Ehsan Hajysafi
Encyclopedia
Ehsan Hajsafi is an Iran
ian football
Midfielder
who currently plays for Tractor Sazi in the Iran Pro League on loan from Sepahan, serving his Conscription
. He is a member of Iran national football team
as well as Iran Olympics team
.
In 2009 Hajsafi was selected by Goal.com
as the most promising player in Asia
n football.
He was extracted from Sepahan Youth Academy by Luka Bonačić
. Hajsafi played two matches from start in FIFA Club World Cup 2007 and has been a regular for Sepahan during recent seasons. Sepahan came second in AFC Champions League 2007
.
Ehsan takes set pieces for Sepahan and plays both in central and left midfield, having scored six league goals for Sepahan in 2007-08 season
. In the last game of the IPL 2007/08 season against Persepolis, Hajsafi scored a goal for Sepahan that could have granted Sepahan the title, but Persepolis scored the vital winning goal in stoppage time to win the title.He continued to perform well and scoring wonderful goals for Sepahan F.C. in 2008-09 season. He was tested as the Left Back in 2009-10 season where Sepahan
won the league, and extednded his contract with Sepahan for 2 other years.
, Hajsafi signed a 2 years conscription
contract with Tractor Sazi, reuniting with former coach Amir Ghalenoei
.
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|2007-08
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|2008-09
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|2009-10
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|2010-11
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|2011-12
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1 includes 2 matches in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 February 2011
On 2 June 2008 Ehsan Hajsafi played in Iran's World Cup qualifier against UAE at home. In the return game Hajsafi came on as a substitute to help Iran win the crucial away game.
Hajsafi competed for Iran at the AFC Youth Championship 2006
.
His 1st international goal was against Qatar
in the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
, when Iran went on to win 6-1.
He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
for Team Melli.He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
, which was considered the best left side of the competition.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
Midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who currently plays for Tractor Sazi in the Iran Pro League on loan from Sepahan, serving his Conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
. He is a member of Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
as well as Iran Olympics team
Iran national under-23 football team
Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
.
In 2009 Hajsafi was selected by Goal.com
Goal.com
Goal.com, founded in 2004 by Chicco Merighi and former Ferrari Maserati and Ralph Lauren President and CEO Gian Luigi Longinotti-Buitoni, is a website for international football news. Goal.com represents the largest football community in the world, with 22 language versions, covering over 200...
as the most promising player in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n football.
Sepahan
He started his career in Zob Ahan in 2000 and left the club in 2006, joining Sepahan.He was extracted from Sepahan Youth Academy by Luka Bonačić
Luka Bonacic
Luka Bonačić is a Croatian football coach and former player.-Early life:He was born on March 2, 1955 in Split, Croatia that was part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He began football careers in Split Football Academy...
. Hajsafi played two matches from start in FIFA Club World Cup 2007 and has been a regular for Sepahan during recent seasons. Sepahan came second in AFC Champions League 2007
AFC Champions League 2007
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
.
Ehsan takes set pieces for Sepahan and plays both in central and left midfield, having scored six league goals for Sepahan in 2007-08 season
Sepahan F.C. season 2007-08
This is a list of Sepahan F.C.'s results at the IPL 2007/08, the 2007 ACL, the 2007 Club World Cup, and the 2008 ACL. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League, Hazfi Cup, as well as the Asian Champions League, and FIFA Club World Cup....
. In the last game of the IPL 2007/08 season against Persepolis, Hajsafi scored a goal for Sepahan that could have granted Sepahan the title, but Persepolis scored the vital winning goal in stoppage time to win the title.He continued to perform well and scoring wonderful goals for Sepahan F.C. in 2008-09 season. He was tested as the Left Back in 2009-10 season where Sepahan
Sepahan
Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...
won the league, and extednded his contract with Sepahan for 2 other years.
Tractor
In June 2011June 2011
June 2011 is the sixth month of the current year. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 30 days on a Thursday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 2011....
, Hajsafi signed a 2 years conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
contract with Tractor Sazi, reuniting with former coach Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
.
Club career statistics
Last Update 2 August 2011|-
|2006-07||rowspan="5"|Sepahan||rowspan="5"|Pro League
|8||0||1||0||7||0||16||0
|-
|2007-08
Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2007/08 football season. This season will be the 7th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League...
|32||6||3||1||5||0||421||7
|-
|2008-09
Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2008/09 football season. This season will be the 8th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis are the defending champions.-Teams:...
|29||6||1||2||4||0||34||8
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|2009-10
|32||5||1||0||6||0||39||5
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|2010-11
|27||3||3||0||7||0||37||3
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127||20||9||3||29||0||1651||23
|-
|2011-12
2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup will be the eleventh season of the Iran Pro League and the sixth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. Sepahan are the defending champions. The regular season started on 2 August 2011.- Stadia and locations :...
||rowspan="1"|→ Tractor Sazi||rowspan="1"|Pro League||4||2||0||0||-||-||1||0
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131||22||0||0||29||0||169||25
1 includes 2 matches in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.
- Assist Goals
Season Team Assists 07–08 Sepahan 6 08–09 Sepahan 4 09–10 2009–10 Persian Gulf CupThe 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...Sepahan 13 10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf CupThe 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...Sepahan 3 10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf CupThe 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...Tractor Sazi 2
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 February 2011
International career
On 25 May 2008 Ehsan Hajsafi played his first A national team match for Iran in the friendly game against Zambia. Hajsafi shone in his debut with two brilliant assists in Iran's 3-2 win at home.On 2 June 2008 Ehsan Hajsafi played in Iran's World Cup qualifier against UAE at home. In the return game Hajsafi came on as a substitute to help Iran win the crucial away game.
Hajsafi competed for Iran at the AFC Youth Championship 2006
AFC Youth Championship 2006
The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 32rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from October 29 to November 12, 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament...
.
His 1st international goal was against Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
in the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.-Teams:...
, when Iran went on to win 6-1.
He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
for Team Melli.He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation ....
, which was considered the best left side of the competition.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 August 2008 Takhti Stadium, Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
4-1 6-1 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 West Asian Football Federation ChampionshipThe 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.-Teams:...2 28 December 2009 , Doha DohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
2-2 2-3 Friendly
Club
- Iran's Premier Football LeagueIran's Premier Football LeagueThe Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
- Winner: 2
- 2009/10 with Sepahan
- 2010/11 with Sepahan
- Runner up:1
- 2007/08 with Sepahan
- Winner: 2
- Hazfi CupHazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
- Winners (2): 2005-06, 2006-07 with Sepahan
- Asian Champions League
- Runner Up (1): 2007AFC Champions League 2007The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
with Sepahan
- Runner Up (1): 2007
Country
- WAFF ChampionshipWest Asian Football Federation ChampionshipThe West Asian Football Federation Championship is a football competition of mainly West Asian countries and territories. The event is organised by West Asian Football Federation...
- Winner (1): 2008
Individual
- Football Iran News & Events
- Young Player of the year (2007/08)
- Iran Football Federation Award
- Young Player of the year (2007/08)