The 24-year-old player joined Persepolis from Saipa in the last year’s summer on a three-year contract, however he was sent back to Saipa on loan for the first half of the season.

Torabi spent his entire career at Saipa prior to joining Persepolis. He made his debut in 2012 and after impressing in the Iranian Professional League, he received his first Team Melli call-up in 2015, scoring on his international debut against Uzbekistan.

He was a member of Iran national football team in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Now, he says he is happy to join the Iranian most popular football team.

“I don’t regret joining Persepolis despite I had several offers from the European clubs. I now have the honor of wearing Persepolis shirt. I’m very happy and proud. Persepolis have so many fans who always inspire the players.  Playing in Persepolis is very pleasant,” Torabi said.

“I Persepolis it doesn’t matter who plays. Winning is the most important thing and Persepolis players do their best to be a useful player for the team. I will also give my best effort when playing for the team and pray for our team’s success while I’m not in the starting lineup,” he added.

The international player suffered a right foot injury in the match against Nssaji in Iran Professional League on Friday.

Torabi’s absence will be a big blow for the last season’s runners-up.

Persepolis will travel to Doha on Sunday to face the Qatari giants at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Group D of the AFC Champions League.

Persepolis were held to a 1-1 draw by Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in their opener, while Al sadd lost to Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Jeddah.