Masoud Soleimani Shojaei (Persian: مسعود سلیمانی شجاعی) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Tractor. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger or forward.
After playing in his country for two clubs and with Al-Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, he went on to spend several seasons in Spain with Osasuna, appearing in 112 official matches.
An Iranian international since 2004, Shojaei represented his country in three World Cups and four Asian Cups.
Whilst at Saipa, Shojaei earned a place in Iranian national under-23 team, catching the eye of full side coach Branko Ivanković. He was first called up to play for the latter in November 2004, for a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Laos – it was the only cap he would win until the training camp prior to the finals in Germany, held in Switzerland; he was included in the final squad but only appeared once in the tournament, replacing injured Mohammad Nosrati in the early minutes of the 1–1 draw against Angola.
