Mehdi Mehdipour

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

Mehdi Mehdipour

Mehdipour in May 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Mehdipour
Date of birth	(1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Esteghlal
Number	9
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	92	(3)
2018–2019	→ Tractor (loan)	43	(3)
2020–	Esteghlal	93	(5)
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 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Style of play

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

Early years

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

Rah Ahan

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

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

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

As of 6 April 2024

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	0	0	–		–		6	0
Zob Ahan		2014–15	8	0	1	0					9	0
		2015–16	25	2	4	0	8	0			37	2
		2016–17	29	0	5	0	6	0	1	2	42	2
		2017–18	10	0	1	0	0	0	–		11	0
	Total		72	2	11	0	14	0	1	2	98	4
Tractor	Persian Gulf Pro League	2017-18	14	1	1	0	6	0	–		20	1
		2018–19	29	2	0	0	–				29	2
	Total		43	3	1	0	6	0	–		49	3
Zob Ahan	Persian Gulf Pro League	2019–20	21	0	2	0	0	0	–		23	0
Esteghlal		2020–21	22	2	5	0	6	0			33	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		93	5	11	0	6	0	1	0	111	5
Career totals			235	10	24	0	26	0	2	2	287	12

Assists

Season	Team	Assists
2014–15	Zob Ahan	0
2015–16	Zob Ahan	1
2016–17	Zob Ahan	3
2017–18	Zob Ahan	3
	Tractor	2

International career

U23

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

Club

Zob Ahan

• Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup: 2016

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League: 2021–22
• Hazfi Cup runners-up: 2020-21 , 2022–23
• Iranian Super Cup: 2022

References

1. Mehdi Mehdipour
2. Mehdi Mehdipour at fars news
3. Mehdi Mehdipour at isport
4. . ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

External links

• Mehdi Mehdipour at PersianLeague
• Mehdi Mehdipour at IranLeague