Hadi Khanifar

Hadi Khanifar

Personal information
Full name	Abdolhadi Khanifar
Date of birth	(1983-12-22) December 22, 1983
Place of birth	Shoush, Iran
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
Youth career
–2006	Foolad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Foolad	20	(4)
2007–2008	Shahin Bushehr	21	(2)
2008–2011	Esteghlal Ahvaz	53	(13)
2011–2016	Esteghlal Khuzestan	82	(9)
2012	→ Mes Sarcheshmeh (loan)	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2016

Hadi Khanifar (Persian: هادی خنیفر) is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Iranian football club Esteghlal Khuzestan in the Iran Pro League.

Club career

Khanifar was introduced to Iranian football by Foolad in 2006. He also had experiences with Shahin Bushehr, Mes Sarcheshmeh, Esteghlal Ahvaz and Esteghlal Khuzestan. He helped Esteghlal Khuzestan in promoting to top flight of Iranian football in 2013. As Summer 2014 he was named club captain.

Club career statistics

As of 31 October 2014

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Esteghlal Ahvaz	Pro League	2008–09	9	3
		2009–10	26	0
	Division 1	2010–11	19	3
Esteghlal Kh.		2011–12	15	7			15	7
Mes SRC		2012–13	10	2	–	–	10	2
Esteghlal Khuzestan			11	1	–	–	11	1
	Pro League	2013–14	26	0	1	0	27	0
		2014–15	23	0	1	0	24	0
Career Totals			139	17

Honours

Esteghlal Khuzestan

• Iran Pro League (1): 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup runner-up: 2016

External links

• Hadi Khanifar Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine at PersianLeague.com
• Hadi Khanifar at IranLeague.ir