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Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 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 Club information Current club Sepahan Number 23 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– Sepahan 6 (0) National team‡ 2003 Iran U23 2008 Iran 6 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 18, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 12, 2008Seyed 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 Sepahan in Iran's Premier Football League. He usually plays as a striker.
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Club career
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 Asian Player of the Year 2007 nominees,[1] along with Iranian expatriate Javad Nekounam of CA Osasuna. He moved to Paykan and started the seasons very impressive and moved to Esteghlal at the end of the seasons. [1]
Club career statistics
- Last Update: 28 September 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 2001-02 Sepahan Pro League ? 0 - - 2002-03 14 0 - - 2003-04 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 2008-09 Paykan 29 8 1 0 - - 30 8 2009-10 Esteghlal 23 4 2 4 6 2 31 10 2010-11 12 8 1 0 6 1 19 9 2011–12 Sepahan 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 Career total 37 11 - Assist Goals
Season Team Assists 06–07 Sepahan 2 08–09 Paykan 3 09–10 Esteghlal 5 10–11 Esteghlal 1 11-12 Sepahan 0 International career
He was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in its unsuccessful qualification campaign for Athens 2004.[3]
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 penally kick.
Honours
Club
- Iran's Premier Football League
- Winner: 1
- 2002-2003 with Sepahan
- Runner up: 2
- 2007–08 with Sepahan
- 2010-11 with Esteghlal
- Third Place: 1
- 2009-10 With Esteghlal
- Winner: 1
- Hazfi Cup
- Winner: 2
- 2003-04 with Sepahan
- 2006-07 with Sepahan
- Winner: 2
- AFC Champions League
- Runner Up: 1
- 2007 with Sepahan
- Runner Up: 1
Notes
- ^ a b c "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. http://www.iransportspress.com/?c=170&a=4649. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Sepahan Go Down to Al Ain". IranSportsPress. http://www.iransportspress.com/?c=45&a=4230. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. http://www.teammelli.com/Athens_OLY_qlfy.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
External links
- Mehdi Seyed-Salehi at National-Football-Teams.com
Sepahan F.C. – current squad 1 Ahmadi · 2 Ashjari · 3 Rajabzadeh · 4 Navidkia · 6 Hosseini · 7 Ridha · 8 Bengar · 9 Jafarpour · 10 Papi · 11 Karimian · 14 Hatami · 15 Ebrahimi · 16 Beikzadeh · 17 Jafari · 18 Nasehi · 20 Jamshidian · 21 Nasiri · 22 Mohammadi · 23 Seyed-Salehi · 24 Imani · 25 Kiani · 26 Lotfi · 27 Rishesfahani · 29 Janjuš · 30 Naseri · 31 Azmoon · 33 Ta'mini · 34 Kazemi · 37 Januário · Manager: Kranjčar
Categories:- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sepahan players
- Paykan players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Rah Ahan players
- 1981 births
- Living people
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