Amir Hossein Sadeghi

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Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Sadeghi with Iran in 2014
Personal information
Full name Amir Hossein Sadeghi[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-06) 6 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1999
Shahin
1999–2001 Moghvemat Tehran
2001–2003
Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008
Esteghlal
107 (7)
2008–2009
Mes Kerman
30 (1)
2009–2011
Esteghlal
46 (4)
2011–2012 Tractor 31 (2)
2012–2015
Esteghlal
60 (2)
2015–2016 Saba Qom 28 (2)
2016–2018 Paykan 48 (2)
International career
2003–2006 Iran U23 6 (0)
2005–2015 Iran 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Amir Hossein Sadeghi (

Iran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played as a defender
, usually as a centre-back.

Club career

Esteghlal

He is one of the youth products of

Mes in 2008.[2]

Mes Kerman

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

Esteghlal
.

Tractor

Sadeghi again left Esteghlal in 2011 and signed with

Iran Pro League
. In his only season with Tractor, Sadeghi made 31 appearances scoring twice.

Return to Esteghlal

He moved back to

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.

Saba Qom

On 26 July 2015, he terminated his contract with Esteghlal and joined Saba Qom on a one-year contract.[3]

Peykan

In July 2016 after a season with Saba Qom and relegation to Azadegan League, Sadeghi decided to join Peykan for a two-year contract.

Club career statistics

As of 27 December 2017
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
15 1 1 0 151 1
2004–05 23 0 0 0 23 0
2005–06 24 3 0 0 24 3
2006–07 25 2 1 1 251 21
2007–08 26 1 1 0 261 1
2008–09
Mes
30 1 1 1 301 11
2009–10
Esteghlal
28 3 1 0 7 1 36 4
2010–11 26 2 4 1 6 0 36 3
2011–12 Tractor 31 2 0 0 31 2
2012–13 Esteghlal 33 0 4 0 7 0 44 0
2013–14
29 1 4 1 9 0 42 2
2014–15
22 1 3 0 0 0 25 1
2015–16 Saba Qom 28 3 0 0 28 3
2016–17 Peykan 28 2 2 0 28 2
2017–18 11 0 1 1 11 0
Career total 379 22 171 31 29 1 425 26

1 Statistics Incomplete.

  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
06–07
Esteghlal
2
08–09
Mes
1
09–10
Esteghlal
1
10–11
Esteghlal
0
11–12 Tractor 0
12–13
Esteghlal
3
13–14
Esteghlal 1
14–15
Esteghlal 0

International career

Sadeghi playing for Iran against Argentina national football team striker Sergio Agüero

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.[4] 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.[5]

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
  • 2012–13
  • 2007–08
Tractor

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Tebyan
  3. ^ "صادقی شاگرد دایی شد". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  4. ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Esteghlal Tehran FC
captain

2014–2015
Succeeded by