Mehdi Sharifi
Sharifi in 2014 with Iran | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehdi Sharifi | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Varposht, Isfahan, Iran | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2006 | Zob Ahan | ||
2009–2013 | Sepahan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2012– | Sepahan | 41 | (17) |
National team | |||
2012–2013 | Iran U–20 | 7 | (1) |
2014– | Iran U–23 | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Iran | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). |
Mehdi Sharifi (Persian: مهدی شریفی) (born 16 August 1992), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League[1][2] as a forward.
Club career
Zob Ahan
Before going to Sepahan, he was playing for Zob Ahan and he went to rivals Sepahan at age 15.
Sepahan
First years
From 2009 to 2012 he was a member of Sepahan under-21 football team and became the top goal scorer of Iran under-21 football league in 2011–12 season.[3]
He was promoted to the Sepahan first team squad in the summer of 2012.[4][5] He played in a couple of internal and international friendly matches for Sepahan and scored a couple of goals, like his goal against FK Sarajevo.[6][7]
2013–14
He made his debut for Sepahan in match against Rah Ahan on 5 September 2013 and scored his first goal for Sepahan in Iran Pro League in a 2–1 win over Tractor Sazi. His debut in the AFC Champions League coincided with him scoring the only goal for Sepahan in their 3–1 loss against Al-Sadd. Sharifi scored twice in Sepahan's 4–0 win over Al-Sadd in the AFC Champions League.[8][9]
2014–15
Sharifi extended his contract with Sepahan until 2019 after agreeing on a new contract. He played pre-season friendlies against Arsenal Tula, Gloria Buzău and Fenerbahçe which he scored three goals. He played his first official game for Sepahan in their 2–0 win over Paykan in the first week of the league. At the next match, Sharifi assisted twice to help Sepahan for their second consecutive 2–0 win, this time against Gostaresh. He scored his first goal of the season in 3–1 win over Esteghlal on 14 August 2014.
Club career statistics [10]
- Last Update: 10 December 2014
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
2012–13 | Sepahan | Iran Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 12 | ||
2014–15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 6 | ||
Career total | 32 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 |
International career
From 2012 to 2013, he was a member of the Iran national under-20 football team,[11] in which he scored one goal in seven matches. On April 12, 2014, he was called up to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for their South Africa camp.[12] He was later selected in Iran's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[13] He made his debut in a friendly match against Belarus on 18 May 2014.[14] However, a month later Sharifi was not included in Iran's squad for the World Cup. He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[15]
Honours
- Sepahan
References
- ↑ Profile of Mehdi Sharifi - IPL 2012-2013
- ↑ Mehdi Sharifi profile in Iran Football Federation
- ↑ آمار گلزنان برتر ليگ برتر اميد و جوانان
- ↑ مراسم جشن پیراهن بازیکنان سپاهان برگزار شد
- ↑ Mehdi Sharifi in Sepahan F.C.
- ↑ Sepahan won 2-0 against FK Sarajevo
- ↑ پيروزي سپاهان در نخستين بازي تدارکاتي
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/iran/91926/mehdi-sharifi
- ↑ http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930127001438
- ↑ Mehdi Sharifi 2013-14 season statistics
- ↑ "Sharifi Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Iran players for South Africa camp". bbc.co.uk. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ↑ "Team Melli final 30 given to FIFA". Persian Football. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ http://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/world/friendlies/iran/belarus/1653130/?ICID=HP_MS_04_01
- ↑ "بازیکنان اعزامی تیم ملی امید به اینچئون مشخص شد". ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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