Moharram Navidkia

Moharram Navidkia

Navidkia in training with Sepahan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Moharram Navidkia
Date of birth (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sepahan
Number 4
Youth career
1996–1998 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2004 Sepahan 106 (18)
2004–2006 VfL Bochum 10 (0)
2006– Sepahan 163 (24)
National team‡
2001–2003 Iran U–23 14 (2)
2002–2009 Iran 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of
^1 Apps and Caps only includes 2002–03 onwards

Moharram Navidkia (Persian: محرم نویدکیا‎‎, born 1 November 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays as the captain of Sepahan in Iran's Premier League. He plays as a midfielder. His original last name was Ghara Gozlu which he changed later to Navidkia. He is an ethnic Azeri.[1]

During his career, he has dealt with consecutive injuries making him unable to regain his top form.[2][3][4]

As an international player, he is the former captain of the Iran under-23 team and has collected 25 caps for the senior team of Iran, before bidding his farewell on December 2009.[5] His brother, Rasoul Navidkia is also a professional footballer who plays in Sepahan.[6]

Club career

He began his career at Sepahan football club in 1998. From 1998 to 2002 he played as the Defensive Midfielder, while from 2002 and by the suggestion of Farhad Kazemi his playing post has been changed to Attacking Midfielder. He managed to attract attention during the 2002–03 Iran Premier League season while playing for a team many at first thought to be average, but they won the championship title at the end.

He was selected the best player of IPL for the 2003–04 season and was considered one of the best Iranian players despite his young age. Due to his potential talent, young age, and impressive performances, he was transferred to VfL Bochum[7] even though he was injured at the time of the signing.

He was not able to recover his old form, and went back to Sepahan in 2006 on loan.[8] After the World Cup in Germany, Navidkia signed a contract with Sepahan again. He had difficulties with the injuries during his career in Sepahan and finally in the 2009–10 season he had his most stable season after a few years.

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1998–99SepahanAzadegan League80 80
1999–00100 100
2000–01180 180
2001–02Iran Pro League240 240
2002–032412–2412
2003–0422660286
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2004–05VfL Bochum2. Bundesliga0000–00
2005–0610020–120
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2005–06SepahanIran Pro League11340–153
2006–07914061192
2007–0881000081
2008–091240030154
2009–102001050260
2010–112532071344
2011–123321060411
2012–132985050398
2013–1451004091
2014–151111000121
Total Iran 2694218041232844
Germany 1002000120
Career total 2794220041234044
SeasonTeamAssists
2005–06Sepahan1
2007–08Sepahan2
2008–09Sepahan2
2009–10Sepahan2
2010–11Sepahan3
2011–12Sepahan8
2012–13Sepahan5
2013–14Sepahan1
2014–15Sepahan2

International career

He was first selected to the national team during the West Asian Football Federation tournament in 2002, which was held in Syria. He made his debut for Iran against Jordan in August 2002. His biggest achievement was winning the gold medal of the 2002 Asian Games with Iran U-23 in Busan, where he continued his impressive display during the games. He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.

Having been selected among Iran's reserve men for the 2006 World Cup, he was called up to join the team in Germany to replace injured Sattar Zare. He bid his farewell to national team on December 2009.[5] In May 2011, he was called up to Iran national team by Carlos Queiroz, but he rejected the offer due to his "several injuries and surgeries" which makes him unable to play for both national team and club.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 October 2003 Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang  North Korea 3–1 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Awards and honours

Club

Sepahan

Country

Iran U-23
Iran

Individual

References

  1. ↑ با برترین بازیکن لیگ دوازدهم/زیبای ترک فوتبال اصفهان (in Persian). goal.com. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "I suffer wrong diagnosis, Navidkia says". persianfootball.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Mahoob, Kaveh. "Quick Study of Branko's Provisional Squad". footballmedia.net. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ↑ محرم نويدكيا: دامداري بعد از فوتبال! (in Persian). iranpress.ir. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Navidkia bids farewell to Iran football". Tehran Times. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ↑ رسول نویدکیا:هیچ وقت نمی توانم کنار محرم بازی کنم (in Persian). goal.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Moharram Navidkia" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Navidkia back to Sepahan on loan!". PersianLeague.com. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  9. ↑ محرم نویدکیا بازهم به تیم ملی نیامد/ابراهیمی و عرب دعوت شدند (in Persian). goal.com. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

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