Mehdi Seyed-Salehi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Bank Melli | ||
| 1996–1997 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Bank Tejarat | ||
| 1999–2001 | Rah Ahan | ||
| 2001–2008 | Sepahan | (10) | |
| 2008–2009 | Paykan | 29 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Esteghlal | 35 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Sepahan | 30 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Tractor Sazi | 32 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | Persepolis | 25 | (6) |
| 2014 | Saipa | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Gostaresh | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Iran U23 | 12 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Iran | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2016. | |||
Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, (more commonly known as Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Persian: سید محمد مهدی سید صالحی, born July 27, 1981 in Iran) is an Iranian football player, currently playing for Gostaresh Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He usually plays as a striker.
Club career
Sepahan
Seyed-Salehi had been playing for Esfahani club Sepahan for most of his career. He scored four goals in Sepahan's first three matches in the 2007 AFC Champions League.[2] Following his impressive performances for Sepahan in the Asian Champions League, he was selected among 2007 Asian Player of the Year nominees,[1] along with Iranian expatriate Javad Nekounam of CA Osasuna.
Esteghlal
He moved to Paykan and started the seasons very impressive and moved to Esteghlal at the end of the seasons. [1]
Persepolis
He signed a two-year contract with Tehran's reds until end of 2013–14 Season.[3] He scored his first goal in his debut match against Tractor Sazi.
Saipa
On 18 June 2014, Seyed-Salehi signed a contract with Saipa after being released by Persepolis, effective from 1 July 2014. He played his first match for Saipa on 1 August 2014 against newly promoted Naft Masjed Soleyman.
Club career statistics
- As of 16 October 2014.
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sepahan | Pro League | 2002–03 | 14 | 0 | – | – | ||||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 19 | 3 | – | – | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Paykan | 2008–09 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 8 | |
| Esteghlal | 2009–10 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 10 | |
| 2010–11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | ||
| Sepahan | 2011–12 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 9 | |
| Tractor Sazi | 2012–13 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | |
| Persepolis | 2013–14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 6 | |
| Saipa | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 11 | 3 | |
| Esteghlal Kh. | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 7 | ||
| Gostaresh | 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 280 | 67 | 15 | |||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 06–07 | Sepahan | 2 |
| 08–09 | Paykan | 3 |
| 09–10 | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 10–11 | 1 | |
| 11–12 | Sepahan | 2 |
| 12–13 | Tractor Sazi | 3 |
| 13–14 | Persepolis | 1 |
| 14–15 | Saipa | 1 |
International career
He was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in its unsuccessful qualification campaign for Athens 2004.[4]
He made his debut for Iran national football team in October 2008, coming in as a substitute against North Korea national football team. He scored his first goal in a friendly match against China in Oman from the penalty kick.
Honours
Club
- Sepahan
- AFC Champions League: 2007 (Runner-up)
- Iran Pro League: 2002–03, 2007–08 (Runner-up), 2011–12
- Hazfi Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Esteghlal
- Iran Pro League: 2010–11 (Runner-up)
- Tractor Sazi
- Iran Pro League: 2012–13 (Runner-up)
- Persepolis
- Iran Pro League: 2013–14 (Runner-up)
References
- 1 2 3 "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Sepahan Go Down to Al Ain". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ fc-Perspolis.com: Mehdi Seyed-Salehi joined the reds
- ↑ "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.