Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Friday, August 22, 2025 22:54 / Updated on Friday, August 22, 2025 22:56
Serge Aurier (32 years old), the former PSG and Tottenham player signed with Persepolis from Iran, but will not be able to play for 6 months due to chronic B hepatitis. The footballer was suspended by the Iranian Football Federation.
The Ivorian defender has been facing this disease for several years, who in his case became chronic, the Iranian authorities forbade the former PSG and Tottenham player. According to Le Parisien, a percentage between 2 and 10% of hepatitis B cases become chronic.
Serge Aurier has chronic hepatitis B and has been banned for 6 months by Iran Federation
Transferred to Persepolis, Aurier did not begin to debut in his new club, because a medical check -up detected the disease, considered very contagious, which caused the local federation to suspend it for a period of six months.
“On the basis of a temporary order issued by the Disciplinary Commission of the Football Federation, Mr. Serge Aurier is forbidden any football activity, including participation in the club's training, until a new notification,” the Federation said through an official statement.
The club doctor, Farid Zarrineh, has already explained the situation in front of the journalists, justifying the values raised by an interruption of the treatment that controls the liver levels of Aurier and revealed that, at a second test, the 32-year-old player has already presented acceptable values.
However, if the suspension is not high, Aurier would leave Iran, according to the press in France.
What is hepatitis b
“Hepatitis B is a viral hepatic infection caused by hepatitis B (HBB) virus, which can endanger life. This condition is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infections and promote the onset of cirrhosis and liver cancer, diseases that can lead to death.
Acute B hepatitis causes the rapid appearance of symptoms for adults. Infected infants rarely develop only acute hepatitis B. Almost all hepatitis B infections in infants continue to become chronic. Chronic B hepatitis develops over time and symptoms can only occur if there are complications ”, according to medlife.ro.
Serge Aurier started his career at Lens. He also played in France at Toulouse and PSG, and later arrived in the Premier League, at Tottenham, where he evolved 4 years. Nottingham Forrest, Galatasaray and, subsequently, Persepolis are the teams for which it has evolved. Most matches have them for Spurs: 110. For Londones you scored 8 goals and offered 17 decisive passes.
Serge Aurier is also International Ivorian. It has 93 convocations and 4 goals.
The footballer quoted in 2021 at 21 million euros had a downward slope, and now it is worth only 1.5 million euros.
