Hossein Badamaki

Personal information

Full name

Gholam-Hossein Badamaki

Date of birth

13 September 1981

Place of birth

Mashhad, Iran

Height

1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)

Playing position

Attacking Midfielder

Club information

Current team

Saba Qom

Number

Youth career

1998–1999

Dehdari Mashhad

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

1999–2006

Aboumoslem

116

(16)

2006–2012

Persepolis

149

(14)

2012–2013

Malavan

(0)

2013–2014

Padideh Shandiz

(1)

2014

→ Saba Qom (loan)

(0)

2014–

Saba Qom

(3)

National team^‡

2006–2012

Iran

(2)

Honours

Competitor for Iran
West Asian Football Federation Championship
Gold	2007 Jordan	Team Competition

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2009

^1 Apps and Caps only includes Iran Pro League onwards

Hossein Badamaki (Persian: حسین بادامكی‎, born 13 September 1981) is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League.

Club career

He was influential in the IPL 2005/06 season, scoring 10 goals for Aboomoslem. After playing for Aboomoslem for six years, in August 2006 he joined Iranian giants Persepolis.

The 2006/07 was his first season at Persepolis and despite the team not winning any trophies, Badamaki was one of the top players and every time Persepolis' triangle formed by him and teammates Mehrzad Madanchi and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht played together Persepolis played really well and created a lot of chances.

During the 2007/08 season Badamaki was still one of the starters but his problems with head coach Afshin Ghotbi made him miss some matches but at the end of the season he was put back in the starting line-up and helped Persepolis win the league after 6 years.

The 2008/09 season was indisputably Badamaki's worst season in his career. An injury made him miss over 8 games and when he returned head coach Afshin Ghotbi did not think Badamaki was fit to play. When Ghotbi resigned and Peyrovani took over, Badamaki was put in the starting eleven but he did not play as well and during matches fans started to boo him showing that Ghotbi was right and even when Nelo Vingada became the head coach, Badamaki was put in the reserves but he finally played in the AFC Champions League due to Persepolis missing players to injuries and disciplinary problems.

Club career statistics

Last Update: 30 September 2013

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	Aboomoslem	Pro League	19	1			–
2002–03			18	2			–
2003–04			22	1			–
2004–05			29	2			–
2005–06			28	10			–
2006–07	Persepolis		28	5	4	0	–		32	5
2007–08			29	3	3	1	–		32	4
2008–09			14	1	0	0	1	0	15	1
2009–10			25	0	6	0	–		31	0
2010–11			23	4	6	0	6	1	35	5
2011–12			31	1	3	0	5	1	39	2
2012–13	Malavan		28	0	1	0	–		29	0
2013–14	Padideh Shandiz	Division 1	1	2	0	0	–		1	2
Career total			294	27			12	2

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Aboomoslem	4
06–07	Persepolis	3
07–08		5
08–09		0
09–10		1
10–11		4
11–12		4
12–13	Malavan	3

International career

In July 2006, he was one of the 40 players called up to the Iranian national team's preliminary squad for the 2007 Asian Cup.^[1]

On November 15, 2006, he made his debut for Iran against Korea and scored in his debut. Badamaki was among Iran's squad winning the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007.

He also was invited in June 2011 by Carlos Queiroz.^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 2006	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	South Korea	2–0	2–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	24 June 2007	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Iraq	1–0	2–1	2007 WAFF