{{short description|Iranian footballer and singer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sheys Rezaei | image = Sheys Rezaei 2016.jpg | caption = Sheys Rezaei in 2016 | image_size = 250px | fullname = Sheys Rezaei Khonakdar | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|4|2}} | birth_place = [[Sari, Iran]], Iran | height = 1.83 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre Back]] / [[Defender (association football)|Right Back]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2001–2003 |youthclubs1 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | years1 = 2003–2008 |clubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |caps1 = 84 |goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2008–2009 |clubs2 = [[Saba Qom F.C.|Saba Qom]] |caps2 = 32 |goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2009–2012 |clubs3 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |caps3 = 45 |goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2012–2014 |clubs4 = [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]] |caps4 = 25 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] |caps5 = 11 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014–2015 |clubs6 = [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] |caps6 = 6 |goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 |nationalteam1 =[[Iran national under-17 football team|Iran U17]] |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2006 |nationalteam2 =[[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2006–2009 |nationalteam3 =[[Iran national football team|Iran]] |nationalcaps3 = 8 |nationalgoals3 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}}{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Qatar]]|[[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}}<br>{{MedalCompetition|[[West Asian Football Federation Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2007 Jordan]]|[[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|Team Competition]]}} | pcupdate = 7 August 2014 | ntupdate = 6 August 2009 }}
'''Sheys Rezaei Khonakdar''' ({{langx|fa|شيث رضایی خنکدار}}, born 2 April 1984 in [[Sari]], [[Iran]]) is an Iranian [[association football|footballer]] and singer.
==Club career== Sheys is originally from Hamid Abad (one of Sari's suburbs). He has played most of his career for [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] and started to be known in 2005–06 season and became more famous after problems in 2007–08 season. He has featured in U17, U23 and the A team of Iran. In June 2008 he was on trial with [[Bundesliga]] side [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Guest from Iran|url=http://www.vfb-stuttgart.de/en/aktuell/news/2007/23102.php|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|accessdate=29 June 2006}}</ref> He joined [[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba Battery]] in August 2008. After spending one season with Saba and playing in the [[AFC Champions League]] he moved back to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. After completing the season with Persepolis in 2011–12, he was released by the club and joined the [[Azadegan League]] side, [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
===Club career statistics=== {{updated|7 August 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 ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2003–04 Iran Premier League|2003–04]]||rowspan="5"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||rowspan="9"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |[[2004–05 Iran Premier League|2004–05]]||10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||10||1 |- |[[2005–06 Iran Premier League|2005–06]]||26||3||4||1||colspan="2"|–||30||4 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]]||25||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||29||1 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]]||23||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||26||0 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||[[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba]]||32||1||3||0||6||0||41||1 |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]]||rowspan="3"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||23||1||6||1||colspan="2"|–||29||2 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||11||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]]||11||0||1||1||7||0||19||1 |- |[[2012–13 Azadegan League|2012–13]]||rowspan="2"|[[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]]||rowspan="2"|[[Azadegan League]]||25||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||26||0 |- |rowspan="2"|[[2013–14 Azadegan League|2013]]–[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|14]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |[[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]]||rowspan="2"|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- |[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]||[[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]]||6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- !rowspan="1"|Total!!colspan="2"| !193||7||24||2||13||0||240||9 |}
==International career== He was a member of [[Iran national under-23 football team]], participating in the [[2006 Asian Games]]. In October 2006, he was called up to join senior ''[[Team Melli]]'' for the first time in an LG cup tournament held in [[Jordan]]. He made his debut for [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on 4 October in a match against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]. He scored in his debut.
In June 2007, he was again called up to join the Iran squad in another tournament held in Jordan, where he helped Iran win the [[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship]]. In March 2009 under [[Ali Daei]] he was called up again for [[Team Melli]].
=== International goals === :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 4 October 2006 || [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] || {{fb|Iraq|2004}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |}
==Honours==
===Club=== '''Persepolis''' *[[Iran Pro League]]: [[2007–08 Iran Pro League|2007–08]] *[[Hazfi Cup]]: [[2009–10 Hazfi Cup|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Hazfi Cup|2010–11]]
===National=== '''Iran U23''' *[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games Bronze Medal]]: [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=463&view=player Sheys Rezaei] at [http://www.persianleague.com PersianLeague.com] * [http://musicema.com/Sheys-Rezaei-Bayad-Bedooni] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaR-V-NoDJ8 video ](YouTube) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMyzdqSywlk video ](YouTube) * [https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Players-banned-from-Iranian-league-for-8216-im?urn=sow-wp6172 Players banned from Iranian league for ‘immoral’ butt grab celebrations] yahoo
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