Kaveh Rezaei is an Iranian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Charleroi and the Iran national team. A hardworking, skillful and creative forward, who is good in the air and is known for his great striking ability. A typical number 9, Rezaei been used on the wings through his career. Charleroi teammate and French goalkeeper Nicolas Penneteau praised heaped praise towards Rezaei, calling him "a complete striker".
Rezaei started his career at Foolad. He transferred to Saipa to gain more playing time in the 2012–13 season. On 28 December 2014, Rezaei joined Zob Ahan with an 18-month contract which would keep him until the end of 2015–16 season with the Isfahani side. On 16 June 2016, Rezaei refused to extend contract with Zob Ahan and signed a contract with Esteghlal. On 14 June 2017, after rumours that he would sign a contract extension with Esteghlal, Rezaei signed a two-year contract, with an option to extend for another two years, with Belgian Pro League club Sporting Charleroi.
Rezaei received his first call-up to the senior side on 30 August 2015 replacing injured Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He made his debut against India during Iran's 2018 World Cup Qualification campaign on 8 September 2015. After a 2-year absence from the international side, Rezaei received another call-up on 1 October 2017 to play for Iran in friendlies against Togo and Russia. On 17 March 2018, he scored his first international goal in a 4–0 victory against Sierra Leone. |
