiers - Group I: IR Iran 11-1 Hong Kong; Kyrgyz Republic 1-2 Laos |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup/news/qualifiers_-_group_i_ir_iran_11-1_hong_kong.html |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=the-AFC |language=en}}</ref> The team reached the semi-finals and qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-05 |title=Iran U17 beat Belarus U16 at 'Development Cup' |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481633/Iran-U17-beat-Belarus-U16-at-Development-Cup |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-17 |title=Iran loses to Japan at 24th International Youth Soccer |url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/191518/Iran-loses-to-Japan-at-24th-International-Youth-Soccer |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Mehr News Agency |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == On 16 January 2026, just before their match against South Korea in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Askari, along with his entire team, refused to sing "Mehr-e Khavaran", the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in solidarity with the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.<ref>https://tribuna.com/en/blogs/football-in-iran-amid-protests-under23s-refused-to-sing-the/</ref>
== Honours == ===International=== '''Iran U16''' * CAFA U-16 Championship: 2022
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== External links == * {{instagram|id=Mohammadaskariofficial|name=Mohammad Askari}} * Mohammad Askari on [https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup/news/qualifiers_-_group_i_ir_iran_3-0_laos.html afc]
{{Foolad F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Askari, Mohammad}} Category:2006 births Category:People from Behbahan Category:Sportspeople from Khuzestan province Category:Living people Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Iranian men's footballers Category:Iran men's youth international footballers Category:Iran men's under-20 international footballers Category:Foolad F.C. players Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players