Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1996 | Bank Melli | ||
1996–1997 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Bank Tejarat | ||
1999–2001 | Rah Ahan | ||
2001–2008 | Sepahan | (10) | |
2008–2009 | Paykan | 29 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Esteghlal | 35 | (12) |
2011–2012 | Sepahan | 30 | (8) |
2012–2013 | Tractor Sazi | 32 | (16) |
2013–2014 | Persepolis | 25 | (6) |
2014 | Saipa | 13 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Gostaresh Foolad | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | Iran U23 | 12 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Iran | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 12, 2008 |
Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, (more commonly known as Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Persian: سید محمد مهدی سید صالحی, born July 27, 1981 in Iran) is a former Iranian football player. He usually played as a striker.
Seyed-Salehi had been playing for Esfahani club Sepahan for most of his career. He scored four goals in Sepahan's first three matches in the 2007 AFC Champions League. Following his impressive performances for Sepahan in the Asian Champions League, he was selected among 2007 Asian Player of the Year nominees, along with Iranian expatriate Javad Nekounam of CA Osasuna.
He moved to Paykan and started the seasons very impressive and moved to Esteghlal at the end of the seasons.
He signed a two-year contract with Tehran's reds until end of 2013–14 Season. He scored his first goal in his debut match against Tractor Sazi.
On 18 June 2014, Seyed-Salehi signed a contract with Saipa after being released by Persepolis, effective from 1 July 2014. He played his first match for Saipa on 1 August 2014 against newly promoted Naft Masjed Soleyman.
He was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in its unsuccessful qualification campaign for Athens 2004.