Saber Kazemi

Saber Kazemi
صابر کاظمی
Kazemi in 2021
Personal information
Born(1998-12-24)24 December 1998
Qanqormeh, Iran
Died5 November 2025(2025-11-05) (aged 26)
Tehran, Iran
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Spike3.60 m (142 in)
Block3.47 m (137 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Career
YearsTeams
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Shams Tehran
Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Khatam Ardakan
Shahrdari Urmia
Foolad Sirjan
Al Arabi
Kuwait SC
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
Al Rayyan
National team


2018–2024
Iran U-19
Iran U-23
Iran
Honours
Representing  Iran
Men's volleyball
Asian Championship
2021 Chiba-Funabashi Team
2023 Urmia Team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
2022 Hangzhou Team

Saber Kazemi (Arabic: صابر کاظمی; 24 December 1998 – 5 November 2025) was an Iranian turkmen volleyball player, who played as an opposite spiker for the Iranian national team and Qatari club Al Rayyan.

Kazemi was invited to the Iran senior national team by Igor Kolaković in 2018 and made his debut match against Italy in the 2018 Nations League.

In October 2025, Kazemi was initially reported to have died following an accident; however, this was later updated to state he had been declared brain-dead and was on life support. Kazemi later died in hospital in Tehran, on 5 November 2025, at the age of 26.