Hadi Aghily
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyyed Hadi Aghily Anvar | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rah Ahan | |||
| 1999–2001 | Persepolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Persepolis | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Saipa | 63 | (2) |
| 2004–2011 | Sepahan | 178 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Arabi | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Qatar SC | 16 | (4) |
| 2013– | Sepahan | 70 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2012 | Iran | 69 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2016. | |||
Hadi Aghily (Persian: هادی عقیلی, born 15 January 1981 in Tehran, Iran)[2] is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League.
Career
Early years
Aghily was born in Tehran. He was part of the Persepolis youth academy, but he left the club for Saipa in 2001.
Sepahan
After three years at Saipa, he moved to Sepahan where he won the Hazfi Cup and also played in the AFC Champions League final in 2007. He also played in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. After his good games he was linked with a move to Japanese teams and also with a return to Persepolis, but he decided to extend his contract with Sepahan. He had so many injuries during the 2008–09 season that he did not play many matches for Sepahan and missed some of the matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.
On 28 July 2009, Aghili traveled to Freiburg in order to negotiate a future move to the Bundesliga side. However, negotiations were cut short after a few days and the club released a statement saying that "Hadi was not the player that they were looking for."[3] He won the league with Sepahan twice in a row before joining Al-Arabi in 2011. He left Sepahan in summer 2011 after seven seasons.
Qatar Stars League
On July 2011, Aghili signed a new contract with Al-Arabi. He wears the number 55 and was the club's captain. He won the Sheikh Jassem Cup while with the club. There were rumors that he would join Persepolis after the Iran Pro League season had finished,[4] but he signed with Qatar SC on 22 June 2012, remaining in Qatar Stars League for another season. He played many matches for the team.
Return to Sepahan
On 19 June 2013, he returned to his former club, Sepahan, after spending two seasons in Qatar.[5] He officially rejoined the club on 1 July 2013, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut in a 2–0 win over Foolad and scored his first goal at the next match from penalty kicks in a 2–1 away win against Esteghlal. He was also the captain of Sepahan for their match with Esteghlal, as Moharram Navidkia did not play because of injury. On 9 June 2014, Aghily signed a new three-year contract with Sepahan, extending it until 30 June 2017.
Club career statistics
- Last Update: 10 December 2014 '
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Persepolis | Azadegan League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Saipa | Iran Pro League | 21 | 1 | — | |||||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 1 | — | |||||||
| 2003–04 | 20 | 0 | — | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Sepahan | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 27 | 0 | — | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Al-Arabi | Qatar Stars League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Qatar SC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | Iran | 283 | 21 | 43 | 7 | |||||
| Qatar | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 319 | 25 | 49 | 7 | ||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 05–06 | Sepahan | 1 |
| 07–08 | Sepahan | 1 |
| 0–09 | Sepahan | 1 |
| 10–11 | Sepahan | 1 |
| 11–12 | Al-Arabi | 7 |
| 12–13 | Qatar SC | 1 |
| 13–14 | Sepahan | 1 |
| 14–15 | Sepahan | 0 |
International career
In October 2006, he was called up to join Team Melli for an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He made his debut for Iran on 4 October 2006 in a match against Iraq. In July 2007 Aghily was selected again to join the Iranian squad at the 2007 Asian Cup.
He has been a member of the Iranian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He served as the captain of Team Melli during the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 and won the Cup. Aghily also played in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli. He was one of the main players of Team Melli in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup.
Retirement
Prior to the 2015 Asian Cup Qualifying match against Lebanon, he left the team camp because he knew he would not be in the starting lineup. He was banned for one year and Carlos Queiroz announced that Aghily would not be part of the team anymore. Before the last three matches in June 2013 for World Cup qualifications, he publicly apologised to the fans and the coach, but he still was not invited to play. In July 2013 he revealed that the Iranian FA and Carlos Queiroz wanted him to sign an apology letter, but Mehdi Rahmati advised him not to, as he believed Iran would lose the first match and would then beg him to return.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 May 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Zambia | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 August 2008 | Takhti Stadium, Tehran |  Qatar | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2008 WAFF |
| 3 | 15 August 2008 | Takhti Stadium, Tehran |  Jordan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 WAFF |
| 4 | 6 January 2010 | National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang |  Singapore | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2011 ACQ |
| 5 | 11 August 2010 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan |  Armenia | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 August 2010 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan | Armenia | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 24 September 2010 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Bahrain | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 WAFF |
| 8 | 24 September 2010 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | Bahrain | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 WAFF |
| 9 | 6 September 2011 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 WCQ |
| 10 | 11 October 2011 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Bahrain | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2014 WCQ |
Honours
Club
- Sepahan
- Iran Pro League (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15
- Hazfi Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2007
- Al-Arabi
- Sheikh Jassem Cup (1): 2011
Country
- Iran
- WAFF Championship (1): 2008
Trivia
Hadi Aghily scored two own goals in two matches for Sepahan during FIFA Club World Cup 2007, which accounted for half of the goals conceded by Sepahan in the tournament.[7][8] He has also scored more goals for the national team than any other defender in Team Melli's history.
References
- ↑ Roster Aghili
- ↑ http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=519&view=player
- ↑ Aghili eyes Freiburg move
- ↑ Hadi Aghili tipped to join Persepolis – report Iran Sports Press on 23 February 2012
- ↑ هادی عقیلی به جمع طلائی پوشان سپاهان پیوست
- ↑ Aghily banned from the Iran national football team
- ↑ "Report on Sepahan vs. Waitakere United match". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
- ↑ "Report on Sepahan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds match". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
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