Hossein Papi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hossein Papi

| image = Hossein Papi in Sepahan (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Hossein Papi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|27}}[http://ffiri.ir/html/images/saz-lig/InfoFile.xls Iran Football Federation Official Web Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121160234/http://ffiri.ir/html/images/saz-lig/InfoFile.xls |date=2011-01-21 }}

| birth_place = Azna, Iran

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Winger / Attacking Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2000–2004

| youthclubs1 = Sepahan

| years1 = 2004–2019

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs1 = Sepahan

| clubs2 = → Sepahan-B (loan)

| caps1 = 209

| goals1 = 4

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalteam1 = Iran U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2007

| nationalteam2 = Iran U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 16 May 2015

| ntupdate =

}}

Hossein Papi ({{langx|fa|حسین پاپی}}, born February 27, 1985) is a retired Iranian football player who played for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League.{{cite press release| title =FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007: Provisional list of players: Sepahan F.C.| publisher =FIFA| date =2007-11-14| url =https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/cwc2007_sepahan_provisional_27338.pdf| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121016235349/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/cwc2007_sepahan_provisional_27338.pdf| url-status =dead| archive-date =October 16, 2012| accessdate =2007-12-09}}

Club career

As product of Sepahan youth teams, Papi's talent was first discovered by Farhad Kazemi in 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1383.asp?id=10398 |title=فرهاد کاظمی یک بازیکن جدید را به تمرینات سپاهان دعوت کردDetail News Iran Sport Network [www.IranSport.Net] |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804150031/http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1383.asp?id=10398 |archive-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead }} and Luka Bonačić made him a starter in 2007,{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=13900627001340 |title=Fars News Agency : ط¨ظˆظ†ط§ع†غŒع†: ظ…ط´ع©ظ" ط³ظ¾ط§ظ‡ط§ظ† ط¶ط¹غŒظپ ط¨ط§ط²غŒ ع©ط±ط¯ظ† ط¨ط§ط²غŒع©ظ†ط§ظ† ع¯ط±ط§ظ†â€Œظ'غŒظ…طھ ط§ط³طھ |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044810/http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=13900627001340 |url-status=dead }} calling him "a prospect",{{Cite web |url=http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-912070 |title=Isna - 04-25-2007 - 86/2/5 - سرويس: / ورزشي - فوتبال / شماره خبر: 912070 |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-date=2012-09-03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903174546/http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-912070 |url-status=dead }} but Papi's poor performance was hardly criticized by Bonačić in 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://isna.ir/isna/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1850415 |title=Isna - 09-19-2011 - 90/6/28 - سرويس: / ورزشي - فوتبال / شماره خبر: 1850415 |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-date=2012-07-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722132011/http://isna.ir/isna/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1850415 |url-status=dead }} He is the captain of Sepahan F.C.{{cite web | url=http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1530297/کاپیتان-سپاهان-یکساله-تمدید-کرد-عکس | title=کاپیتان سپاهان یکساله تمدید کرد (عکس) }}

=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
2004–05	Sepahan	Pro League	3	0					\|3	0
2005–06	\|Sepahan Novin{{cite web \|url=http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1384.asp?id=21138 \|title=۶۸بازيكن به اردوي آمادگي تيم فوتبال اميد ايران دعوت شدند Detail News Iran Sport Network [www.IranSport.Net] \|access-date=2012-02-06 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802121858/http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1384.asp?id=21138 \|archive-date=2012-08-02 \|url-status=dead }}	\|Division 2					colspan="2"\|—
2006–07	rowspan="13"\|Sepahan	rowspan="13"\|Pro League	6	0		1http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/print-24429.aspx{{Dead link\|date=January 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}			6	0
2007–08	19	1	0	0	7	1	26	1
2008–09	28	0	0	0	1	1	29	1
2009–10	26	0	0	0	6	0	32	0
2010–11	8	0	2	0	2	0	12	0
2011–12	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	\|0
2012–13	22	0	5	0	6	0	33	\|0
2013–14	30	0	1	0	6	0	37	\|0
2014–15	28	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016–17	23	2	0	0	0	0	23	2
2017–18	12	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
2018–19	4	0	0	0\|

\|4	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !210\|\|4\|\|10\|\|1\|\|28\|\|2\|\|248\|\|7

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
07–08	align="left"\|Sepahan	2
08–09	align="left"\|Sepahan	1
09–10	align="left"\|Sepahan	1
10–11	align="left"\|Sepahan	0
11–12	align="left"\|Sepahan	2
12–13	align="left"\|Sepahan	7
13–14	align="left"\|Sepahan	5
14–15	align="left"\|Sepahan	2
15–16	align="left"\|Sepahan	?
16–17	align="left"\|Sepahan	?
17–18	align="left"\|Sepahan	2

International career

Papi was invited to Iran national under-20 football team in December 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1383.asp?id=12525 |title=33 بازيكن به اردوي تداركاتي تيم ملي فوتبال زير 20 سال دعوت شدندDetail News Iran Sport Network [www.IranSport.Net] |access-date=2012-02-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802051513/http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1383.asp?id=12525 |archive-date=2012-08-02 |url-status=dead }}

Honours

=Club=

;Sepahan

Iran Pro League (4): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
Iran Pro League Runner up: 2007–08
Hazfi Cup (2): 2006–07, 2012–13
AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2007

References

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Iranian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players

Category:Sepahan S.C. footballers

Category:Sepahan Novin F.C. players

Category:Footballers from Lorestan province

Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen