Mehdi Amirabadi

{{short description|Iranian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mehdi Amirabadi | image = Mehdi Amirabadi, Esteghlal FC vs Pas FC, 22 February 2009.jpg | fullname = Mehdi Amirabadi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Full back (association football)|Full back]] | youthyears1 = 1993–1994 | youthclubs1 = Vahdat | youthyears2 = 1994–1995 | youthclubs2 = [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] | youthyears3 = 1995–1996 | youthclubs3 = [[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] | youthyears4 = 1996–1999 | youthclubs4 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | years1 = 1998–2004 | years2 = 2004–2012 | years3 = 2012–2013 | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | clubs2 = [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] | clubs3 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] | clubs4 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 165 | goals2 = 4 | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2000–2004 | nationalteam2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps2 = 20 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 10 May 2013 | nationalteam-update = 15 November 2006 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}} }}

'''Mehdi Amirabadi''' ({{langx|fa|مهدی امیرآبادی}}, born 22 February 1979) is a retired Iranian [[Association football|footballer]] who usually played as a [[full back (association football)|full back]].

==Early years== Amirabadi was born in [[Tehranpars]], [[Tehran]], Iran.

==Club career== He joined [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] in 1998. He joined [[Esteghlal F.C.]] in 2004. Since joining the club, he has again and again proven himself at the club scoring many vital goals as well as saving many. He has been the regular player since he joined [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] on the right side for the team. In 2012, he was chosen as the club's captain after [[Farhad Majidi]] left the club on loan to [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]]. After spending 8 seasons at Esteghlal, by end of [[2011–12 Iran Pro League|2011–12]] season he moved to [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] along with [[Esmaeil Sharifat]]. He left Foolad in summer 2013 and joined [[Azadegan League]] side [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. He helped the club to promoted back to the [[Iran Pro League]] for the [[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]] season.

===Club career statistics=== Last Update '''10 May 2014'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals

! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2001–02]] ||rowspan="3"|[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] ||rowspan="12"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |||5||||||| – || – |||| |- |[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]] |||1|||||| – || – |||| |- |[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]] |||3|||||| – || – |||| |- |[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]] ||rowspan="8"|[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] |19||0||0||0|| – || – ||19||0 |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]] |21||0||0||0|| – || – ||21||0 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]] |21||0|||||| – || – |||| |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]] |28||2|||||| – || – ||||3 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]] |25||2||2||1||3||0||30||3 |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]] |12||0||2||0||3||0||17||0 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]] |25||0||3||0||4||0||32||0 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]] |14||0||2||0||4||0||20||0 |- |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]]||[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |22||0||1||0||| – || – ||23||0 |- |[[2013–14 Azadegan League|2013–14]]||[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||[[Azadegan League|Division 1]] |15||2||0||0||| – || – ||15||2 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Career total ! ||15|| || ||14||0|| || |}

* '''Assist Goals''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]||1 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]||1 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]||2 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]]||align="left"|[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]||3 |}

==International career== He was part of the [[2004 Asian Cup]] but did not play any match and never got a regular place for [[Team Melli]].

==Honours==

===Club=== ;Esteghlal *[[Iran Pro League]] (2): [[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]], [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]] **Runner up (1): [[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]] *[[Hazfi Cup]] (2): [[2007–08 Hazfi Cup|2007–08]], [[2011–12 Hazfi Cup|2011–12]]

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061119051148/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/AmirabadiRoster.htm Mehdi Amirabadi] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] * {{NFT player|pid=3218}} {{Iran Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}

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