Amirhossein Karimi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Iranian football center midfielder who plays for Nika Pars Chaloos in League 2.
Career Born in Isfahan, he is a creative midfielder with strong left and right foot. He has regularly represented Iran at U-17, U-20 and U-23 level respectively.
Amirhossein Karimi biggest achievement to date was partaking in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013. Playing a pivotal role in qualification from the group matches and going on to score one of the goals of the tournament with a spectacular 30-yard strike in the 1-1 draw against Canada in the final group stages.
In 2013, Zlatko Kranjčar was impressed by the Amirhossein Karimi performance in U-17, U-20 national team and U-23 Sepahan team and recommended Sepahan to sign a 3 years contract with him. He made his debut for Sepahan on 5 December 2013 against Esteghlal. He also played 6 games in the AFC Champions League for Sepahan.
For 2015–16 Iran Pro League, Amirhossein Karimi joined Gostaresh Foulad club based on Faraz Kamalvand (Gostaresh Foolad head coach) request. He had a great year in this club and even Igor Štimac (Sepahan head coach at the time) regretted that they did not have Amirhossein Karimi with them in that season.
Club career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total2013–14SepahanIran Pro League503000802014–1514030602302015–16Gostaresh FooladIran Pro League2502000270
Honours
Club Sepahan Iran Pro League (1): 2014–15
Individual Persian Gulf Pro League Player of the Week: 2022–23 Week 1
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