Mehdi Rajabzadeh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazeroun, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Jam Shiraz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Fajr Sepasi | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2007 | Zob Ahan | 103 | (49) |
| 2007–2008 | Emirates | 20 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Dhafra | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Mes Kerman | 36 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Zob Ahan | 32 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Fajr Sepasi | 32 | (10) |
| 2012–2018 | Zob Ahan | 161 | (38) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Iran | 16 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Zob Ahan (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Qashqai | ||
| 2022– | Fajr Sepasi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Fajr Sepasi. A midfielder, he is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
[edit]Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahanin 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
[edit]Rajabzadeh made his debut for Iran against Qatar in February 2004. In October 2006, he joined Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq.
As of February 2008, he had 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 15 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fajr Sepasi | 2001–02 | Iran Pro League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0!20 | 3 | |||
| Zob Ahan | 2003–04 | Iran Pro League | 21 | 9 | – | 5 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2004–05 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 30 | 15 | |||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 17 | |||
| Total | 103 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 51 | ||
| Emirates | 2007–08 | UAE Pro League | 20 | 6 | – | – | 20 | 6 | ||
| Dhafra | 2008–09 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Mes Kerman | 2008–09 | Iran Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 10 | – | 7 | 4 | 39 | 14 | |||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 2010–11 | Iran Pro League | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 2011–12 | Iran Pro League | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 10 | |
| Zob Ahan | 2012–13 | Iran Pro League | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | 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 | ||
| Total | 161 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 195 | 48 | ||
| Career total | 406 | 123 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 476 | 140 | ||
- ^ Includes Hazfi Cup, President's Cup.
International
[edit]
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October 2006 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Iraq |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 January 2007 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Palestine |
2–0 | 2–0 | WAFF 2007 |
| 4 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Jordan |
1–0 | 1–0 | WAFF 2007 |
Honours
[edit]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
[edit]- رجب‌زاده: زمانی ذوب‌آهن به بارسلونای کوچک معروف بود/ در مورد پرسپولیس و آل‌کثیر حرفی نزدم Retrieved in Persian www.farsnews.ir خبرگزاری فارس
- رجب‌زاده: عملکرد هر سرمربی از نتایج تیمش مشخص است/ ذوب‌آهن نباید به‌راحتی امتیاز از دست دهد Retrieved in Persian www.tasnimnews.com خبرگزاری تسنیم
- مهدی رجب زاده رسما مربی ذوب آهن شد Retrieved in Persian www.mehrnews.com خبرگزاری مهر
- رجب زاده در کنار ژاوی قرار گرفت (عکس) Retrieved in Persian www.varzesh3.com ورزش سه
- Biography Mehdi Rajabzadeh Retrieved in Persian
- نام کاپیتان سابق ذوب آهن در تقویم AFC ثبت شد Retrieved in Persian www.imna.ir خبرگزاری ایمنا
- رجب‌زاده: آن‌قدر کارایی فنی دارم که در لیگ برتر کار کنم/ ذوب‌آهن به اصلاح نیاز دارد Retrieved in Persian www.isna.ir news خبرگزاری دانشجویان ایران ایسنا
- اقدام جالب توجه ذوب آهن ؛ پیراهن مهدی رجب زاده بایگانی شد Retrieved in Persian www.ilna.news خبرگزاری ایلنا
- Seongnam vs. Zob Ahan Retrieved Soccerway 13 November 2010
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mehdi Rajabzadeh.
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh at PersianLeague.com
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh at FBref.com
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh at Soccerway
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh on Instagram
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Iran men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players
- Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
- Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players
- Iranian expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Shiraz
- Emirates Club players
- Al Dhafra FC players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- UAE Pro League players
- People from Kazerun
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