Masoud Zeraei
Masoud Zeraei (Persian: مسعود زراعی; born 31 March 1979) is a Qatari footballer of Iranian descent[1] who currently plays as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masoud Mohmad Gholam Reza Zeraei | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Borazjan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Al Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2019 | Al Arabi | 125 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Qatar U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 28 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
Zeraei has played for Al Arabi his entire career after being brought to Al Arabi by Dr. Abdullah al-Mal when he was just 16 years old, and has expressed frustration for not being consistently included in the first team over the years.
Zeraei received offers from numerous clubs, notably a 2-year deal from El Jaish SC and an offer from Al Rayyan. He subsequently rejected the offers, claiming his bond with Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of Al Arabi, is a father-son bond and vowed he would remain in Al Arabi if asked to.
Zeraei was available for the Qatar U-23 team in the 2011 GCC Games as one of the overage against UAE in the third place match, as Al Arabi's game against Al Sadd was postponed due to Al Sadd's involvement in the AFC Champions League.[2] However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 22 May 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Arabi | 1999–00 | QSL | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 19 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| Career total | 125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.