In Charleroi, the Iranian winger scored 23 goals and provided 26 assists in 143 matches. Transferred for 1.8 million euros to Lech Poznan, he has only scored 3 times and delivered 3 assists in 30 games.
Gholizadeh says he is optimistic for the future in Ekstraklasa and says he is happy to be part of the club.
“I can be a lot better and I can’t wait to get to my best level. I hope to do it as soon as possible, but there is no doubt – I can do more, I know my abilities. At my opinion, I was closest to my optimal form at Charleroi, in one season I scored eight goals and made a little less assists, these are good numbers”, said Gholizadeh in an interview on the website of Lech Poznań.
Two serious injuries
“I have had two serious injuries since arriving at Lech Poznań. I feel much better now and I am very happy about it, I have worked hard for this. I am doing everything to give the best of myself. Previous years, I was on training with the national team and I arrived at my clubs a little later and I was not able to work with them for at least two weeks. For me, this happened. this summer was a kind of rebirth. “It’s incredibly important for a footballer to be able to fully participate in the preparations, and after such a long time without that opportunity, I felt like something special was waiting for me,” he added.
“We have to start with the fact that we all had high expectations when I arrived at Lech. The fans, the club, myself. For a long time I didn’t bring much to the team, but I always remembered that I had to be patient At the same time, I understood those who said, ‘Hey, you haven’t shown anything yet, and you were supposed to be exceptional.’ I felt that the time to repay would come, and to get there I still had to do a lot of work,” said the Iranian international winger.
“In the match against Legia Warsaw I scored and my dream came true. I played well, the team played well, the stands were full of fans. I scored after three minutes and honestly, it “It’s one of my favorite matches of my entire life,” Gholizadeh concluded.
