Milad Meydavoudi

Milad Meydavoudi
	Meydavoudi in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Milad Meydavoudi
Date of birth	20 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Masjed Soleyman, Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Winger
Youth career
2000–2004	Esteghlal Ahvaz
2005	Pas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2010	Esteghlal Ahvaz
2005–2006	→ Pas (loan)
2007–2008	→ Al-Ahli (loan)
2008–2009	→ Al-Ahli (loan)
2010–2013	Esteghlal
2013	Aluminium
2013–2014	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2014–2016	Saipa
2016–2017	Rah Ahan
2017	Siah Jamegan
2017–2019	Naft Masjed Soleyman
Total
International career‡
2004	Iran U20
2007	Iran U23
2007–2011	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2011

Milad Meydavoudi (Persian: ميلاد میداوودی, born 20 January 1985 in Masjed Soleyman) is an Iranian football player, who last played for Naft Masjed Soleyman in Persian Gulf Pro League. He was appointed as assistant coach of Khooshe Talaei Saveh F.C.

Club career

Meydavoudi started his career at Esteghlal Ahvaz with whom he made his professional debut in 2004. He was brought to Esteghlal Ahvaz by Nasser Hejazi from youth team. In the next season he played for Pas Tehran because of army services and quickly emerged as a promising youngster, before moving back to Esteghlal Ahvaz for the 2006–07 season.

On February 1, 2008 Meydavoudi signed a 4-month loan contract with UAE League side Al-Ahli for a transfer fee of $600,000.^[1]

On February 8, 2008 Meydavoudi signed a 2.5-year contract extension with Esteghlal Ahvaz which kept him at the Takhti Stadium until 2010.^[2] But on September 22, 2008 he signed a 1-year contract with Al-Ahli for a transfer fee of $1,000,000.^[3] In 2010, he joined Esteghlal where he scored two goals in his debut. In November 2010, Meydavoudi was injured possibly for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. In winter 2013, Meydavoudi joined Aluminium returning with his former coach Parviz Mazloomi. After Aluminium's relegation to the Azadegan League, he joined Esteghlal Khuzestan. On 1 June 2014 he joined Saipa, signing a two-year contract on 19 June 2014.

Club career statistics

As of 15 May 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2003–04	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Pro League	5	1			–	–
2004–05	Esteghlal Ahvaz		2	1			–	–
2005–06	Pas Tehran		23	5				0
2006–07	Esteghlal Ahvaz		26	4			–	–
2007–08	Esteghlal Ahvaz		18	10			–	–
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Al Ahli	Pro League	15	4			–	–
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Pro League	5	0	0	0	–	–	5	0
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Al Ahli	Pro League	17	4	?	1	6	1	?	6
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2009–10	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Pro League	27	9	0	0	–	–	27	9
2010–11	Esteghlal		14	8	2	0	0	0	16	8
2011–12			17	6	4	2	3	0	25	8
2012–13			7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
2012–13	Aluminium		17	4	0	0	–	–	17	4
2013–14	Esteghlal Khuzestan		22	5	0	0	–	–	22	5
2014–15	Saipa		28	5	1	0	–	–	29	5
2015–16	Saipa		12	4	0	0	–	–	12	4
Total	Iran		184	63				0
Total	United Arab Emirates		32	8			6	1
Career total			216	71				1

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Pas	6
06–07	Esteghlal Ahvaz	5
07–08	Esteghlal Ahvaz	4
08–09	Esteghlal Ahvaz	1
09–10	Esteghlal Ahvaz	7
10–11	Esteghlal	1
11–12	Esteghlal	2
12–13	Esteghlal	1
12–13	Aluminium	6
13–14	Esteghlal Khuzestan	2
14–15	Saipa	0

International career

He was a member of Iran national under-20 football team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was called up to the Iran national football team in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Team Melli in Iran's first match against Iraq. He scored his first national goal in Iran's second match against Palestine.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 2007	Amman International Stadium, Jordan	Palestine	1–0	2–0	2007 WAFF
2	11 August 2008	Takhti Stadium, Tehran	Qatar	1–0	6–1	2008 WAFF
3	11 August 2008	Takhti Stadium, Tehran	Qatar	6–1	6–1	2008 WAFF
4	28 December 2009	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	1–2	2–3	Qatar Friendship Cup
5	28 September 2010	Amman International Stadium, Jordan	Oman	1–0	2–2	2010 WAFF
6	3 October 2010	Amman International Stadium, Jordan	Kuwait	1–2	1–2	2010 WAFF
7	15 November 2011	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	4–1	2014 WCQ