Mehdi Rajabzadeh
{{short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mehdi Rajabzadeh
| image = Mehdi Rajabzadeh 2016.jpg
| upright = 0.7
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kazeroun, Iran
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Pars Jonoubi Jam (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1992–1998
| youthclubs1 = Jam Shiraz
| years1 = 1998–2003
| clubs1 = Fajr Sepasi
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2003–2007
| clubs2 = Zob Ahan
| caps2 = 103
| goals2 = 49
| years3 = 2007–2008
| clubs3 = Emirates
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = Al Dhafra
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2009–2010
| clubs5 = Mes Kerman
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2010–2011
| clubs6 = Zob Ahan
| caps6 = 32
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2011–2012
| clubs7 = Fajr Sepasi
| caps7 = 32
| goals7 = 10
| years8 = 2012–2018
| clubs8 = Zob Ahan
| caps8 = 161
| goals8 = 38
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2008
| nationalteam1 = Iran
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2018
| managerclubs1 = Zob Ahan (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs2 = Qashqai
| manageryears3 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs3 = Fajr Sepasi
| manageryears4 = 2024–
| managerclubs4 = Pars Jonoubi Jam
}}
Mehdi Rajabzadeh ({{langx|fa|مهدی رجبزاده}}; born 21 June 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Pars Jonoubi Jam in Azadegan League. A midfielder, he is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan 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.
Rajabzadeh is the second-top scorer in the history of this competition after Gholamreza Enayati, scoring 116 goals with the shirts of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, Zobahan Isfahan and Mes Kerman in the Premier League.
International career
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|15 May 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Hazfi Cup, President's Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Asia !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Fajr Sepasi
|rowspan="2"|Iran Pro League |9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2002–03
|8 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0!20 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Zob Ahan
|rowspan="4"|Iran Pro League |21 | 9 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2004–05
|23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06
|29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 15 | ||
| 2006–07
|30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 17 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!103 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 51 | |
| Emirates
|20 | 6 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 6 | |||
| Dhafra
|UAE Pro League |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Mes Kerman
|rowspan="2"|Iran Pro League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|32 | 10 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 4 | 39 | 14 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 14 | |
| Zob Ahan
|Iran Pro League |32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
| Fajr Sepasi
|Iran Pro League |32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"colspan="2"|– | 33 | 10 | ||
| rowspan="7"|Zob Ahan
|rowspan="6"|Iran Pro League |31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14
|25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15
|28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16
|30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2016–17
|29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2017–18
|18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!161 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 195 | 48 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!406 | 123 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 476 | 140 |
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=International=
File:Mehdi Rajabzadeh.jpg with Iran in 2007]]
:Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1 | 4 October 2006 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | {{fb|Iraq|2004}} | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 January 2007 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | {{fb|UAE}} | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | {{fb|Palestine}} | 2–0 | 2–0 | WAFF 2007 |
| 4 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | {{fb|Jordan}} | 1–0 | 1–0 | WAFF 2007 |
Honours
Fajr Sepasi
Zob Ahan
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010
- Iran Pro League runner-up: 2004–05
- Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Iranian Super Cup: 2016
Iran
- WAFF Championship: 2007
- LG Cup: 2006
Individual
- Iran Pro League top goalscorer: 2006–07 (17 goals)
- Top scorer in Iran Pro League (116 goals)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Mehdi Rajabzadeh}}
- [https://www.persianleague.com/iranian-leagues/league-2/player/41-persian-gulf-pro-league-ipl-2017-2018/762-mehdi-rajabzadeh Mehdi Rajabzadeh] at PersianLeague.com
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- {{Instagram|mahdirajabzadeh59}}
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