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{{short description|Iranian footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name         = Iman Mobali
| image        = Iman Mobali 2016.jpg
| fullname         = Iman Mobali
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|3|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Izeh]], [[Khuzestan Province]], [[Iran]]
| height       = {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}}
| position     = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub  = [[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji]] (assistant coach)
| clubnumber   = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthyears2 = 
| clubs1  = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] 
| clubs2  = → [[Niroye Zamini F.C.|Nirouye Zamini]] (loan) 
| years1  = 2000–2005
| years2  = 2003 
| years3  = 2005–2008 
| years4  = 2008–2009 
| years5  = 2009–2010 
| years6  = 2010–2011
| years7  = 2011–2012
| years8  = 2012–2013
| years9  = 2013–2014
| years10 = 2014
| years11 = 2014–2017
| years12 = 2017–2018
| years13 = 2018
| clubs3  = [[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al-Shabab]] 
| clubs4  = [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]] 
| clubs5  = [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]] 
| clubs6  = [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]
| clubs7  = [[Sharjah SC|Sharjah]]
| clubs8  = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]
| clubs9  = [[Esteghlal Meli-Sanati Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]]
| clubs10 = → [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (loan)
| clubs11 = [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]
| clubs12 = [[Foolad Khuzestan F.C.|Foolad]]
| clubs13 = [[Esteghlal Meli-Sanati Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]]
| caps1   = 73
| caps2   = 
| caps3   = 45
| caps4   = 19
| caps5   = 15
| caps6   = 30
| caps7   = 8
| caps8   = 25
| caps9   = 25
| caps10  = 4 
| caps11  = 74
| caps12  = 23
| caps13  = 12
| goals1  = 24
| goals2  = 
| goals3  = 20
| goals4  = 7
| goals5  = 6
| goals6  = 0
| goals7  = 0
| goals8  = 2
| goals9  = 2
| goals10 = 0
| goals11 = 5
| goals12 = 1
| goals13 = 0
| totalcaps  = 353
| totalgoals = 67
| nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-20 football team|Iran U20]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]]
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = ?   
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update         = 21 October 2016
| nationalteam-update = 9 February 2011
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2011
| nationalteam3 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps3 = 60
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]] (player-coach)
| manageryears2 = 2019
| managerclubs2 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs3 = [[F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran|Nassaji]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2021
| managerclubs4 = [[Baadraan Tehran F.C.|Baadraan]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2021
| managerclubs5= [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2022–
| managerclubs6 = [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al Ahli]] (youth)
}}
'''Iman Mobali''' ({{langx|fa|ایمان مبعلی}}; born November 3, 1982) is an Iranian retired [[association football|football player]] and coach.

==Club career==

===Foolad===
Mobali joined Foolad's senior team in 2000. He was considered to be the creative dynamo of the highly talented [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]], based in [[Iran]]'s oil-rich [[Khuzestan]] province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's [[2004–05 Iran Pro League|Iran Pro League]] championship. Which also secured a berth in the [[AFC Champions League]] for the first time in club history.

===Al-Shabab===
In 2005 Mobali signed a contract with [[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al-Shabab]] in the [[UAE League]]. In his first season, he scored 6 times in 15 appearances. In the following season Mobali was hit with a series of injuries and only managed to make 11 league appearances. In his last year with Al-Shabab he had his best year, he scored 9 goals in 19 appearances and Al-Shabab won the league title.

===Al Wasl & Al Nasr===
In summer 2008 he signed a contract with the UAE giants, [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]]. In his one and only season with the club, Mobali scored 7 times in 19 appearances. He left the club at the end of the season. He signed for [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]] in summer 2009. After an unsuccessful season with Al Nasr, Mobali decided not to extend his contract and returned to Iran.

===Esteghlal===
Mobali signed a one-year contract with [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in the spring of 2010. He made 36 total appearances and did not manage to score a goal. He left the club at the end of the season and signed with UAE club [[Al Sharjah SC|Al Sharjah]]. He only made 8 appearances before leaving the club.

===Paykan===
After his stint in Sharjah, Mobali again returned to the Iran Pro League and again returned to [[Tehran]]; this time he signed with [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] in the summer of 2012. He scored twice in 25 appearances but was unable to help Paykan from getting relegated to the [[Azadegan League]].

