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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS
October 7 - 11, 2025

(3) Mostafa Gholipoury/Aref Maleki, Iran

Mostafa Gholipoury
Iran

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 22, 2008 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bandar Torkaman

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Aref Maleki
Iran

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 2008 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tehran

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Doha Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool C	Bruno Cosendey / George Sabeh, Brazil (30, Q9)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:38
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool C	Armin Kender / Patrik Parijogi, Estonia (19)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:37
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool C	Livio Friedli / Martin Odermatt, Switzerland (14)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 20-18	0:55
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 1	Ethan Grocott / Thomas Turner, Australia (13)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:30

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mostafa Gholipoury

Aref Maleki

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-8th

9-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-8th

9-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mostafa Gholipoury													Aref Maleki
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
2024-2025	0	0	0	0-0	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Gholipoury/Maleki trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 13 Grocott/Turner, Australia 0-1
10/10/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 1	Grocott/Turner	13	Gholipoury/Maleki	3	21-17, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Friedli/Odermatt, Switzerland 1-0
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool C	Gholipoury/Maleki	3	Friedli/Odermatt	14	16-21, 21-16, 20-18	0:55
Trail the series against # 19 Kender/Parijogi, Estonia 0-1
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool C	Kender/Parijogi	19	Gholipoury/Maleki	3	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 30, Q9 Cosendey/Sabeh, Brazil 0-1
10/8/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool C	Cosendey/Sabeh	30, Q9	Gholipoury/Maleki	3	21-14, 21-16	0:38