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Mehdi Mehdipour

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Mehdi Mehdipour
Mehdipour in May 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nassaji
Number 22
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 93 (2)
2018–2019 → Tractor (loan) 43 (3)
2020–2025 Esteghlal 94 (5)
2025– Nassaji 13 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Iran U17
2011–2012 Iran U20
2014–2016 Iran U23 1 (1)
2022 Iran 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Mehdi Mehdipour (Persian: مهدی مهدی‌پور; born 25 October 1994) is an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji.

Style of play

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Mehdipour is a central midfielder, but can play as a defensive or an attacking midfielder. He is known for his high accuracy passing and technique. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers in the Iran Pro League.[citation needed]

Club career

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Early years

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He started his career with Sepahan for youth levels. Later he joined Zob Ahan academy.

Rah Ahan

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He joined Tehrani side with his former coach at Zob Ahan, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh in summer 2013. He made his debut against Iranian club Esteghlal on January 4, 2014 as a substitute.[1] He was released from Rah Ahan as December 2014.

Zob Ahan

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Mehdipour returned to Zob Ahan on 26 December 2014.[2] In the 2015–2016 season, Mahdipour was one of the key players of Zob Ahan.[citation needed] Mehdipour played in the return match with Gostaresh Foolad F.C. during the 2015–16 season, scoring two goals.

Esteghlal

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On 10 October 2020 he signed a 3-year contract with Esteghlal F.C, and on 25 June 2021 he scored his first goal against Gol Gohar Sirjan. He also scored a second goal from a free kick in the last minutes of the match against Sepahan in the last week of the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League season.

Club career statistics

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As of 15 May 2025
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rah Ahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2013–14 6 0 1 0 – – 7 0
Zob Ahan 2014–15 8 0 1 0 9 0
2015–16 25 2 5 1 8 0 38 3
2016–17 29 0 5 0 6 0 1 2 42 2
2017–18 10 0 1 0 2 0 – 13 0
Total 72 2 12 1 16 0 1 2 101 5
Tractor Persian Gulf Pro League 2017–18 14 1 1 0 5 0 – 20 1
2018–19 29 2 1 0 – 30 2
Total 43 3 2 0 5 0 – 50 3
Zob Ahan Persian Gulf Pro League 2019–20 21 0 2 0 0 0 – 23 0
Esteghlal 2020–21 23 2 5 0 6 0 34 2
2021–22 30 1 2 0 – 32 1
2022–23 19 1 3 0 1 0 23 1
2023–24 22 1 1 0 – 23 1
Total 94 5 11 0 6 0 1 0 112 5
Nassaji Pro League 2024–2025 13 0 2 0 – – 15 0
Career totals 249 10 30 1 27 0 2 2 308 13

International career

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U23

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He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[3] in preparation for Incheon 2014 and the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named to the Iran U23 final roster for Incheon 2014.[4] He made his senior debut for the Iran national football team on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.

Honours

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Club

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Zob Ahan
Esteghlal

References

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  1. ^ Mehdi Mehdipour
  2. ^ Mehdi Mehdipour at fars news
  3. ^ Mehdi Mehdipour at isport
  4. ^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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