Mehrdad Oladi
 Oladi while playing for Esteghlal, 4 December 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehrdad Oladi Ghadikolaei | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth |
Mazandaran, Iran | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2016 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Persepolis Ghaemshahr | ||
| 2003–2006 | Persepolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Persepolis | 48 | (9) |
| 2006 |
→ Al-Shabab (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 |
Al-Shabab | 11 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Persepolis (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 |
Al-Shabab | 18 | (7) |
| 2009–2011 | Malavan | 32 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Persepolis | 18 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Malavan | 24 | (3) |
| 2013 | Naft Tehran | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Esteghlal | 19 | (2) |
| 2014 | Malavan | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Malavan | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Iran U20 | 3 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Iran U23 | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 |
Iran B | 6 | (6) |
| 2009–2014 | Iran | 13 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2013 | |||
Mehrdad Oladi (
striker
position.
Club career
Start with Persepolis
Mehrdad Oladi started his career at
Al-Shabab
in March 2007 where he still had one year left of his two-year deal to serve.
He scored the winning goal in 61st match of
Tehran derby on 3 November 2006 against Esteghlal, rivals of Persepolis. There had been interest shown by many Turkish and other European teams towards Oladi and his Iranian compatriot Mehrzad Madanchi
.
Loan return to Persepolis
In September 2007, Oladi cancelled his contract with
Al-Shabab
and urgently went to the United States to deal with a family matter.
He returned to the
Al-Shabab. In August 2012, Oladi was on trial with La Liga side, Xerez CD but move was cancelled.[1]
He joined
2010–11 season. In four games played in the Hazfi Cup
, he scored five times.
Second return to Persepolis
He played two seasons for
striker. He returned to Malavan after one season at Persepolis in 2012. On 6 July 2013, he signed with Naft Tehran
with a contract running until 2015.
Esteghlal
He joined Esteghlal on 11 November 2013, with a one and half year contract.[2][3]
Malavan
Oladi was released by Esteghlal in June 2014 and signed a contract with Malavan.
Club career statistics
- As of 8 August 2014
| 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 | Persepolis | Pro League
|
5 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2004–05 | 22 | 8 | – | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 16 | 1 | – | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Al-Shabab |
UAE League
|
0 | – | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 3 | – | 11 | 3 | |||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup
|
Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Persepolis | Pro League
|
9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Al-Shabab |
UAE League
|
18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 8 |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup
|
Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Malavan |
Pro League
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | – | 31 | 20 | |||
| 2011–12 | Persepolis | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2012–13 |
Malavan | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | ||
2013–14 |
Naft Tehran | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| Esteghlal | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
2014–15 |
Malavan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | Iran | 127 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 42 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 43 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | Malavan | 5 |
| 11–12 | Persepolis | 0 |
International career
Oladi was a member of
Iran B national football team in the 2005 Islamic Games in Saudi Arabia
, where he won third place with his team, and became the top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals (4 of them in the 9-0 win against Tajikistan).
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2010 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Bahrain |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 WAFF Championship
|
Death
On 19 April 2016, Oladi died in Tehran's Tajrish Hospital at the age of 30 after suffering from cardiac complications.[4][5]
Honours
Club
- Al Shabab
- UAE President's Cup: 2008-09 (Runner-up)
- Malavan
- 2010-11(Runner-up)
National
- Iran U23
References
- ^ www.iransportspress.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090825173157/http://www.iransportspress.com/news/170/ARTICLE/9081/2009-08-22.html. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009.
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- ^ Iran's Malavan striker dies of cardiac arrest
- ^ "Young Footballer Mehrdad Oladi Dies". Financial Tribune. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Iranian footballer Mehrdad Oladi dies of cardiac arrest". Tehran Times. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
External links
- Mehrdad Oladi at PersianLeague.com
- Mehrdad Oladi at TeamMelli.com
- Mehrdad Oladi's Profile in 18ghadam.ir
- Mehrdad Oladi at National-Football-Teams.com