Mehdi Mehdipour
Mehdi Mehdipour (Persian: مهدی مهدیپور; born February 18, 1994) is an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal.
 Mehdipour with Esteghlal in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Mehdipour | ||
| Date of birth | February 18, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 47 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Iran U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Iran U20 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Iran | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
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 a good a technique. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers in the Iran Pro League.
Club career
Rah Ahan
He joined Tehrani side with his former coach at Zob Ahan, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh as summer 2013. He made debut against Iranian giant Esteghlal as January 4, 2014 while he used as a substitute.[1] He released from Rah Ahan as December 2014.
Zob Ahan
Mehdipour returned to Zob Ahan on 26 December 2014.[2] In the 2015–2016 season Mahdipour was one of the key players Zob Ahan As a defensive midfielder besides Ghasem Haddadifar. Mehdi Pour in the return match with Gostaresh Foolad F.C. 2015–16 season, scoring two goals.
Esteghlal
On 10 October 2020 he joined with 3-years-contract and on 25 June 2021 his first goal scored against Gol Gohar Sirjan and also second goal scored a beautiful goal from a free kick in the last minutes of the match against Sepahan in the last week of the 2020–21 Iran's Football League.
Club career statistics
- As of 1 June 2019
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zob Ahan | Pro League | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Rah Ahan | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tractor (loan) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 140 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 174 | 5 | ||
- 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 invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[3] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[4] He made his senior debut for iran national football team (Team melli) on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.
U23
| International U-23 goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 July 2014 | Amman, Jordan | Jordan U23 | 2–2 | Draw | Friendly match | |
Honours
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.