Mehdi Torabi

Mehdi Torabi (Persian: مهدی ترابی; born 10 September 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and Iran national team.

Mehdi Torabi
Torabi with Persepolis in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Torabi
Date of birth (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994
Place of birth Karaj, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Persepolis
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2015 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Saipa 118 (17)
2019–2020 Persepolis 40 (12)
2020–2021 Al-Arabi 9 (2)
2021– Persepolis 37 (7)
National team‡
2015–2016 Iran U23 6 (1)
2015– Iran 34 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Saipa
Torabi playing for Saipa against Persepolis in 2018

He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in summer 2012. He made his Persian Gulf Cup debut for Saipa in the 2013–14 season against Mes Kerman as a substitute. His subsequent performances were deemed worthy of a Team Melli call up.

Persepolis

On 1 July 2018, Torabi signed a three-year deal with Persepolis. He was sent on back on loan to Saipa for the first half of the season until Persepolis had served their transfer ban. On 16 December 2018, Torabi officially joined Persepolis' squad and was assigned the number 9.[2]

Torabi scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 3–2 victory over Saipa on 13 April 2019.[3]

International career

Youth level

He was invited to Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada.[4] He was included in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship by coach Mohammad Khakpour and he scored his first goal of the tournament in the last group match against China from a 30-yard free kick.

Senior level

He made his debut against Uzbekistan on a friendly on 11 June 2015 where he scored the lone goal of the match. On 3 September 2015 Torabi came off the bench to score in a 6–0 victory against Guam. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 April 2022
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Saipa Pro League 2013–14 5000— _50
2014–15 23120— _251
2015–16 24130— _301
2016–17 25 4 2 0 — _ 22 4
2017–18 27 10 1 0 — _ 28 10
2018–19 14 1 2 3 — _ 16 4
Total 11817103— _12820
Persepolis Pro League 2018–19 14 1 3 0 6 1 _ 23 2
2019–20 26 11 4 1 2 0 _ 32 12
Total 40127181 _5514
Al-Arabi QSL 2020–21 9 2 2 0 — _ 11 2
Total 9220— _112
Persepolis Pro League 2020–21 14 4 3 1 6 2 1 0 24 7
2021–22 23 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 27 5
Total 3775283 1 05112
Career Totals 20438246164 1 024548

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2022.[6]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201573
201641
201720
201892
201982
202140
Total346

International goals
As of match played 16 October 2018. Iran score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torabi goal.[7]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2015Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan1 Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
2. 3 September 2015Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran3 Guam6–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 October 20155 Japan1–01–1Friendly
4. 7 June 201610 Kyrgyzstan3–06–0
5. 11 September 2018Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan18 Uzbekistan1–01–0
6. 16 October 2018Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran19 Bolivia2–12–1

Honours

Club
Persepolis

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. https://90tv.ir/news/%DA%86%DA%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%AF
  3. "اولین گل ستاره پرسپولیس به تیم سابقش". www.yjc.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "89 بازیکن در اردوی تیم فوتبال المپیک - سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  6. Mehdi Torabi at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. Mehdi Torabi at Soccerway
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