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{{short description|Iranian footballer and coach}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arash Borhani
| image = Arash Borhani in press conference.jpg
| image_size = 230
| caption = Borhani in 2014 at [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] press conference
| full_name = Arash Borhani<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kerman]], [[Iran]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Shahrdari astara fc]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1997–2001
| youthclubs1 = [[Shahrdari Kerman F.C.|Kerman FC]]
| youthyears2 = 2001–2002
| youthclubs2 = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
| years1 = 2002–2006
| clubs1 = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
| caps1 = 94
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr Dubai SC]]
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2007–2016
| clubs4 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| caps4 = 229
| goals4 = 80
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan Tehran]]
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 346
| totalgoals = 116
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps2 = 37
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| manageryears1 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2020–
| managerclubs2 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2020–
| managerclubs3 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal Youth]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[West Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Qatar]]|[[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}}
| pcupdate = 25 September 2020
| ntupdate = 25 September 2020
| managerclubs4 = [[Shahrdari astara f.c.]]
| manageryears4 = 2023
}}

'''Arash Borhani''' ({{langx|fa| آرش برهانی  }}; born 14 September 1983 in [[Kerman]], [[Iran]]) is a retired [[Iran]]ian [[association football|football]] player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorer of [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] and also the second all-time top goal scorer in [[Iran's Premier Football League]]. He was the [[List of Iranian club football top goal scorers|top goal scorer]] of [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09 Iran's Premier Football League]]. He was also a member of the [[Iran national football team]]. Borhani won a bronze medal in [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]] with [[Iran national under-23 football team]].<ref>http://www.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100844449838 (in Farsi) ''[[Jam-e Jam (newspaper)|Jam-e Jam]]''.</ref>

Arash Borhani is a former Iranian footballer who has played for several clubs throughout his career, including [[PAS Tehran]], [[Al-Nasr (UAE)]], [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], and [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. He also made 37 appearances for the [[Iranian national team]], scoring 10 goals. Additionally, Borhani was a key player for the Iran U-23 national team, contributing to their success in winning the [[bronze medal]] at the 2006 Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=بیوگرافی آرش برهانی، آقای گل تاریخ لیگ برتر |url=https://vista.ir/w/a/34/a4zbi |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=ویستا}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Pas===
Having just moved to [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] in the [[Iran's Premier Football league]], he helped the club to finish second in the [[IPL 2002/03|2002–03]] season. He scored four goals in the season, which three of them was on a hat-trick in the last match of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fooladsepahansport.com/irsuperleague/oldleague/ViewCompatitionGrid.php?league_id=2&weeknumber=25&priod=%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA |title=New Page 1 |website=fooladsepahansport.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006022435/http://www.fooladsepahansport.com/irsuperleague/oldleague/ViewCompatitionGrid.php?league_id=2&weeknumber=25&priod=%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued with [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] for the next seasons and became a fixed starter. He was one of club's main players in [[2005 AFC Champions League]] season.

===Al-Nasr===
Shortly before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], Borhani signed for the [[UAE Pro League]], [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]]. On 21 January 2007 Borhani signed back with his former team Pas after being released by Al Nasr due to unforeseen circumstances. Since signing back with Pas, within a period of five months, he has scored only twice, which has put him through the most difficult time in his career.

===Esteghlal===
Borhani had offers from [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] of the UAE, [[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]] of the [[Belgian League]], [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]] of the [[Portuguese Liga]], [[Denizlispor]] of the [[Süper Lig]] and [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] and [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] of [[Iran's Premier Football League]], though it was not known which offer Borhani was likely to accept.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iransportspress.com/iran-line-up-ghana-and-jamaica-friendlies/|title=Arash Borhani in negotiation with UAE and Belgian clubs|publisher=IranSportsPress|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234016/http://iransportspress.com/iran-line-up-ghana-and-jamaica-friendlies/|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1671|title=Footballmedia Exclusive! Arash Borhani to join Vitoria de Setubal of Portugal!|publisher=FootballMedia.net|access-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927105051/http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1671|archive-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|author=Nader Jahanfard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8603293711180538.htm|title=Borhani to sign for Mes Kerman|agency=[[Islamic Republic News Agency]]|access-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621191415/http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8603293711180538.htm|archive-date=21 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, on 17 July 2007 Borhani signed a contract with the [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]] giants [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=8661|script-title=fa:آرش برهاني به استقلال پيوست|publisher=FootballIran.ir|access-date=18 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819091327/http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=8661|archive-date=19 August 2007|language=fa|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 27 October Borhani scored his first [[hat-trick]] for Esteghlal in a 3–2 win over [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. Borhani again scored a hat-trick plus two against [[Damash Gilan F.C.|Pegah Gilan]] in the [[Hazfi Cup]] ending up with five goals, the game's final score being 8–1 in favor of Esteghlal. He became the top scorer in [[2008–09 Iran Pro League|2008–09 season]] with 21 goals. The next season, he scored 11 goals but missed so many chances during the final matches of the season. On 14 January 2013, he became Esteghlal's [[Esteghlal F.C.#Statistics and records|all-time top goal scorers]] after scoring against [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]], surprising [[Ali Jabbari]]. He was his team's top scorer at the [[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13 season]], which they won the [[Iran Pro League]] title. He extended his contract with the club for next two seasons on 1 July 2013. On 9 February 2014, Borhani scored his 100th goal for Esteghlal in a 2–0 win over [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]. On 14 June 2014, Borhani signed a new contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

[[File:Arash Borhani.jpg|thumb|Borhani playing for [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in 2013]]

===Club career statistics===
*Last update: 17 July 2018
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|Club performance
!colspan=2|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Season!!Club!!League
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals

