TEHRAN – Charleroi winger Ali Gholizadeh has been sidelined for the rest of the Belgian First Division A season due to injury.

The 23-year-old player, who has picked up groin strain, will undergo surgery on Wednesday and will miss Jupiler Pro League play-offs.

Gholizadeh had also missed the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after suffering an ankle sprain in early December.

Gholizadeh joined Charleroi on May 30, 2018 from Saipa and scored his first goal for the club on Nov. 25, 2018 in a league match against Lokeren.