Mehdi Rajabzadeh

Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Date of birth	June 21, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kazeroun, Iran
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–1998	Jam Shiraz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	Fajr Sepasi
2003–2007	Zob Ahan
2007–2008	Emirates
2008–2009	Al-Dhafra
2009–2010	Mes Kerman
2010–2011	Zob Ahan
2011–2012	Fajr Sepasi
2012–2018	Zob Ahan
International career‡
2004–2008	Iran
Managerial career
2018	Zob Ahan (assistant)
2021–2022	Qashqai
2022–	Fajr Sepasi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2008

Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan and Mes Kerman. Rajabzadeh played as a midfielder and is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Club career

Rajabzadeh started his career at

all time IPL goalscorers

.

As of 15 May 2018

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	Fajr	Iran Pro League	9	2	1	0	2	0	12	2
2002–03	Fajr		8	1	–		–		8	1
2003–04	Zob Ahan		21	9	–		5	0	26	9
2004–05			23	9	3	1	–		23	10
2005–06			29	14	1	1	–		29	15
2006–07			30	17	2	0	–		30	17
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Emirates	UAE Pro League	20	6	–		–		20	6
2008–09	Dhafra	UAE Pro League	5	1	–		–		5	1
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Mes Kerman	Iran Pro League	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
2009–10	Mes Kerman		32	10	–		7	4	39	14
2010–11	Zob Ahan		32	6	1	0	11	1	44	7
2011–12	Fajr Sepasi		32	10	1	0	–		33	10
2012–13	Zob Ahan		31	8	0	0	–		31	8
2013–14			25	9	1	0	–		26	9
2014–15			28	4	5	4	–		33	8
2015–16			30	6	5	1	6	2	42	9
2016–17			29	9	4	1	6	1	39	11
2017–18			18	2	0	0	7	1	25	3
Total	Iran		381	116	26	8	44	9	451	133
Total	United Arab Emirates		25	7	–				25	7
Career total			406	123	26	8	44	9	476	140

He made his debut for

Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq

As of February 2008, he has 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 October 2006	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Iraq	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	12 January 2007	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3	20 June 2007	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Palestine	2–0	2–0	WAFF 2007
4	22 June 2007	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Jordan	1–0	1–0	WAFF 2007

Mehdi Rajabzadeh is the second-top scorer in the history of this competition after Gholamreza Enayati, scoring 116 goals with the shirts of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, Zobahan Isfahan and Mes Kerman in the Premier League.