 Having moved to Esteghlal Ahvaz in 2005, he became the league's second topscorer again in season 2005/06 with 17 goals in 27 appearances, while the topscorer was also Reza Enayati with 21 goals.He continued his impressive performance in the 2006/2007 season with 29 full appearances for Esteghlal Ahvaz, scoring 13 goals.With all of his success in league game, he was never invited to Team Melli.