| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Seyed-Salehi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sepahan | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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– | Sepahan | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Iran U23 | ||
| 2008 | Iran | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 18, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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 an Iranian football player, currently playing for Sepahan in Iran's Premier Football League. He usually plays as a striker.
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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.[2]
Following his impressive performances for Sepahan in the Asian Champions League, he was selected among Asian Player of the Year 2007 nominees,[1] 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. [1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2001-02 | Sepahan | Pro League | ? | 0 | - | - | ||||
| 2002-03 | 14 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2004-05 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2005-06 | 19 | 3 | - | - | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2007-08 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2008-09 | Paykan | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 8 | |
| 2009-10 | Esteghlal | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 10 | |
| 2010-11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sepahan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 11 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 06–07 | Sepahan | 2 |
| 08–09 | Paykan | 3 |
| 09–10 | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 10–11 | Esteghlal | 1 |
| 11-12 | Sepahan | 0 |
He was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in its unsuccessful qualification campaign for Athens 2004.[3]
He made his debut for Iran national football team in October 2008, coming in as a substitute against North Korea national football team. He scored his first goal in a friendly match against China in Oman from the penally kick.
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