In our country's soccer field, which is in a period of low ebb, there have been numerous negative news stories, such as team dismantling, players' unpaid wages, unemployment and other problems. However, with the arrival of spring, China's soccer has finally begun to transmit positive energy that has long been missing. Recently, the Shenzhen team of the Chinese Super League, led by captain Gao Lin, donated 50,000 RMB to subsidize Iranian foreign aid worker Praliganji to bring him back to his hometown to improve the local poor life.
The Shenzhen team also released photos of their donors, including coaches and players, such as head coach Jr. Cruyff, captain Gao Lin, Iranian foreigner Praliganji, soon-to-be-added Achimpen, former internationals Sun Ke and Wang Yongper. It is reported that this is the Shenzhen team management and captain Gao Lin learned that Praliganji annual donations for the Iranian hometown, took the initiative to put forward the initiative, and quickly got the response of the whole team. Although the donation of 50,000 RMB is not large, it represents the heart of all members of the Shenzhen team and deserves to be recognized by the fans.
Praliganji is a 29-year-old current Iranian international footballer from Babol County.He joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda in the 2015 season and performed well, playing as a center back and contributing two goals at the end of the season. However, Praliganji surprisingly did not renew his contract with Tianjin Teda at the end of the season. After leaving China, Praliganji bounced around the league between Qatar and Belgium until the middle of the 2020 season, when Shenzhen reintroduced Praliganji due to a severe shortage of players in the back four, and the Chinese Super League once again saw the figure of a Persian iron defender after many years.
At the national team level, Praliganji was selected for the Iranian national team back in 2015, playing his first game for Iran in a 1-0 win over Iraq. He grew into a starter for the Iranian national team, playing in the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia (3 group matches), and the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE. It is worth mentioning that Praliganji has played for the Iranian team against the Chinese national team many times, and is a "nightmare" for the strikers of the national soccer team, who can hardly take advantage of him (as far as I know, the national soccer team has not scored any goals).
As a player, Praliganji deserves respect; as an Iranian, he is even more concerned about his country, donating part of his salary to his hometown of Babol County every year, showing a strong sense of family and country.
