Kianoush "Kia" Rahmati is an Iran

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 player, who currently plays for Esteghlal

Esteghlal

Esteghlal is an Arabic word means independence. the name held by many Iranian football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes:*Esteghlal F.C.— Iranian football club*Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C...

. He usually plays in 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...

 position.

Club career

He started his appearance in IPL in 2005 and moved to Saipa from Pas in 2007.He moved to Esteghlal in July 2009.

Club career statistics

Last Update 28 November 2011
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|2004–05 ||rowspan="3"|Pas ||rowspan="8"|Persian Gulf Cup ||0||0|||||||-||-||||
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|2005–06||27||6|||||||-||-||||
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|2006–07||27||1||||||-||-||||
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|2007–08 ||rowspan="2"|Saipa||19||2||||||7||3||||
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|2008–09||29||5||1||0||-||-||30||5
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|2009–10||rowspan="3"|Esteghlal||22||1||2||0||5||0||29||1
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|2010–11||26||0||3||0||5||0||34||0
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|2011–12||8||0||1||0||0||0||9||0
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147||15||||||17||3||||
15||||||17||3|||||

• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  05–06	Pas	1
  06–07	Pas	3
  07–08	Saipa	0
  08–09	Saipa	0
  09–10 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 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...	Esteghlal	1
  10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 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...	Esteghlal	1

International career

In October 2006, he was called up to join Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. He made his debut for Iran on October 4 in a match against Iraq

Iraq national football team

The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...

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Rahmati scored his first international goal against Palestine national football team

Palestine national football team

The Palestine national football team is the national team of the Palestinian Football Association, representing the Palestinian National Authority.The Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1952...

 on August 7, 2008 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:...

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International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 August 2008	Takhti Stadium, Tehran Tehran Tehran , 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...		1-0	3-0	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:...
2	13 August 2008	Takhti Stadium, Tehran Tehran Tehran , 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...		1-0	2-0	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:...
3	15 August 2008	Azadi Stadium Azadi Stadium The Azadi Stadium formerly Aryamehr Stadium is Iran's national stadium and the largest in the country. The Azadi stadium officially has a capacity of 100,000 people and was built to host the 1974 Asian Games... , Tehran Tehran Tehran , 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... ,		2-0	2-0	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:...

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