Mehdi Mehdipour
{{short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mehdi Mehdipour
| image = Esteghlal Celebrate IPL Title Win at Azadi Stadium - 146.jpg
| caption = Mehdipour in May 2022
| fullname =
| height = 1.77 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Isfahan, Iran
| currentclub = Nassaji
| clubnumber = 22
| position = Central midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2006–2009
| youthclubs1 = Sepahan
| youthyears2 = 2010–2013
| youthclubs2 = Zob Ahan
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = Rah Ahan
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Rah Ahan
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2020
| clubs2 = Zob Ahan
| caps2 = 93
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Tractor (loan)
| caps3 = 43
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2020–2025
| clubs4 = Esteghlal
| caps4 = 94
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Nassaji
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = Iran U17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Iran U20
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam3 = Iran U23
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2022
| nationalteam4 = Iran
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 15 May 2025
| ntupdate = 12 June 2022
}}
Mehdi Mehdipour ({{langx|fa|مهدی مهدیپور}}; born 25 October 1994) is an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji.
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|date=July 2022}}
Club career
=Early years=
=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.[http://ffiri.ir/league/101/club/10014/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C%20%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1/aac2bca8-9243-43c1-8e97-9326d58ee923/player/ Mehdi Mehdipour] He was released from Rah Ahan as December 2014.
=Zob Ahan=
Mehdipour returned to Zob Ahan on 26 December 2014.[http://farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13931005000386 Mehdi Mehdipour] at fars news In the 2015–2016 season, Mahdipour was one of the key players of Zob Ahan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} 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
{{updated|15 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Hazfi Cup !colspan="2"|Asia !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rah Ahan
|rowspan="5"|Persian Gulf Pro League |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |– | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |– | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Zob Ahan
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17
|29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| 2017–18
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 13 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!72 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 5 |
| rowspan="3"|Tractor
|rowspan="2"|Persian Gulf Pro League |14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |– | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 30 | 2 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 50 | 3 | |
| Zob Ahan
|rowspan="5"|Persian Gulf Pro League |21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |– | 23 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Esteghlal
|23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22
|30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |– | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 23 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!94 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 5 |
| Nassaji
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career totals
!249 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 308 | 13 |
International career
=U23=
He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[http://isport.ir/fa/content/47518/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DB%B3%DB%B1-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF Mehdi Mehdipour] at isport 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.{{cite web|url=http://ffiri.ir/news/detail/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%86%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5-%D8%B4%D8%AF/117027/news.aspx|title=بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد|publisher=ffiri.ir|accessdate=2014-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819231500/http://ffiri.ir/news/detail/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%86%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5-%D8%B4%D8%AF/117027/news.aspx|archive-date=2014-08-19|url-status=dead}}
He made his senior debut for the Iran national football team on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.
Honours
= Club =
;Zob Ahan
;Esteghlal
- Persian Gulf Pro League: 2021–22
- Hazfi Cup runners-up: 2020–21, 2022–23
- Iranian Super Cup: 2022
References
External links
- [http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=2758&view=player&sid=34 Mehdi Mehdipour] at PersianLeague
- [http://iranleague.ir/league/player/3014 Mehdi Mehdipour] at IranLeague
{{F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mehdipour, Mehdi}}
Category:Footballers from Isfahan
Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Iranian men's footballers
Category:Iran men's youth international footballers
Category:Iran men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Iran men's international footballers
Category:Sepahan S.C. footballers
Category:Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players
Category:Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
Category:Esteghlal F.C. players
Category:F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players