Amir Hossein Sadeghi

Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Personal information
Full nameAmir Hossein Sadeghi
Date of birth6 September 1981
Place of birthTehran, Iran
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Esteghlal
Number4
Youth career
1995–1999Shahin
1999–2001Moghvemat Tehran
2001–2003Esteghlal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008Esteghlal113(7)
2008–2009Mes30(1)
2009–2011Esteghlal54(5)
2011–2012Tractor Sazi31(2)
2012–Esteghlal81(2)
National team
2003–2006Iran U–236(0)
2005–Iran22(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 11 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Amir Hossein Sadeghi or Sadeqi (Persian: امیرحسین صادقی, born September 6, 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Iran's Premier Football League team Esteghlal. He plays as a defender, usually as a centre-back.

Club career

Esteghlal

He is one of the youth products of Esteghlal, he was called up to the senior team in 2003. After five years with Esteghlal and 113 league appearances he left and signed a one-year contract with Mes in 2008.[1]

Mes Kerman

After one season with Mes in which he made 30 appearances, Sadeghi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.

Tractor Sazi

Sadeghi again left Esteghlal in 2011 and signed with Tractor Sazi. He played an important role in helping Tractor finish as runners-up in the Iran Pro League. In his only season with Tractor Sazi, Sadeghi made 31 appearances scoring twice.

Return to Esteghlal

He moved back to Esteghlal from Tractor Sazi in July 2012, in his first season back with Esteghlal, Sadeghi won the Iran Pro League title for the second time in his career. On 13 July 2014, Sadeghi agreed on a new two-year contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

Club career statistics

Last Update 15 February 2015

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2003–04 Esteghlal Iran Pro League 151101511
2004–0523000230
2005–0624300243
2006–072521125121
2007–08261102611
2008–09Mes3011130111
2009–10Esteghlal2831071364
2010–112624160363
2011–12Tractor Sazi31200312
2012–13Esteghlal3304070440
2013–142914190422
2014–151713000201
Total Iran 30717161212913511201
Career total 30717161212913511201

1 Statistics Incomplete.


SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Esteghlal2
08–09Mes1
09–10Esteghlal1
10–11Esteghlal0
11–12Tractor Sazi0
12–13Esteghlal3
13–14Esteghlal1
14–15Esteghlal0

International career

He was named one of 23 members of Iranian national football team in 2006 World Cup in Germany. He became a regular player for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification but could not play any match in the actual competition as there were few arguments and differences with the coach Amir Ghalenoei in Malaysia. He was called to Team Melli again for the 2010 World Cup qualification but never played any match and while Carlos Queiroz was in charge he was invited again for the last 3 matches of 2014 World Cup qualifications where Iran qualified for the tournament while Sadeghi played all the three games. He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2013 against Lebanon in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[2] He played the full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, and was one of Iran's key players in defense. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[3]

International Goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Esteghlal
Tractor Sazi

References

  1. Tebyan
  2. "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014.

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