!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
!colspan=3|Iran
!colspan=2|League
!colspan=2|[[Hazfi Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
!colspan=2|Total
|-
|[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]]||rowspan=4|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||rowspan=4|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||18||4||2||0|| colspan=2|—||20||4
|-
|[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]]||24||12||0||0||colspan=2|—||24||12
|-
|[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]]||25||9||0||0||colspan=2|—||25||9
|-
|[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]]||27||8||0||0||7||4||34||12
|-
|-
!colspan=3|United Arab Emirates
!colspan=2|League
!colspan=2|[[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
!colspan=2|Total
|-
|[[UAE League|2006–07]]||[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|||[[UAE League]]||7||1||2||2<ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2302&stage=1 UAE Cup 2006/2007] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>||colspan=2|—||9||3
|-
!colspan=3|Iran
!colspan=2|League
!colspan=2|[[Hazfi Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
!colspan=2|Total
|-
|[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]]||[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||rowspan=11|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||11||2||0||0||colspan=2|—||11||2
|-
|[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]]||rowspan=9|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||31||8||6||4||colspan=2|—||37||12
|-
|[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||30||20<ref>[http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/scorers.htm 2008–09 season top scorers] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>|||1||5||6||2||37||27
|-
|[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]]||29||11||1||3||6||0||36||14
|-
|[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||23||14<ref>[http://www.iplstats.com/website10-11/scorers.htm 2010–11 season top scorers] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>||3||0||5||2||31||16
|-
|[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]]||30||8||4||0||8||5||42||13
|-
|[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]]||27||10||4||2||9||3||40||15
|-
|[[2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup|2013–14]]||21||5||3||0||5||1||29||6
|-
|[[2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League|2014–15]]||24||2||1||1||colspan=2|—||25||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League|2015–16]]||14||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||16||2
|-
|[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League|2016–17]]||rowspan="1"|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||5||0
|-
!rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Iran
!339||115<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2012/10/01/3417165/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%DB%8C-100|title= برهانی در یک قدمی 100 !|language=fa|website=[[Goal.com]]|date=1 October 2012|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>||27||15||46||17||410<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>||147<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
!colspan=2|United Arab Emirates
!7||1||2||2||0||0|||9||3
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!346||116||29||17||46<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>||17||419<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>||150<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|}

''<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup> Statistics Incomplete.''

===Assist Goals===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
!Season!!Team!!Assists
|-
|[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|05–06]]||align=left|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||4
|-
|[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|06–07]]||align=left|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|07–08]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|08–09]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2
|-
|[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|09–10]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|10–11]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||3
|-
|[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|11–12]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|12–13]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2
|-
|[[2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup|13–14]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League|14–15]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||3
|}

==International career==
While playing for Pas Tehran, he was called to the [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] for the [[2004 Athens Olympics]] qualifications, where he had some good performances, including scoring four goals in two games versus [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]]. Despite the talent on the team, the [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] did not qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].

Around the same time he was called up to the ''[[Team Melli]]'', where he scored some crucial goals, such as the tying goal versus [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match. He was not a regular starter for the team, but he was among Iran's final squad for [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

In November 2006, he once again joined [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] to participate at the [[2006 Asian Games]]. In the quarter-final match against [[China national under-23 football team|China]], Borhani held the ball short of the goal line and invited his teammates to approach after masterfully dribbling around the [[China|Chinese]] goalkeeper. He held that position for a few seconds before moving the ball over the line and then started running with joy towards the bench and celebrating with others. Later on he apologized for dishonoring the [[China national under-23 football team|China U-23 team]].

He was called up to the national squad by Iranian coach [[Ali Daei]] to play in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round]]. He also played in [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] for [[Team Melli]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''
{| class=wikitable
!#!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
|1||21 June 2004||[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]||{{fb|Syria}}||3–0||7–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]]
|-
| 2||21 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Syria}}||4–0||7–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]]
|-
|3||23 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Iraq|1991}}||2–1||2–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]]
|-
|4||25 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Syria}}||3–1||4–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]]
|-
|5||9 October 2004||[[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]||{{fb|Qatar}}||2–2||3–2||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 WCQ]]
|-
|6||17 November 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Laos}}||6–0||7–0||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 WCQ]]
|-
|7||2 February 2005||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||2–1||2–1||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|8||28 May 2006||[[Gradski vrt Hall|Gradski Vrt Stadium]], [[Osijek]]||{{fb|Croatia}}||2–1||2–2||Friendly
|-
|9||2 January 2009||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|China}}||1–0||3–1||[[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|10||12 August 2009||[[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]], [[Sarajevo]]||{{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||2–2||3–2||Friendly
|-
|}

==Honours==
[[File:Arash Borhani 2013.jpg|thumb|230px|Borhani after winning the [[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]] season with [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]]]

===Club===
;Pas Tehran
*[[Iran Pro League]] (1): [[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]]

;Esteghlal
*[[Iran Pro League]] (2): [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]] 
*[[Hazfi Cup]] (2): [[2007–08 Hazfi Cup|2007–08]], [[2011–12 Hazfi Cup|2011–12]]

===Country===
*[[West Asian Football Federation Championship|WAFF Championship]] (1): [[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004]]

===Individual===
*[[Iran Pro League]] top goalscorer (1): [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Arash Borhani}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211216/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=105&view=player&sid=27 Arash Borhani] at [http://www.PersianLeague.com PersianLeague.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518164930/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/BorhaniRoster.htm Arash Borhani] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
*{{NFT player|pid=3186}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piU75Y-J4X8 Borhani's goal in the 2006 Asian Games quarterfinals] – from YouTube

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