Mehdi Kiani (footballer, born 1978)

{{short description|Iranian footballer}}

{{distinguish|Mehdi Kiani (footballer, born 1987)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name= Mehdi Kiani

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| fullname = Mehdi Kiani

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|23}}

| birth_place = Abadan, Iran

| currentclub =

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| position = Midfielder, Left Back

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2007–2009

| years2 = 2009–2012

| years3 = 2012

| years4 = 2012–2013

| years5 = 2013–2014

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Mes Kerman

| clubs2 = Shahin Bushehr

| clubs3 = Damash

| clubs4 = Sanat Naft

| clubs5 = Aboumoslem

| clubs6 = Damash

| caps1 = 50

| caps2 = 55

| caps3 = 13

| caps4 = 11

| caps5 = 6

| caps6 = 11

| goals1 = 5

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 1

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| pcupdate = 11 April 2015

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Mehdi Kiani ({{langx|fa|مهدی کیانی}}; born July 23, 1978) is a retired Iranian football midfielder.