Mehdi Sharifi

Mehdi Sharifi
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Personal information
Full name Mehdi Sharifi
Date of birth (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sumgayit
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2009 Zob Ahan
2009–2013 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Sepahan Novin
2012–2018 Sepahan 74 (27)
2016–2018 → Tractor (loan) 37 (4)
2018–2019 Persepolis 4 (0)
2019–2020 Sumgayit 12 (5)
2020 Paykan 0 (0)
2021– Shahr Khodro F.C. 5 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Iran U20 7 (1)
2014 Iran U23 2 (0)
2014–2015 Iran 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2019

Mehdi Sharifi (Persian: مهدی شریفی, born 16 August 1992), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Shahr Khodro F.C.[1] in the Iran Premier League[2][3] as a forward.

Club career

Zob Ahan

Before going to Sepahan, he was playing for Zob Ahan and he went to rivals Sepahan at age 15.

Sepahan

First years

From 2009 to 2012 he was a member of the Sepahan under-21 football team and became the top goal scorer in the Iran under-21 football league in the 2011–12 season.[4]

He was promoted to the Sepahan first team squad in the summer of 2012.[5][6] He played in a couple of internal and international friendly matches for Sepahan and scored a couple of goals, like his goal against FK Sarajevo.[7][8]

2013–14

He made his debut for Sepahan in a match against Rah Ahan on 5 September 2013 and scored his first goal for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League in a 2–1 win over Tractor. His debut in the AFC Champions League coincided with him scoring the only goal for Sepahan in their 3–1 loss against Al-Sadd. Sharifi scored twice in Sepahan's 4–0 win over Al-Sadd in the AFC Champions League.[9][10]

2014–15

Sharifi extended his contract with Sepahan until 2019 after agreeing on a new contract. He played pre-season friendlies against Arsenal Tula, Gloria Buzău and Fenerbahçe in which he scored three goals. He played his first official game for Sepahan in their 2–0 win over Paykan in the first week of the league. At the next match, Sharifi assisted twice to help Sepahan for their second consecutive 2–0 win, this time against Gostaresh. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–1 win over Esteghlal on 14 August 2014. On 15 May 2015 Sharifi's two goals in Sepahan's 2–0 win against Saipa won the club the league title for the 2014–15 season.

2015–16

In the first match of the 2015–16 season against Esteghlal Khuzestan Sharifi scored en route to a Sepahan victory. After his good performances with Sepahan, Sharifi drew interest from Austrian champions SK Rapid Wien.[11] Sharifi joined Tractor on loan for a two–year period to complete his conscription.

Persepolis

Sharifi joined Persepolis in June 2018 with a two–year contract.

Club career statistics

  • Last Update: 3 September 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2012–13 Sepahan Persian Gulf Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 19 8 1 0 6 4 26 12
2014–15 26 12 1 0 — 27 12
2015–16 16 4 4 3 0 0 20 7
Tractor 6 1 — 4 1 10 2
2016–17 18 3 3 0 — 21 3
2017–18 13 0 3 5 — 16 5
Sepahan 13 3 — 13 3
2018–19 Persepolis 4 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Total
2019–20 Sumgayit Azerbaijan Premier League 12 5 0 0 — 12 5
Career total 118 34 15 8 11 5 144 47
  • Assists
Season Team Assists
17–18 Sepahan 2

International career

Sharifi before a friendly match with Montenegro, 26 May 2014

From 2012 to 2013, he was a member of the Iran national under-20 football team,[12] in which he scored one goal in seven matches. On April 12, 2014, he was called up to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for their South Africa camp.[13] He was later selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[14] He made his debut in a friendly match against Belarus on 18 May 2014.[15] However, a month later Sharifi was not included in Iran's squad for the World Cup. He was named in the Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[16]

Honours

Club

Sepahan
Persepolis

Individual

References

  1. ^ "مهدی شریفی با شهرخودرو به توافق رسید". ورزش سه. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ but he cannot play for Persepolis until 2019.Profile of Mehdi Sharifi - IPL 2012-2013
  3. ^ "Mehdi Sharifi profile in Iran Football Federation". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ "آمار گلزنان برتر لیگ برتر امید و جوانان". Varzesh3.com. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "مراسم جشن پیراهن بازیکنان سپاهان برگزار شد". Mehrnews.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Mehdi Sharifi in Sepahan F.C." Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Sepahan won 2-0 against FK Sarajevo". Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ "پيروزي سپاهان در نخستين بازي تدارکاتي". Tabnak.ir. 5 April 1392. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Farsnews". Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Sepahan's Sharifi on his way to Vienna ?". Persianfootball.com.
  12. ^ "Sharifi Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Iran players for South Africa camp". Bbc.co.uk. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA". Persianfootball.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Iran vs. Belarus - 18 May 2014". Int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". Ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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