Mehdi Seyed-Salehi

Mehdi Seyed-Salehi

Personal information
Full name	Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi[1]
Date of birth	27 July 1981
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Gostaresh
Number	12
Youth career
1993–1996	Bank Melli
1996–1997	Moghavemat Tehran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–1999	Bank Tejarat
1999–2001	Rah Ahan
2001–2008	Sepahan		(10)
2008–2009	Paykan	29	(8)
2009–2011	Esteghlal	35	(12)
2011–2012	Sepahan	30	(8)
2012–2013	Tractor Sazi	32	(16)
2014	Saipa	13	(0)
2014–2015	Esteghlal Khuzestan	15	(7)
2016–	Gostaresh Foolad	7	(1)
National team^‡
2003	Iran U23	12	(4)
2008–2010	Iran	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 12, 2008

Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, (more commonly known as Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Persian: سید محمد مهدی سید صالحی‎‎, born July 27, 1981 in Iran) is an Iranian football player, currently playing for Gostaresh Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He usually plays as a striker.

Club career

Sepahan

Seyed-Salehi had been playing for Esfahani club Sepahan for most of his career. He scored four goals in Sepahan's first three matches in the 2007 AFC Champions League.^[2] Following his impressive performances for Sepahan in the Asian Champions League, he was selected among 2007 Asian Player of the Year nominees,^[1] along with Iranian expatriate Javad Nekounam of CA Osasuna.

Esteghlal

He moved to Paykan and started the seasons very impressive and moved to Esteghlal at the end of the seasons. ^[1]

Persepolis

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 Sazi.

Saipa

On 18 June 2014, Seyed-Salehi signed a contract with Saipa after being released by Persepolis, effective from 1 July 2014. He played his first match for Saipa on 1 August 2014 against newly promoted Naft Masjed Soleyman.

Club career statistics

As of 16 October 2014.

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sepahan	Pro League	2002–03	14	0			–	–
		2003–04	15	2				3
		2004–05	17	0				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
		2010–11	12	8	1	0	6	1	19	9
Sepahan		2011–12	30	8	0	0	6	1	36	9
Tractor Sazi		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.			15	7	0	0	–	–	15	7
Gostaresh		2015–16	8	1	0	0	–	–	8	1
Career total			280	67				15

• Assist Goals

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

International career

Seyed-Salehi in Persepolis' training, Takhti Stadium, 23 August 2013

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

Club

Sepahan

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

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League: 2010–11 (Runner-up)

Tractor Sazi

• Iran Pro League: 2012–13 (Runner-up)

Persepolis

• Iran Pro League: 2013–14 (Runner-up)

References

1. "Salehi and Nekounam among AFC Player of the Year nominees". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
2. "Sepahan Go Down to Al Ain". IranSportsPress. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
3. fc-Perspolis.com: Mehdi Seyed-Salehi joined the reds
4. "Athens 2004 Asian Qualifiers". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.