Hossein Mahini
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| Full name | Hossein Mahini | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bushehr, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Full back, Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Saipa | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Iranjavan | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 95 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Zob Ahan | 61 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Persepolis | 127 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Malavan (loan) | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Nassaji | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | Saipa | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Iran U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Iran | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Hossein Mahini (Persian: حسین ماهینی; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian footballer who played for the Persian Gulf Pro League side Saipa and the Iran national football team as a defender.[2]
Club career[]
Persepolis[]
On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis.[3] Mahini is known for his speed and crossing. On 2 May 2014, Mahini extended his contract with Persepolis until 2017. However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015.
He returned to Persepolis in May 2016 after completing his service at Malavan.[4][5]
On 13 January 2020,[6] Mahini left Persepolis after 7 years playing for the team.[7][8]
International career[]
He was recruited to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for the first time.[9] Previously, Mahini was an Iran national under-23 football team player and won Bronze Medal at 2006 Asian Games. On 1 June 2014, he was brought into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Queiroz.[10][11] He was an unused substitute in the tournament, in which Iran was eliminated in the group stages.[12]
Club career statistics[]
- As of 17 February 2020
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup and Super Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | Pro League | 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 94 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 97 | 3 | ||
| Zob Ahan | Pro League | 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Persepolis | Pro League | 2012–13 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Malavan (loan) | 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Persepolis | 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 149 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 179 | 4 | ||
| Nassaji | Pro League | 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 352 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 352 | 10 | ||
Honours[]
Club[]
- Zob Ahan
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010
- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19
- Iranian Super Cup (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2018
National[]
- Iran U23
References[]
- ^ Iran Football Federation official web site Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ iranproleague.net
- ^ Mahini joins Persepolis Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "برانکو خبر داد/ حضور 3 بازیکن در پرسپولیس قطعی شد". کاپ | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "ماهینی از 18 مرداد در ترکیب پرسپولیس". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". www.asriran.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Mahini and emotional goodbye to the team". پايگاه خبری افکارنيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Queiroz announces his second squad
- ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ 10 (2014-06-01). "اسامی 24 بازیكن تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در جام جهانی برزیل اعلام شد". ایرنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ FIFA.com. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hossein Mahini. |
- Hossein Mahini at PersianLeague.com
- Hossein Mahini at TeamMelli.com
- Hossein Mahini at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hossein Mahini on Instagram
- Hossein Mahini on Twitter
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Iranian Muslims
- Iranian footballers
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Nassaji Mazandaran players
- Esteghlal Ahvaz players
- Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Bushehr
- Association football fullbacks
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Iran international footballers