{{short description|Iranian association footballer}} {{For|the Iranian football centre-back|Mehdi Abdi (footballer, born 1989)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mehdi Abdi | fullname = Mehdi Abdi Ghara | image = 11 January 2021 Tehran Derby.jpg | caption = Abdi with Persepolis in 2021 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Qaem Shahr, Iran | height = 1.82 m | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs1 = Persepolis Qaem Shahr | youthyears2 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs2 = Persepolis Academy | years1 = 2018–2024 | clubs1 = Persepolis | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Baadraan (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = → Tractor (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2024–2026 | clubs4 = Tractor | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2026 | clubs5 = → Malavan (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 2 | club-update = 18 April 2025 | ntupdate = }}
'''Mehdi Abdi Ghara''' (''{{langx|fa|مهدی عبدی قرا}}''; born 30 November 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/mehdi-abdi-qara/621875/|title=Iran - M.Abdi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Malavan.
== Personal life == Mehdi Abdi was born on 30 November 1998 in Qara Kheyl, Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ورزش|first=سه|date=|title=چگونه یک روستا دو مهاجم به پرسپولیس داد؟|url=https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1643682/%da%86%da%af%d9%88%d9%86%d9%87-%db%8c%da%a9-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7-%d8%af%d9%88-%d9%85%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%85-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d9%be%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%be%d9%88%d9%84%db%8c%d8%b3-%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.varzesh3.com|language=fa}}</ref>
== Club career == === Persepolis === [[File:Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis F.C., 11 January 2021 (11).jpg|thumb|Abdi (in Red) playing for Persepolis in Tehran derby in 2021]] He scored his first and second goals in the game between Persepolis and Peykan in the 22nd week of the Pro League. He scored his third goal in the game against Naft Masjed Soleyman in the 26th week of the 19th league, in which Persepolis won the fastest championship in the Pro League. In the AFC Champions League semi-finals, AFC unexpectedly banned Issa Alekasir from all sporting activities. According to Yahya Golmohammadi's decision to include Mehdi Abdi in the AFC Champions League semi-final match against Al-Nassr, he placed Mehdi Abdi in the starting lineup and he opened the gate of Al-Nassr with a header, causing Persepolis to reach the AFC Champions League final.
In the 2018 season, he became the top scorer of the Tehran Youths Competition with 24 goals. He also has 14 assists in his record.<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/04/23/2054109/پرسپولیس-2-بازیکن-جوان-جذب-کرد پرسپولیس ۲ بازیکن جوان جذب کرد] Tasnim</ref> He scored the first goal of the match against Ulsan Hyundai FC in the 2020 AFC Champions League Final.<ref>{{cite web|title=گل مهدی عبدی به عنوان بهترین گل فینال آسیا انتخاب شد|url=https://www.mojnews.com/بخش-ورزشی-7/359055-گل-مهدی-عبدی-به-عنوان-بهترین-گل-فینال-آسیا-انتخاب-شد|website=Moj News|accessdate=2020-12-24|language=fa}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|6 May 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Hazfi Cup !colspan="2"|Asia ! colspan="2" |Other !colspan="2"|Total |- ! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !Apps !Goals!! Apps !! Goals |- | rowspan="5" |Persepolis | rowspan="4" |Pro League |2019–20 |15||4||3||0||0||0 |0 |0||18||4 |- |2020–21 |27||9||3||2||10||3 |1 |0||41||14 |- |2021–22 |26||7||3||2||2||0 |1 |0||32||9 |- |2022–23 |16||1||3||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||19||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !84!!21!!12!!4!!12!!3 !2 !0!!110!!28 |- | rowspan="1" |Baadraan (loan) | rowspan="1" |Azadegan League |2018–19 |4||0||0||0||colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||4||0 |- | rowspan="2" |Tractor (loan) | rowspan="1" |Pro League |2023–24 |20||6||2||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |—||22||6 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !20!!6!!2!!0!!0!!0 ! colspan="2" |—!!22!!6 |- | rowspan="2" |Tractor | rowspan="1" |Pro League |2024–25 |0||0||0||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 ! colspan="2" |—!!0!!0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career totals !108!!27!!14!!4!!12!!3!!2!!0!!136!!34 |}
==Honours== ;Persepolis *Persian Gulf Pro League (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 *Hazfi Cup (1): 2022–23 *Iranian Super Cup (2): 2020, 2023; Runner-up (1): 2021 *AFC Champions League Runner-up (1): 2020
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *[https://www.persianleague.com/component/joomsport/player/52-persian-gulf-pro-league-ipl-2019-2020/4796-mehdi-abdi-qara?Itemid=138 Mehdi Abdi at Persian League] *{{Soccerway}} *[https://www.eurosport.com/football/mehdi-abdi-qara_prs554813/person.shtml Mehdi Abdi] at eurosport *{{WorldFootball.net|mehdi-abdi}}
{{Malavan F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdi, Mehdi}} Category:1998 births Category:Footballers from Qaem Shahr Category:Living people Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Iranian men's footballers Category:Persepolis F.C. players Category:Tractor S.C. players Category:Malavan F.C. players Category:Azadegan League players Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players