Karim Ansarifard joins AEK Athens

Team Melli forward Karim Ansarifard has joined Greek side AEK Athens on a three-year deal, the Tehran Times reported on Wednesday. 

The 30-year-old had penned a three-year contract with Al Sailiya last year but parted company with the Qatari club by mutual consent.

The former Nottingham Forest striker previously played for Greek clubs Panionios and Olympiacos from 2015 to 2018.

He represented Iran at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018.

Ansarifard whose international career started with Osasuna in 2014/15 season, played in the 79 matches Greek league and score 32 goals, initially for Panionios for two seasons and then to Olympiakos Piraeus for two seasons as well. He then moved to Nottingham Forest in 2018.