Shahabeddin Gordan 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 goalkeeper who currently plays for Zob Ahan F.C. in the Iran's Premier League football and the 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...

.

Club career

Shahab Gordan joined Zob Ahan F.C. in 2009 after spending his entire career with F.C. Aboomoslem. Since he joined Zob Ahan F.C., he has been first-choice goalkeeper, he played almost every match in the IPL, and his performance helped to secure 2nd place on the 2009–10 IPL. Shahab Gordan also played every match in the 2010 Asian Champions League and made very important saves to lead Zob Ahan F.C. to the ACL final, including saving a penalty from Christian Wilhelmsson, against Saudi power-house Al-Hilal

Al-Hilal

Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club , also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the country's capital of Riyadh and best known for its professional football team, known as Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club...

 in the semi-finals.

Club career statistics

Last Update 28 September 2011
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|2005-06 ||rowspan="4"|Aboomoslem ||rowspan="7"|Persian Gulf Cup ||1||0||||0|||-||-||||0
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|2006-07||15||0||||0||-||-||||0
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|2007-08 ||22||0||2||0||-||-||24||0
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|2008-09||20||0||1||0||-||-||21||0
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|2009-10 ||rowspan="3"|Zob Ahan ||27||0||||0||12||0||||0
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|2010-11 ||29||0||6||0||8||0||44||0
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|2011-12||6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0
||0||||0||19||0|||||0

International career

Shahab Gordan's recent performances while in Zob Ahan F.C. goal, impressed many Team Melli

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...

 fans, which made Iran national 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...

 coach Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi is an Iranian-American football coach and current head coach of the Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League.-Early life:Though his family were from Shiraz, Mr. Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran...

 calling him to the national team. Shahab is a member of the Iran national team

Iran national football team

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. He made his first debut game on 19 January 2011, in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup

2011 AFC Asian Cup

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 match against United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates national football team

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. He was one of the 23 players in the Iran national team

Iran national football team

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 squad in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup

2011 AFC Asian Cup

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. He is usually second choice goalkeeper behind Mehdi Rahmati.

Honours

• Iran Pro League - Runner-up (1): 2009–10
• Asian Champions League - Runner-Up (1): 2010