Amir Arsalan Motahari

Amir Arsalan Motahari (; born 10 March 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer.

Club career

Early years He started his career with Steel Azin U19. He also played at Damash Tehran youth levels. Later he joined Moghavemat Tehran U21 and helped them to become champions in 2013–14 U21 Tehran Asia Vision Premier League.

Naft Tehran He joined Naft Tehran on 26 May 2014 with a three-year contract. He made his debut against Rah Ahan on 7 August 2014, as a substitute for Hossein Ebrahimi. He also scored his first goal for Naft, in 1–1 draw against Gostaresh. On 18 March 2015, Motahari scored in Naft's 2–1 win against Al Shabab which was the club's first group stage victory in the AFC Champions League.

Personal life He was born on 10 March 1993, in the town of Garmsar, in the Semnan Province. His father's name is Ardalan Motahari. He was a lifetime supporter of Esteghlal FC and even joined them in the beginning of 2020.

Club career statistics

International career

Youth He was part of the Iran U-22 squad during the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship and made 2 appearances against Japan U-22 and Australia U-22.

He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada as preparation for the 2014 Asian Games. He was called into Iran's squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Motahari was named the best player of the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship in October 2015 scoring three goals, including one in the final against Syria which Iran won 2–0. On 12 January 2016 Motahari scored Iran's first goal and assisted the second in their 2–0 victory against Syria in the first match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Senior

Motahari was invited to the May 2015 Iran training camp by Carlos Queiroz.

Honours

Naft Tehran Hazfi Cup: 2016–17

Esteghlal Iran Pro League: 2021–22 Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21 Iranian Super Cup: 2022

Iran U23 WAFF U-23 Championship : 2015

Individual WAFF U-23 Championship Best Player: 2015 Persian Gulf Pro League Young Footballer of the Year: 2014–15