Hossein Kaebi

Hossein Kaebi
Personal information
Full name Hossein Kaebi
Date of birth 23 September 1985 (1985-09-23) (age 26)
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Rah Ahan
Youth career
2000–2002 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Foolad (5)
2004–2005 Al-Sadd (3)
2005–2006 Foolad 26 (2)
2006–2007 Emirates 7 (1)
2007 Persepolis 6 (3)
2007–2008 Leicester City 3 (0)
2008 Persepolis 10 (0)
2008–2009 Saipa 26 (1)
2009–2011 Steel Azin 55 (5)
2011– Rah Ahan 0 (0)
National team
2000–2001 Iran U17 13 (0)
2000–2003 Iran U20
2002–2007 Iran U23 (2)
2002– Iran 89 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:02, 23 January 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:02, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Hossein Kaebi (also spelled Ka'abi; Persian: حسین کعبی, pronounced [hoˈsein-e ˈkæʔbiː]; born September 1985 in Ahvaz) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Rah Ahan in the Iran Pro League and the Iran national football team.

Hossein is the youngest of a 14 siblings family, including 8 older brothers and 5 older sisters.[1] His family descends of the Arab minority of Khuzestan. Kaebi is known for using his pace in getting forward from right-back to support his team's attacks. He also has a ferocious nature, despite his short stature, and a great work rate.

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Club career

Kaebi started his football in Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. youth academy, before moving to Foolad. It was in this club that Croatian coach Vinko Begović quickly discovered him and soon he was in the first team line-up despite his tender young age. He was selected for the U17 team that played in the AFC U-17 Championship 2000. He was also selected for the national team soon after the Asian Championship. Kaebi started getting attention from European clubs at an early age and went on a 3 week trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2003.[2] He was part of the Team that won the Iran's Premier Football League on 2004 with Foolad for first time. Kaebi disappointed many when he signed for UAE club Emirates. Kaebi signed a contract with Persepolis F.C. on 25 February 2007 on a 6 month deal.

On 5 July 2007, he signed a two year deal with Leicester City for an undisclosed fee,[3] making his debut as a subtitute in a 4-1 win over Watford on 25 August.[4] Kaebi used a translator to speak for him during his time at Leicester City as he could not speak English. He was relegated to the reserve squad following the sacking of Martin Allen on 29 August.[5]

Kaebi revealed on 19 September that he was settling in well with the club and was eager to show his talent to the fans.[6] But on 15 October, he told the Leicester Mercury that he was frustrated at being left in the reserve squad. This left many Iranian fans to question the club's decision to leave an international footballer out of the first team setup.[7] Kaebi later declared to Sky Sports that if his "time on the bench continues then" he would consider leaving Leicester.[8]

He finally made his long awaited start on 11 December in a 3-1 defeat to Ipswich Town on December 11, 2007.[9] He was however transfer listed by then-manager Ian Holloway on 23 December, eight days after featuring in a 2-0 defeat to Hull City, his last ever appearance for the club.[10] He was released by mutual consent on 4 February 2008, after he failed to secure a move from Leicester when the January transfer window closed.[11]

He was returned to Persepolis after he failed to make an impact at Leicester City. He won the Iran's Premier Football League for the second time under Afshin Ghotbi. Despite the offer from Persepolis F.C. he decided to move to Saipa F.C.. He said he wanted to experience new team and he could not continue playing for Persepolis F.C. but he never said why. Many others believed that he moved to Saipa F.C. for a better offer. After 2 seasons he settled in one club and played in Asian Champions League also played 26 games in 2008-9 season for Saipa.Then he joined Steel Azin and spent two seasons before joining Rah Ahan in 2011.

Club Career Stats

Last update: 23 January 2011

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03 Foolad Pro League 24 4 - - 24 4
2003–04 18 1 - - 18 1
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Al Sadd Qatar Stars League 18 3 6 2 24 5
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2005–06 Foolad Pro League 26 2 0 0 5 0 31 2
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2006–07 Emirates UAE Football League 7 1 - - 7 1
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2006–07 Persepolis Pro League 6 3 1 0 - - 7 3
England League FA Cup Europe Total
2007-08 Leicester City Championship 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2007-08 Persepolis Pro League 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
2008-09 Saipa 26 1 1 0 2 0 29 1
2009-10 Steel Azin 30 4 3 1 - - 33 5
2010-11 25 1 2 0 - - 27 1
2011-12 Rah Ahan 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total Iran 16 7 0
Qatar 18 3 6 2 24 5
United Arab Emirates 7 1 0 0 7 1
England 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 20 13 2
Season Team Assists
05–06 Foolad 2
07–08 Leicester City 1
07–08 Persepolis 1
08–09 Saipa 1
09–10 Steel Azin 2
10–11 Steel Azin 0
11–12 Rah Ahan 0

International career

Kaebi won his first cap having just turned 16, scoring his first international goal against Cameroon League XI on 15 August 2003, although the match was not considered an official international.[12] He scored his first official goal for Iran against New Zealand in the 2003 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge . In 2004, he was named amongst World Soccer Magazine's Top 10 most promising players. He was in Iran squad for 2004 Asian Cup which finished third and he also won the 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship in Tehran. Kaebi was in the Iran squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, appearing in all three matches of the group stage. His most memorable performance came against Portugal, where he was able to 'clamp down' both Cristiano Ronaldo and Luís Figo.[13] He was also included in the squad for the 2007 Asian Cup, making just one appearance against China, which ended in a 2-2 draw.[14] He was called to Team Melli for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.He also performed in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli.

UAE Incident

On the 19 of November, Kaebi had a fight with Emarati player Ismaeil Mattar. After a clean Kaebi tackle, Matter went up to the defender and started to insult him. Kaebi, who knew Arabic, was offended.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 August 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Cameroon 3-0 4-1 Friendly
2 12 October 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  New Zealand 3-0 3-0 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge

Honours

Iran

Notes

  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HOSSEIN KAEBI". http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=198. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 
  2. ^ "Kaebi joins Wolves". BBC News. 2003-12-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3291187.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  3. ^ Foxes recruit Iran defender Kaebi BBC Sport 2007-07-05.
  4. ^ Leicester 4-1 Watford, BBC Sport 2007-08-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  5. ^ Allen ends brief Leicester reign, BBC Sport 2007-08-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  6. ^ Kaebi settled at Leicester, Sky Sports 2007-09-19. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  7. ^ WHEN WILL CITY PLAY THE PRINCE OF PERSIA?, Leicester Mercury 2007-10-15. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  8. ^ Iranian banking on Holloway, Sky Sports 2007-11-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  9. ^ Kaebi Starts, Leicester City 2007-12-11.
  10. ^ Holloway begins clear-out, Sky Sports 2007-12-23. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
  11. ^ "Kaebi departs Walkers". Sky Sports. 2008-02-04. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_3108682,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-06. 
  12. ^ "Ali Daei - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/daei-intlg.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10. "...the matches against ... Cameroon League XI (1-2, 30- 5-03 in Abuja, LG Cup), and Cameroon XI (4-1,..., 15- 8-03 in Tehran, LG Cup) ..., are not considered full "A" international matches" 
  13. ^ Portugal 2-0 Iran, BBC Sport 2006-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  14. ^ China 2-2 Iran: Nekounam seals fightback, ESPN 2007-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.

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