Hossein Mahini

Hossein Mahini
Personal information
Full name Hossein Mahini
Date of birth (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Bushehr, Iran[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Full back, Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 Iranjavan
2005–2006 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Esteghlal Ahvaz 95 (3)
2010–2012 Zob Ahan 61 (3)
2012–2020 Persepolis 127 (2)
2015–2016 → Malavan (loan) 20 (1)
2020 Nassaji 13 (0)
2020–2022 Saipa 30 (1)
International career‡
2006–2008 Iran U23 12 (0)
2011–2017 Iran 23 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Football
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Qatar Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2018

Hossein Mahini (Persian: حسین ماهینی; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Club career

Persepolis

Mahini playing for Persepolis against Gostaresh Foulad on 18 January 2018

On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis.[3] Mahini is known for his speed and crossing. On 2 May 2014, Mahini extended his contract with Persepolis until 2017. However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015.

He returned to Persepolis in May 2016 after completing his service at Malavan.[4][5]

On 13 January 2020,[6] Mahini left Persepolis after 7 years playing for the team.[7][8]

International career

He was recruited to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for the first time.[9] Previously, Mahini was an Iran national under-23 football team player and won a bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games. On 1 June 2014, he was brought into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Queiroz.[10][11] He was an unused substitute in the tournament, in which Iran was eliminated in the group stages.[12]

Arrest

Mahini was arrested on September 29, 2022, by Islamic Republic security forces for voicing solidarity and support with the Iranian people during the September 2022 Iranian protests on social media.[13][14] Fellow footballers such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mohammad Taghavi, Voria Ghafouri and Aref Gholami reacted to his arrest and expressed their support on social media.[15]

Club career statistics

As of 17 February 2020
Club Division Season League Cup and Super Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esteghlal Ahvaz Pro League 2005–06 10 0 0 0 – – 8 0
2006–07 22 1 2 0 – – 32 1
2007–08 20 1 1 0 – – 26 1
2008–09 22 0 2 0 – – 22 0
2009–10 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Total 94 3 5 0 – – 97 3
Zob Ahan Pro League 2010–11 28 0 0 0 8 0 15 0
2011–12 30 3 3 0 13 0 43 3
Total 37 3 3 0 21 0 58 3
Persepolis Pro League 2012–13 30 1 5 1 0 0 35 2
2013–14 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
2014–15 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Malavan (loan) 2015–16 28 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Persepolis 2016–17 24 1 1 0 4 0 29 1
2017–18 26 0 3 0 14 0 42 0
2018–19 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 149 3 12 1 19 0 179 4
Nassaji Pro League 2020 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Career total 352 8 20 1 40 0 352 10

Honours

Club

Zob Ahan
Persepolis

National

Iran U23

References

  1. ^ Iran Football Federation official web site Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ iranproleague.net
  3. ^ Mahini joins Persepolis Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "برانکو خبر داد/ حضور 3 بازیکن در پرسپولیس قطعی شد". کاپ | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "ماهینی از 18 مرداد در ترکیب پرسپولیس". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". www.asriran.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Mahini and emotional goodbye to the team". پايگاه خبری افکارنيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Queiroz announces his second squad
  10. ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  11. ^ "اسامی 24 بازیكن تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در جام جهانی برزیل اعلام شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral". the Guardian. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Footballer Hossein Mahini: From Jack Dorsey's Congratulations to Arrest". IranWire. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ^ "جمهوری اسلامی علیه ورزشکاران معترض؛ بازداشت حسین ماهینی و خط‌و‌نشان کشیدن برای چهره‌ها" [Islamic Republic vs. protesting athletes; the arrest of Hossein Mahini and giving ultimatum to celebrities] (in Persian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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