Tasnim - Iranian national football team's international defender Morteza Pouraliganji has joined the Qatari club, Al Sadd.

The top-flight club has signed Pouraliganji on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old defender underwent a medical exam in the club.

Pouraliganji started his senior career with Naft Tehran in 2010 and joined Chinese club Tianjin Teda in 2015.

He 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.