Mohammad Reza Akhbari


Mohammad Reza Akhbari is an Iranian footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Sepahan.

Club career

Saipa

Ahkbari started his career with Saipa at the youth level, one of the unknown young players presented to the Iranian football by coach Engin Firat. He debuted in the last fixture of the 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a starter.

International career

Youth

Akhbari was invited to the Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship. He was named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.

Senior

He was invited to Iranian national team for the first time on 12 March 2016 by Carlos Queiroz for two upcoming matches against India and Oman during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he did not play. He played his first match for the senior team on 8 June 2016 in a friendly with Kyrgyzstan, coming as a substitute of first choice Alireza Haghighi in the second half.