Amir Hossein Sadeghi

Amir Hossein Sadeghi

Personal information
Full name	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Date of birth	6 September 1981
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Saba Qom
Number	8
Youth career
1995–1999	Shahin
1999–2001	Moghvemat Tehran
2001–2003	Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2008	Esteghlal	113	(7)
2008–2009	Mes Kerman	30	(1)
2009–2011	Esteghlal	54	(5)
2011–2012	Tractor Sazi	31	(2)
2012–2015	Esteghlal	84	(2)
2015–	Saba Qom	22	(3)
National team^‡
2003–2006	Iran U–23	6	(0)
2005–	Iran	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 9 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Persian: امیرحسین صادقی‎‎, born September 6, 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Iran's Premier Football League team Saba Qom. He plays as a defender, usually as a centre-back.

Club career

Esteghlal

He is one of the youth products of Esteghlal, he was called up to the senior team in 2003. After five years with Esteghlal and 113 league appearances he left and signed a one-year contract with Mes in 2008.^[1]

Mes Kerman

After one season with Mes in which he made 30 appearances, Sadeghi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.

Tractor Sazi

Sadeghi again left Esteghlal in 2011 and signed with Tractor Sazi. He played an important role in helping Tractor finish as runners-up in the Iran Pro League. In his only season with Tractor Sazi, Sadeghi made 31 appearances scoring twice.

Return to Esteghlal

He moved back to Esteghlal from Tractor Sazi in July 2012, in his first season back with Esteghlal, Sadeghi won the Iran Pro League title for the second time in his career. On 13 July 2014, Sadeghi agreed on a new two-year contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

Saba Qom

On 26 July 2015, he terminated his contract with Esteghlal and joined Saba Qom on a one-year contract.^[2]

Club career statistics

Last Update 4 June 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2003–04	Esteghlal	Iran Pro League	15	1	^1	0	–	–	15^1	1
2004–05			23	0	0	0	–	–	23	0
2005–06			24	3	0	0	–	–	24	3
2006–07			25	2	^1	^1	–	–	25^1	2^1
2007–08			26	1	^1	0	–	–	26^1	1
2008–09	Mes		30	1	^1	^1	–	–	30^1	1^1
2009–10	Esteghlal		28	3	1	0	7	1	36	4
2010–11			26	2	4	1	6	0	36	3
2011–12	Tractor Sazi		31	2	0	0	–	–	31	2
2012–13	Esteghlal		33	0	4	0	7	0	44	0
2013–14			29	1	4	1	9	0	42	2
2014–15			22	1	3	0	0	0	25	1
Total	Iran		312	17	16^1	2^1	29	1	357^1	20^1
Career total			312	17	16^1	2^1	29	1	357^1	20^1

¹ Statistics Incomplete.

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
06–07	Esteghlal	2
08–09	Mes	1
09–10	Esteghlal	1
10–11	Esteghlal	0
11–12	Tractor Sazi	0
12–13	Esteghlal	3
13–14	Esteghlal	1
14–15	Esteghlal	0

International career

He was named one of 23 members of Iranian national football team in 2006 World Cup in Germany. He became a regular player for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification but could not play any match in the actual competition as there were few arguments and differences with the coach Amir Ghalenoei in Malaysia. He was called to Team Melli again for the 2010 World Cup qualification but never played any match and while Carlos Queiroz was in charge he was invited again for the last 3 matches of 2014 World Cup qualifications where Iran qualified for the tournament while Sadeghi played all the three games. He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2013 against Lebanon in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.^[3] He played the full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, and was one of Iran's key players in defense. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.^[4]

International Goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2013	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–0	4–1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2005–06, 2010–11 (Runner-up), 2012–13
• Hazfi Cup: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2007–08

Tractor Sazi

• Iran Pro League: 2011–12 (Runner-up)

References

1. Tebyan
2. صادقی شاگرد دایی شد
3. "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014.

External links

• Amir Hossein Sadeghi at TeamMelli.com
• Amir Hossein Sadeghi at National-Football-Teams.com