Mehdi Seyed-Salehi

Mehdi Seyedsalehi
	Seyed-Salehi in December 2019
Personal information
Full name	Seyedmohammadmahdi Seyedsalehi
Date of birth	27 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1993–1996	Bank Melli
1996–1997	Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Bank Tejarat
1999–2001	Rah Ahan
2001–2008	Sepahan
2008–2009	Paykan
2009–2011	Esteghlal
2011–2012	Sepahan
2012–2013	Tractor
2013–2014	Persepolis
2014	Saipa
2014–2015	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2015–2016	Gostaresh Foolad
International career‡
2003	Iran U23
2008–2010	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 12, 2008

Seyedmohammadmahdi Seyedsalehi, (more commonly known as Mehdi Seyed Salehi, Persian: سیدمحمدمهدی سیدصالحی, born July 27, 1981, in Iran) is a former Iranian football player. He usually played as a striker.

Club career[edit]

Persepolis[edit]

He signed a two-year contract with Tehran's reds until end of 2013–14 Season.^[3] He scored his first goal in his debut match against Tractor.

Club career statistics[edit]

As of 16 October 2014.

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sepahan	Pro League	2002–03	14	0			–	–
		2003–04	15	2			6	3
		2004–05	17	0			3	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
Paykan		2008–09	29	8	1	0	–	–	30	8
Esteghlal		2009–10	23	4	2	4	6	2	31	10
Esteghlal		2010–11	12	8	1	0	6	1	19	9
Sepahan		2011–12	30	8	0	0	6	1	36	9
Tractor		2012–13	32	16	1	1	5	2	38	19
Persepolis		2013–14	22	6	0	0	–	–	22	6
Saipa		2014–15	10	0	1	3	–	–	11	3
Esteghlal Kh.		2014–15	15	7	0	0	–	–	15	7
Gostaresh		2015–16	8	1	0	0	–	–	8	1
Career total			280	68			44	15

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
06–07	Sepahan	2
08–09	Paykan	3
09–10	Esteghlal	5
10–11	Esteghlal	1
11–12	Sepahan	2
12–13	Tractor	3
13–14	Persepolis	1
14–15	Saipa	1

International career[edit]

He was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in its unsuccessful qualification campaign for Athens 2004.^[4]

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 penalty kick.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Sepahan

AFC Champions League: 2007 (Runner-up)
Iran Pro League: 2002–03, 2007–08 (Runner-up), 2011–12
Hazfi Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07

Esteghlal

Iran Pro League: 2010–11 (Runner-up)

Tractor

Iran Pro League: 2012–13 (Runner-up)

Persepolis

Iran Pro League: 2013–14 (Runner-up)

References[edit]

^ "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
^ http://90tv.ir/video/406883/نگاهی-به-زندگی-فوتبالی-مهدی-سید-صالحی ^{[dead link]}
^ fc-Perspolis.com: Mehdi Seyed-Salehi joined the reds Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.

[IranSportsPress-1] "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-10-12.

[2] ttp://90tv.ir/video/406883/نگاهی-به-زندگی-فوتبالی-مهدی-سید-صالحی ^{[dead link]}

[3] -Perspolis.com: Mehdi Seyed-Salehi joined the reds Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.

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