===Esteghlal Khuzestan===
After Paykan was relegated, Mobali left the team and joined newly promoted club [[Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]]. He made 25 appearances and scored twice before being loaned out to his former club Esteghlal. He made 4 appearances with Esteghlal before season's end.

===Naft Tehran===
In summer of 2014, Mobali signed a two-year contract with [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]. He finished the 2014–15 season with 13 assists, most in the league. On 1 July 2015 Mobali extended his contract with Naft Tehran for one more year.

===Club career statistics===
{{updated|11 December 2014}}

{| 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
|-
|[[2000–01 Azadegan League|2000–01]]||rowspan="3"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Azadegan League]]||7||2|||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2001–02]]||rowspan="2"|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||16||2||||||–||–||||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002]]–[[2002–03 Azadegan League|03]]||||0||||||–||–||||
|-
||[[Niroye Zamini F.C.|Niroye Zamini]]||[[Azadegan League|Division 1]]|||||||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]]||rowspan="2"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]]||rowspan="2"|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||21||8|||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]]||29||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
|-
|[[2005–06 UAE Football League|2005–06]]||rowspan="3"|[[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al Shabab]]||rowspan="5"|[[UAE Pro League|Pro League]]||15||6||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2006–07 UAE Football League|2006–07]]
||11||5||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2007–08 UAE Football League|2007–08]]
||19||9||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2008–09 UAE Football League|2008–09]]||rowspan="1"|[[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]]
||19||7||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2009–10 UAE Football League|2009–10]]||rowspan="1"|[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]]
||15||6||4||1||–||–||19||6
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | Iran
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||rowspan="1"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||30||0||2||0|||4||0||36||0
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|[[2011–12 UAE Pro-League|2011–12]]||rowspan="1"|[[Al Sharjah SC|Al Sharjah]]||rowspan="1"|[[UAE Pro League|Pro League]]||8||0||||||–||–||||
|-
|-
! colspan=3 | Iran
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13]]||[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] ||rowspan="3"|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||25||2||1||0|||–||–||26||2
|-
|[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]]||[[Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]] ||25||2||0||0|||–||–||25||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]|||[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] ||27||1||2||0|||6||0||35||1
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 | Total
! colspan=2 | Iran
!||||||||4||0||||
|-
! colspan=2 | United Arab Emirates
!87||33||||||0||0||||
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!||||||4||0|||||
|}

* '''Assist Goals'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Season!!Team!!Assists
|-
|[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|10–11]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||5
|-
|[[2012–13 Iran Pro League|12–13]]||align="left"|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||2
|-
|[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|13–14]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]]||6
|-
|[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|14–15]]||align="left"|[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]||13
|-
|[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|15–16]]||align="left"|[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]||3
|-
|[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|16–17]]||align="left"|[[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]]||8
|}

==International career==
At international level Mobali is considered one of Asia's brightest prospects. Mobali made his debut for the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in January 2001 against [[China national football team|China]]. He was among [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran's under-23 squad]] in 2002, winning a gold medal at the [[Busan]] [[Asian Games]].

===2011 Asian Cup===
Mobali started most of the matches in the group stage for "Team Melli" in [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]], and scored a beautiful goal in a match against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] from a curling free-kick.

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 5 September 2003 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|Jordan}} || 2–1 || 4–1 || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2 || 11 January 2011 || [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan]] || {{fb|Iraq}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]
|}

==Awards and honours==

===Club===
'''Foolad'''
*[[Iran Pro League]]: [[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]]

'''Al-Shabab'''
*[[UAE Pro League]]: [[UAE Pro League|2007–08]]

'''Naft Tehran'''
*[[Hazfi Cup]]: [[2016–17 Hazfi Cup|2016–17]]

===Country===
'''Iran U-23'''
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: [[2002 Asian Games|2002]]

'''Iran'''
*[[West Asian Football Federation Championship|WAFF]]: [[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004]]
*[[Asian Cup]] third place: [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]

===Individual===
*[[Persian Gulf Pro League]] Top Assistant: [[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]

==External links==
{{commons category|Iman Mobali}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060525092429/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/MobaliRoster.htm Iman Mobali] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* {{NFT player|pid=3183}}
{{Iran Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran Squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}

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