Tasnim - Iranian international defender Morteza Pouraliganji has signed a contract with the Qatari club, Al Sadd.

Al Kass reported that the Iranian defender has joined Al Sadd, however his visa has not been issued yet.

Pouraliganji is a free agent player after he did not renew his contract with Chinese club Tianjin Teda.

The 24-year-old started his senior career with Naft Tehran in 2010 and joined Tianjin Teda in 2015.

Pouraliganji was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014, making his debut in a friendly match against Iraq on 4 January 2015 which Iran won 1–0.