The Malavan Courier
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ghaem Eslamikhah
Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
8 seasons of Mahyar Zahmatkesh
195 appearances across 8 seasons in these colours. Careers like that are not built any more, and Malavan know what they have.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Issa Alekasir signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Issa Alekasir commits to Malavan for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ghaem Eslamikhah in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Malavan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Malavan
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market3 Aug 2026
Alireza Ramezani attracts admirers
The name of Alireza Ramezani has come up in conversations Malavan were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market3 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ehsan Ebrahimi joins the Malavan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ehsan Ebrahimi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Aug 2026
One of our own: Karim Ebrahimi joins the Malavan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Karim Ebrahimi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Aug 2026
Hossein Pouraliganji steps up from the Malavan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hossein Pouraliganji 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
- Squad Mohammad Reza Khosravi falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Malavan turn down the training-ground plan
- Match Point won or two lost for Malavan?