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My Take
What strikes me about Mazaheri is the brutal arc of his story. A 192 cm goalkeeper from an Iranian oil town, he spent a career stopping shots for the national team, then in 2026 spoke against Ali Khamenei during the protests and vanished. I find that almost unbearably poignant: a man whose whole profession was guarding a goal ended up unprotected himself for the simple act of speaking. I am less interested in his save statistics than in the courage it took to step into that line of fire. Wherever he is, I hope he is safe, and I think his name deserves to be remembered.
Overview
Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Persian: محمد رشید مظاهری; born 18 May 1989) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Iranian national team. He's been missing since February 2026 after criticizing Ali Khamenei during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
- Name (Japanese)
- モハンマド・ラシード・マザーヘリー
- Reading
- もはんまど・らしーど・まざーへりー
- Born
- May 18, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Dogonbadan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 192 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Iran →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.