Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
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| Full name | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1980 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mashhad, Iran | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
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| Aboomoslem | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Aboomoslem | 30 | (6) | |||||||||
| 1999–2006 | Esteghlal | 138 | (22) | |||||||||
| 2004 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2005 | → Al-Wasl (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Persepolis | 85 | (26) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Tractor Sazi | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Steel Azin | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Saba Qom | 14 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Paykan | 22 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Damash Gilan | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Esteghlal | 14 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Khoneh Be Khoneh | 6 | (1) | |||||||||
| Total | 308 | (58) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Iran U23 | 6 | (5) | |||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Iran | 73 | (14) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2008 |
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Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (Persian: علیرضا واحدی نیکبخت, born 30 June 1980 in Mashhad) is an Iranian professional football player who last played for Khoneh Be Khoneh in League 2.
Starting out in Aboomoslem and then being transferred to Esteghlal, he improved in a short period of time. His excellent performance for his club eventually lead to his inclusion in the national squad.
He has experience with UAE club Al-Wasl, and has had trials with Atlético Madrid and Fenerbahçe. He had signed on with Fenerbahçe in 2004 and had even practiced with the team getting ready for the upcoming season in the Turkish league, but the deal was canceled before the starting of the season.
Nikbakht Vahedi signed a four-month loan deal For the second half of the season 2004–05 with Al-Wasl. He scored his league with a goal 25 May 2005, 1–2 lose over Al-Ahli.
Nikbakht was instrumental in helping Esteghlal grab the 2005–06 league championship with an electrifying display in the win over Bargh Shiraz. The win resulted in Esteghlal (59 points) edging Pas (58 points) for the IPL championship.
In June 2006 he signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal's fierce rival, Persepolis which caused him to lose his popularity among Esteghlal fans. He played in the final of the Hazfi Cup for Persepolis and scored in first match but missed a penalty in the second leg. In the 2006–07 season in Persepolis, Nikbakht played as a forward, which made him score 8 goals in 25 appearances and have 8 assists in the league. In his second season for Persepolis, he won the league and had his best season of his career with 9 goals and 7 assists.
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