Ali Eslami

Left Midfielder - Naft Tehran
5 Sep 2026
Saturday
Process

Events

23
  1. Squad status changed

  2. Personality clash with Mahyar Zahmatkesh

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  3. Personality clash with Amir Abedzadeh

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  4. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
  5. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind
  6. He has started to want: To stay where he is playing

    Mind
  7. He has started to want: To prove himself at his parent club

    Mind
  8. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  9. Worried by competition from a new signing Sobhan Khaghani

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  10. Scored his first goal for the club

    Major
    Cause
    A milestone moment that he will remember for some time.
  11. Praised by the manager after a goal contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
  12. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  13. Personality clash with Alireza Naghizadeh

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  14. Personality clash with Ahmad Abdollahzadeh

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  15. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Zob Ahan → Naft Tehran
  16. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind
  17. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind
  18. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  19. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind
  20. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $588.5K/y
  21. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $588.5K/y
  22. Out on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  23. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Rezaeian Mehdi