| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masoud Mohmad Gholam Reza Zeraei | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Borazjan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Al Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2019 | Al Arabi | 126 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Qatar U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:33, 28 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
Masoud Zeraei (Persian: مسعود زراعی; born 31 March 1979) is a Qatari footballer of Iranian descent who currently plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Zeraei has played for Al Arabi his entire career after being brought to Al Arabi by Dr. Abdullah al-Mal when he was just 16 years old, and has expressed frustration for not being consistently included in the first team over the years.
Zeraei received offers from numerous clubs, notably a 2-year deal from El Jaish SC and an offer from Al Rayyan. He subsequently rejected the offers, claiming his bond with Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of Al Arabi, is a father-son bond and vowed he would remain in Al Arabi if asked to.
Zeraei was available for the Qatar U-23 team in the 2011 GCC Games as one of the overage against UAE in the third place match, as Al Arabi's game against Al Sadd was postponed due to Al Sadd's involvement in the AFC Champions League. However, Qatar lost the game 2-0, and came out fourth place in the competition.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 22 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Arabi | 1999–00 | QSL | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 19 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| Career total | 125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
Includes AFC Champions League.
Honours
Club
- Al-Arabi
- Sheikh Jassem Cup (2): 2008, 2010, 2011
References
- Soccerway - Masoud Zeraei
- New date set for Al Sadd match against Al Arabi in QSL
- QSL.com.qa - Masoud Zeraei