Persian name: محمد حاجی‌پور. Reported gender: male. Reported location of death: Rasht. Reported date of death: 2026-01-08. Former goalkeeper for Iran's national beach soccer team and a resident of Shiraz, killed during protests in Rasht on the evening of Thursday, January 8. Authorities conditioned the release of his body on the family falsely attributing his death to a traffic accident in the official death certificate. Hajipour had recently renewed his contract with Shahin Khoshkbijar Football Club. Supporting sources: https://x.com/HengawO/status/2014421367446253740, https://javidnaman.iranintl.com/memorial/255P39jiXgM2t3lNmMi0bp, https://x.com/mojtabapourbakh/status/2013946175699693634, https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-184, https://hengaw.net/fa/news/2026/01/article-188-1, https://x.com/vatan_pahlavi/status/2067189908100227403.