Farshad Faraji (Persian: فرشاد فرجی ; born 7 April 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as Centr-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and Iran national team.
 Faraji with Persepolis in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farshad Faraji Khonakdari | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Qaem Shahr, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back, Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persepolis | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Persepolis QaemShahr | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rah Ahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Rah Ahan | 26 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Sanat Naft | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Saipa | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Khooneh be Khooneh | 27 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Shahr Khodrou | 42 | (2) |
| 2021– | Persepolis | 69 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editRah Ahan
editFaraji joined Rah Ahan in summer 2014 with a contract until 2017.[1] He made his professional debut for Rah Ahan on January 30, 2015 in 2-0 loss against Foolad as a substitute for Mohsen Mirabi.[2]
Persepolis
editOn 15 March 2021, Faraji signed a 2.5-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 21 October 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rah Ahan | Pro League | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | _ | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | _ | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Sanat Naft | Pro League | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | _ | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | _ | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Saipa | Pro League | 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Khooneh be Khooneh | Azadegan League | 2017–18 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | _ | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | _ | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Nassaji | Pro League | 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | _ | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | _ | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Shahr Khodrou | Pro League | 2019–20 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | _ | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | _ | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | _ | 55 | 2 | |||
| Persepolis | Pro League | 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 214 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 7 | ||
Honours
edit- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (3): 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2022–23
- Iranian Super Cup (2): 2020, 2023
References
edit- ^ "فرشاد فرجی خنکداری". Footballtehran.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Foolad vs. Rah Ahan - 30 January 2015 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Persepolis complete signing of Farshad Faraji". Tehran Times. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Farshad Faraji.
- Farshad Faraji at IranLeague.ir
- Farshad Faraji at Soccerway