Zobeir Niknafs

Zobeir Niknafs
Niknafs with Esteghlal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
Date of birth April 12, 1993 (1993-04-12) (age 32)
Place of birth Sanandaj, Iran
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fajr Sepasi
Number 14
Youth career
–2011 Persepolis
2011–2012 Sanat Naft
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Sanat Naft 106 (4)
2018–2020 Zob Ahan 24 (1)
2020–2021 Foolad 33 (2)
2021–2025 Esteghlal 81 (0)
2025– Fajr Sepasi 10 (0)
International career
2021 Iran 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 February 2026

Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs (Persian: زبیر نیک نفس; born April 12, 1993), known as Zobeir Niknafs, is an Iranian football midfielder. He currently plays for Fajr Sepasi in Persian Gulf Pro League.[1][2]

Honours

Foolad

Esteghlal

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 February 2026
Club Season League Hazfi Cup Acl Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanat Naft 2012–13 Iran Pro League 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2013–14 Azadegan League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2015–16 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
2017–18 23 0 3 0 0 0 26 0
Total 106 4 3 0 0 0 109 4
Zob Ahan 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 21 1 1 0 5 1 27 2
2019–20 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 24 1 2 0 5 1 31 2
Foolad 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2020–21 22 2 3 0 6 0 31 2
Total 33 2 3 0 6 0 42 2
Esteghlal 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League 23 0 3 0 1 0 27 0
2022–23 17 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
2023–24 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2024–25 18 0 2 0 7 0 27 0
Total 81 0 8 0 8 0 97 0
Fajr Sepasi 2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League 10 0 0 0 – – 10 0
Career Total 254 7 16 0 19 1 289 8

Personal life

On 3 January 2026, Niknafs publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests by posting a poem by Mojtaba Kashani, stating "Don't think that I am worried about the cancer of my homeland while thinking about my body."[3]

References


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zobeir_Niknafs