Ali Eslami

Left Midfielder - Zob Ahan
18 Sep 2026
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The Zob Ahan Chronicle

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad31 Aug 2026

Pouya Mokhtari breaks a bone — 51 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 51 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market31 Aug 2026

Abolfazl Hosseinifar puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Zob Ahan, and it is not being withdrawn.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Duckens Nazon due for a Zob Ahan medical

Everything agreed with Esteghlal, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Market31 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan turn down Saipa for Houman Elyasi

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Evertton Araújo turns down Zob Ahan

The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Flamengo keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Zob Ahan

Mohammad Daneshgar was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan baulk at the price for Saman Fallah

Esteghlal wanted more than $120.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan rebuffed over Abdullah Khalfan

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Al Shabab have kept their man, and Zob Ahan go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match29 Aug 2026

Rahman Jafari the difference as Zob Ahan beat Esteghlal Ahvaz

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Rahman Jafari. 2‑1 against Esteghlal Ahvaz, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

In brief

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The Zob Ahan Chronicle

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market17 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan make Ali Pouraliganji the dearest name in their history

$1.3M. Fees like that buy a footballer and rent a debate: every touch will be measured against the number for a season at least.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A fracture rules Pouya Mokhtari out for 66 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Zob Ahan will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Market17 Aug 2026

Sepahan come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Zob Ahan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

An offer of $140.0K for Abolfazl Zoleykhaei

Zob Ahan have gone to Esteghlal with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Zob Ahan

Mohammad Daneshgar and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

No deal for Amin Saedi at that price

Zob Ahan offered $150.0K; Foolad said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

The terraces17 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan spend $1.3M on the signing the town wanted

It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $1.3M for Ali Pouraliganji, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan rebuffed over Ibrahim Al Suwaidi

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Al Shabab have kept their man, and Zob Ahan go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match15 Aug 2026

Saipa take the points off Zob Ahan

Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

In brief

  • The dugout The manager’s verdict
  • Player ratings Nobody could get near Ehsan Pahlevan
  • The dugout Pedram Ghazipour is still being punished for one mistake
2 Edition

The Zob Ahan Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

$1.3M settles it between the clubs for Ali Pouraliganji

Siah Jamegan have accepted the money. What Zob Ahan do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.

Boardroom10 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan go back to the board over Amin Saedi

The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $155.8K — a club that wants Amin Saedi enough to be asked twice.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Mohammad Javad Mohammadi signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mohammad Javad Mohammadi and Zob Ahan agree another 3 years.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Zob Ahan make their move for Amin Saedi

$150.0K on the table at Foolad. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Zob Ahan

Mohammad Daneshgar was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match8 Aug 2026

Naft Tehran take the points off Zob Ahan

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Ajax tell Zob Ahan: Jofre Torrents is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Market10 Aug 2026

Sepahan watching Ali Eslami

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Zob Ahan have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Market10 Aug 2026

Saman Gholizadeh steps up from the Zob Ahan academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Saman Gholizadeh has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief