Reza Norouzi

{{Short description|Iranian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Reza Norouzi | image = Reza Norouzi 2015.jpg | image_size = 220 | fullname = Reza Norouzi | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|21|df=y}}<ref name=iriff>{{Cite web|url=http://ffiri.ir/html/images/saz-lig/InfoFile.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121160234/http://ffiri.ir/html/images/saz-lig/InfoFile.xls|url-status=dead|title=Iran Football Federation Official Web Site|archive-date=21 January 2011}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Ahvaz]], [[Iran]]<ref name=iriff/> | height = {{height|m=1.88}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Forward (football)|Forward]] | collegeyears1 = 2006–2007 | college1 = [[Islamic Azad University|Azad University]] | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = [[Steel Azin F.C.|Steel Azin]] | caps2 = 48 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 36 | years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 13 | years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = [[Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.|Sanat Naft]] | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16 September 2014 | nationalteam-update = 3 March 2014 }}

'''Reza Norouzi''' ({{langx|fa|رضا نوروزی}}, born 21 September 1982) is a retired [[Iran]]ian footballer.

==Club career==

===Early years=== Norouzi started his career with [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] in [[Iran Pro League]].

===Steel Azin=== Norouzi joined [[Steel Azin F.C.|Steel Azin]] in 2008 after spending the previous year at [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]].<ref>{{cite web | website=iplstats.com | url=http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/WebAzad/scorers.htm |title=Azadegan League - Iranian Div I Stats: 2008-2009 Season. Scorers| access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref>

===Foolad=== He was transferred to Foolad on 2010 and became top goal scorer of [[2010–11 Iran Pro League|2010–11 season]].

===Naft Tehran=== In October 2012, Norouzi signed with [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] effective from January 2013. He scored his first goal for Naft in his debut match against [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]. In his second season with the club he finished the season with 11 goals, one of the most in the league.

===Persepolis=== After becoming the [[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]]'s third place with [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] that was the club's best season in its history, Norouzi had offers from many teams, however, he joined [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in the summer of 2014 and signed a one-year contract until end of 2014–15 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fc-perspolis.com/news_content/main/newsId:21893|title=Norouzi joined Persepolis|accessdate=20 August 2023|archive-date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626132934/http://fc-perspolis.com/news_content/main/newsId:21893|url-status=dead}}</ref> Persepolis fans nicknamed him as the ''Blue Killer'', because he has scored nine goals against [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in three previous seasons.<ref>[http://perspolisiha.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7/45734-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C!-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84.html Norouzi Nickname]</ref> He played his first official game for Persepolis against his former team, [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] on 1 August 2014. He was substituted in 90+2 minutes with [[Mehdi Taremi]].

===Club career statistics=== {{updated|20 August 2014}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|[[Hazfi Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- ! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals |- |[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh]] |[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |[[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2007–08]] |10||2|| 0|| 0||–||–|| 10||2 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Steel Azin F.C.|Steel Azin]] |[[Azadegan League|Division 1]] |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]] |21||8|| 0|| 0||–||–|| 21||8 |- |rowspan="6"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]] |27||6|| 0|| 0||–||–|| 27||6 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]] |29||24||3||1||–||–||32||25 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]] |22||10||1||0||–||–||23||10 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Naft Tehran]] |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]] |9||2||0||0||–||–||9||2 |- |[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]] |23||11||1||0||–||–||24||11 |- |[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |[[2014–15 Persepolis F.C. season|2014–15]] |4||1||0||0||0||0||4||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !145||67|| 5|| 1||0||0|| 150||68 |}

* '''Assist Goals''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|09–10]]||align="left"|[[Steel Azin F.C.|Steel Azin]]||2 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|10–11]]||align="left"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]]||2 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|11–12]]||align="left"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]]||3 |- |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|12–13]]||align="left"|[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]||4 |- |[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|13–14]]||align="left"|[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]||2 |- |[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|14–15]]||align="left"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||0 |- |}

==International career== He started his international career under [[Afshin Ghotbi]] in November 2010 against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]. He also played for Iran in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]. He was selected in [[Iran national football team|Iran]]'s 30-man provisional squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] by [[Carlos Queiroz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2014/05/12/team-melli-final-30-given-to-fifa/|title=Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA |date=12 May 2014|accessdate=13 May 2014|publisher=Persian Football}}</ref>

==Honours==

=== Individual === * [[Iran Sportsperson of the year|Iranian Footballer of the Year]]: 2010 * [[Iran Pro League|Iran Pro League Top Goalscorer]]: [[2010–11 Iran Pro League|2010–11]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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