Ghasem Haddadifar

Zob Ahan

Hadadifar joined Zob Ahan in 2003 after spending seven years with the club's youth teams. Haddadifar made his debut in the 2003–04 season making nine appearances and scoring once throughout his first season. The next year again Haddadifar played a minor role and mainly came on as a substitute in the season which Zob Ahan finished runners up in the league. He has also been loaned out to Sanat Naft who played in the Azadegan League in 2005 to gain some experience and playing time. Haddadifar was a big part in Sanat Naft's successful season scoring twice in which the club finished third. After returning to Zob Ahan in 2006 Haddadifar broke into the first team having an increasing role and helping Zob Ahan clinch an eight place finish. In the 2008–09 season Ghasem was Zob Ahan's best player scoring six times and leading Zob Ahan to another league runners-up and scoring twice in Zob Ahan's 5–2 Hazfi Cup final victory over Rah Ahan. The following season Haddadifar had continued success with Zob Ahan, again achieving a runners-up finish in the league. The same season with the help of Haddadifar goal in the semi-final against Al Hilal, Zob Ahan made the final of the AFC Champions League, becoming the second Iranian club to do so, but the club eventually lost to South Korean club Seongnam FC. After struggling with injury in the 2011–12 season Haddadifar was loaned out to Tractor for the later half of the season. He helped Tractor achieve a runners-up finish and the…

In 2010, Hadadifar received his first cap for Iran in a friendly match against Armenia. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.

His father was an employee of Zob Ahan Isfahan Steel Company, and he was born in Zob Ahan Hospital. His brother Alireza is also a footballer and is his teammate.

Zob Ahan

AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010 Persian Gulf Pro League runner-up: 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10 Hazfi Cup: 2002–03, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16 Iranian Super Cup: 2016 Tractor

Persian Gulf Pro League runner-up: 2011–12 Individual

Iranian Footballer of the Year: 2015 Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2014–15