hiː bɪkˌeɪm wˈɛl nˈoʊn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ pˈæsᵻz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ fˈoːɹ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp sˈiːzən, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə stˈɑːɹt mˈoʊst əv ðə ɡˈeɪmz, dᵻspˈaɪt kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð fˈɔːɹmɚ nˈæʃənəl ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚ, nˈiːmə nˈækɪsə.
He became well known during Pas's 2003–04 championship season, where he was able to start most of the games, despite competing with former national goalkeeper, Nima Nakisa.