Seyedmohammadmahdi Seyedsalehi, (more commonly known as Mehdi Seyed Salehi, Persian: سیدمحمدمهدی سیدصالحی, born July 27, 1981, in Iran) is a former Iranian football player. He usually played as a striker.
.jpg) Seyed-Salehi in December 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyedmohammadmahdi Seyedsalehi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Paykan | 29 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Esteghlal | 35 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Sepahan | 30 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Tractor | 32 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | Persepolis | 22 | (6) |
| 2014 | Saipa | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Gostaresh Foolad | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Iran U23 | ||
| 2008–2010 | Iran[2] | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 12, 2008 | |||
Club career
editPersepolis
editHe 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.
Club career statistics
edit- 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 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 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 | 68 | 44 | 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 | 3 |
| 13–14 | Persepolis | 1 |
| 14–15 | Saipa | 1 |
International career
edit
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
editClub
edit- 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
- Iran Pro League: 2012–13 (Runner-up)
- Persepolis
- Iran Pro League: 2013–14 (Runner-up)
References
edit- ^ "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
- ^ http://90tv.ir/video/406883/نگاهی-به-زندگی-فوتبالی-مهدی-سید-صالحی [dead link]
- ^ fc-Perspolis.com: Mehdi Seyed-Salehi joined the reds Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 26 April 2007.