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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Mehdipour | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Sepahan | ||
| 2010–2013 | Zob Ahan | ||
| 2013–2014 | Rah Ahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Rah Ahan | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Zob Ahan | 92 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tractor (loan) | 43 | (3) |
| 2020– | Esteghlal | 93 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Iran U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Iran U20 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | Iran | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 | |||
Mehdi Mehdipour (Persian: مهدی مهدیپور; born 25 October 1994) is an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal.
Style of play
Mehdipour is a central midfielder, but can play as a defensive or an attacking midfielder. He is known for his high accuracy passing and technique. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers in the Iran Pro League.
Club career
Early years
He started his career with Sepahan for youth levels. Later he joined Zob Ahan academy.
Rah Ahan
He joined Tehrani side with his former coach at Zob Ahan, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh in summer 2013. He made his debut against Iranian club Esteghlal on January 4, 2014 as a substitute. He was released from Rah Ahan as December 2014.
Zob Ahan
Mehdipour returned to Zob Ahan on 26 December 2014. In the 2015–2016 season, Mahdipour was one of the key players of Zob Ahan. Mehdipour played in the return match with Gostaresh Foolad F.C. during the 2015–16 season, scoring two goals.
Esteghlal
On 10 October 2020 he signed a 3-year contract with Esteghlal F.C, and on 25 June 2021 he scored his first goal against Gol Gohar Sirjan. He also scored a second goal from a free kick in the last minutes of the match against Sepahan in the last week of the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League season.
Club career statistics
- As of 6 April 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rah Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2017-18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 49 | 3 | |||
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| Esteghlal | 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 235 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 287 | 12 | ||
Assists
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Zob Ahan | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Zob Ahan | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| Tractor | 2 |
International career
U23
He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada in preparation for Incheon 2014 and the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named to the Iran U23 final roster for Incheon 2014. He made his senior debut for the Iran national football team on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.
Honours
Club
- Zob Ahan
- Esteghlal
- Iran Pro League: 2021–22
- Iran Pro League runner-up: 2023–24
- Hazfi Cup runners-up: 2020–21, 2022–23
- Iranian Super Cup: 2022
References
- Mehdi Mehdipour
- Mehdi Mehdipour at fars news
- Mehdi Mehdipour at isport
- "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
External links
- Mehdi Mehdipour at PersianLeague
- Mehdi Mehdipour at IranLeague
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Isfahan
- Iranian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sepahan S.C. footballers
- Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
- Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players
- Tractor S.C. players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Iran men's under-20 international footballers
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Iran
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen