Abolfazl Jalali
Iranian footballer (born 1998)
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Seyed Abolfazl Jalali Bourani (Persian: سید ابوالفضل جلالی بورانی; born 26 June 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal and the Iran national team.[2]
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| Full name | Seyed Abolfazl Jalali Bourani[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amol, Iran | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Left back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Esteghlal | |||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2016 | Padideh Sari | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Saipa | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Saipa | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Esteghlal | 87 | (4) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Iran U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Iran | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Saipa
He made his debut for Saipa in 12th fixtures of 2018–19 Iran Pro League against Machine Sazi while he substituted in for Moein Abbasian.[3]
Esteghlal
Jalali joined Esteghlal Tehran in the 21st League transfers.
International career
Personal life
On 5 February 2026, Jalali refused to celebrate a goal he scored against Shams Azar F.C. in solidarity with the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.[4] On 9 February, he publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the 1979 Islamic Revolution by the Ministry of Sport and Youth, ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | ACL | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saipa | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 61 | 1 | ||
| Esteghlal | 2021–22 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 5 | ||
International
- As of match played 8 September 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Iran | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
