Mehdi Rajabzadeh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zob Ahan | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Jam Shiraz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Fajr Sepasi | (3) | |
| 2003–2007 | Zob Ahan | 103 | (49) |
| 2007–2008 | Emirates | 20 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Dhafra | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Mes Kerman | 36 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Zob Ahan | 32 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Fajr Sepasi | 32 | (10) |
| 2012– | Zob Ahan | 126 | (33) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2008 | Iran | 16 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2016. | |||
Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجبزاده; born June 21, 1978) is an Iranian football player currently playing and captaning for Zob Ahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan FC in 2003. During the 2006/07 season Rajabzadeh became the top goalscorer by scoring 17 goals. He is one of the top all time IPL goalscorers.
Club career statistics
- As of 29 May 2016
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Fajr | Iran Pro League | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 1 | – | – | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Zob Ahan | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 23 | 9 | – | – | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 14 | – | – | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 17 | – | – | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Emirates | UAE Pro League | 20 | 6 | – | – | ||||
| 2008–09 | Dhafra | 5 | 1 | – | – | |||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Mes Kerman | Iran Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Zob Ahan | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2011–12 | Fajr Sepasi | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | Zob Ahan | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Total | Iran | 333 | 103 | 30 | 7 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | 7 | – | – | ||||||
| Career total | 109 | 30 | 7 | |||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 05–06 | Zob Ahan | 10 |
| 06–07 | Zob Ahan | 7 |
| 08–09 | Mes | 1 |
| 09–10 | Mes | 2 |
| 10–11 | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| 11–12 | Fajr Sepasi | 2 |
| 12–13 | Zob Ahan | 4 |
| 13–14 | Zob Ahan | 1 |
| 14–15 | Zob Ahan | 9 |
| 15–16 | Zob Ahan | 5 |
International career
He made his debut for Iran against Qatar in February 2004. In October 2006, he joined Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq.
As of February 2008, he has 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October 2006 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Iraq | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 January 2007 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Palestine | 2–0 | 2–0 | WAFF 2007 |
| 4 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Jordan | 1–0 | 1–0 | WAFF 2007 |
Honours
Club
- Zob Ahan
- Hazfi Cup (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Iran Pro League Runner-up: 2004–05
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2010
Individual
External links
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| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Reza Enayati |
Persian Gulf Cup top scorer 2006–07 |
Succeeded by Hadi Asghari Mohsen Khalili |
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