Amir Hossein Sadeghi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amir Hossein Sadeghi

| full_name = Amir Hossein Sadeghi{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| image = Iran vs. Angola 2014-05-30 (161).jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Sadeghi with Iran in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|12|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1995–1999

| youthclubs1 = Shahin

| youthyears2 = 1999–2001

| youthclubs2 = Moghvemat Tehran

| youthyears3 = 2001–2003

| youthclubs3 = Esteghlal

| years1 = 2000–2008

| years2 = 2008–2009

| years3 = 2009–2011

| years4 = 2011–2012

| years5 = 2012–2015

| years6 = 2015–2016

| years7 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Esteghlal

| clubs2 = Mes Kerman

| clubs3 = Esteghlal

| clubs4 = Tractor

| clubs5 = Esteghlal

| clubs6 = Saba Qom

| clubs7 = Paykan

| caps1 = 107

| goals1 = 7

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 1

| caps3 = 46

| goals3 = 4

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 2

| caps5 = 60

| goals5 = 2

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 2

| caps7 = 48

| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2006

| nationalteam1 = Iran U23

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2015

| nationalteam2 = Iran

| nationalcaps2 = 22

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| pcupdate = 20:52, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 18:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

}}

Amir Hossein Sadeghi ({{langx|fa|امیرحسین صادقی}}, born September 6, 1981) is an Iranian former football player who played in the Iran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played 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.[http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=70739 Tebyan]

=Mes Kerman=

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

=Tractor=

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

=Return to Esteghlal=

He moved back to Esteghlal from Tractor 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 to 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.{{Cite web |url=http://farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940504000876 |title=صادقی شاگرد دایی شد |access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-date=2016-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918050530/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940504000876 |url-status=dead }}

= Peykan =

In July 2016, after a season with Saba Qom and relegation to Azadegan League, Sadeghi decided to join Peykan on a two-year contract.

=Club career statistics=

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Iran ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Hazfi Cup ! colspan=2 \| Asia ! colspan=2 \| Total
2003–04	rowspan="5"\|Esteghlal	rowspan="15" \|Iran Pro League	15	1	¹	0	–	–	15¹	1
2004–05	23	0	0	0	–	–	23	0
2005–06	24	3	0	0	–	–	24	3
2006–07	25	2	¹	¹	–	–	25¹	2¹
2007–08	26	1	¹	0	–	–	26¹	1
2008–09	rowspan="1"\|Mes	30	1	¹	¹	–	–	30¹	1¹
2009–10	rowspan="2"\|Esteghlal	28	3	1	0	7	1	36	4
2010–11	26	2	4	1	6	0	36	3
2011–12	rowspan="1"\|Tractor	31	2	0	0	–	–	31	2
2012–13	rowspan="3"\|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
2015–16 \|Saba Qom \|28 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|– \|– \|28 \|3
2016–17 \| rowspan="2" \|Peykan \|28 \|2 \|2 \|0 \|– \|– \|28 \|2
2017–18 \|11 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|– \|– \|11 \|0
colspan="3" \| Career total !379\|\|22\|\|17¹\|\|3¹\|\|29\|\|1\|\|425\|\|26

¹ Statistics Incomplete.

Assist Goals

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists
06–07	align="left"\|Esteghlal	2
08–09	align="left"\|Mes	1
09–10	align="left"\|Esteghlal	1
10–11	align="left"\|Esteghlal	0
11–12	align="left"\|Tractor	0
12–13	align="left"\|Esteghlal	3
13–14	align="left"\|Esteghlal	1
14–15	align="left"\|Esteghlal	0

International career

File:Iran vs. Argentina match, 2014 FIFA World Cup 01.jpg striker Sergio Agüero]]

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=quieroz-trims-squad-to-24-2351854.html |title=Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24 |date=1 June 2014 |access-date=1 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601164415/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2014/m%3D6/news%3Dquieroz-trims-squad-to-24-2351854.html |archive-date=1 June 2014 }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/nekounam-headlines-iranian-squad/10ppu97hz8lxf1ik1ux49b1ve0|title=Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad|date=30 December 2014|publisher=afcasiancup.com|access-date=1 January 2015|archive-date=1 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101072926/http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/nekounam-headlines-iranian-squad/10ppu97hz8lxf1ik1ux49b1ve0|url-status=dead}}

=International Goals=

:Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

19 November 2013

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, 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

Iran Pro League: 2011–12 (Runner-up)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518165945/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/SadeghiRoster.htm Amir Hossein Sadeghi] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
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