Farhad Majidi
 Farhad in 2012 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farhad Majidi Ghadikolaei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | tehran, Iran[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder/ Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Bahman | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Bahman | 19 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2000 | Rapid Wien | 12 | (2) |
| 2000 | Esteghlal | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Al-Wasl | ||
| 2003 | → Al-Ain (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | (6) | |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Nasr | 15 | (3) |
| 2007 | Al-Ahli | 5 | (1) |
| 2007– | Esteghlal | 169 | (60) |
| 2012 | → Al Gharrafa (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2011 | Iran | 45 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Farhad Majidi (Persian: فرهاد مجیدی born June 3, 1976) is an Iranian professional footballer who currently plays and captains for Esteghlal as an attacking midfielder. He was also a member of Iran national football team. In 2010, he was nominated for the Asian Footballer of the Year award which become second in the voting.
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Club career [edit]
Having played for Esteghlal Tehran FC for several seasons, Majidi's performance attracted Rapid Vienna to recruit him for one season. However, the offer for a permanent transfer to Austria was not accepted by the Austrians, and they released Majidi who joined Al-Wasl in the UAE.
In the UAE League and in combination with his compatriot Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, Majidi scored a handful of goals and topped the league chart with Al Wasl FC. Majidi was unlucky with injuries and was out of action for quite a few matches.
One of the highlights of Majidi's career was his short loan to Al-Ain. Majidi was the star of the AFC Champions League 2002-03 semi-final game against Dalian Shide. His goal helped Al Ain to reach the AFC Champions League final match, eventually winning the trophy for the first time in the club's history.
All together in the 5 years Majidi played for Al Wasl FC he scored over 100 goals.[2] He left Al Wasl in 2006, joining another UAE club, Al-Nasr.
On February 10, 2007 Majidi signed a contract until the end of the season with Al-Ahli. At the end of the season, Majidi signed a season-long contract with Esteghlal. He extended his contract with Esteghlal for two more season and he was mostly used as the attacking midfielder in 2008-09 season which ended up in winning the league. He had a very good season in 2009-10 season where he was the top scorer of the team and one of the top scorers of ACL.
On December 21, 2011, Majidi left Esteghlal due to personal problems and joined the Qatari side Al Gharrafa[3]
Majidi announced his retirement from football on 28 September 2012 (1391/07/07) after Esteghlal refused to offer him a contract extension. [4][5] but upon request of Esteghlal management, he later withdrew his decision and rejoined the team with an 18-months contract on December 18, 2012.[6]
Club career statistics [edit]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Bahman | Azadegan League | 19 | 10 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Esteghlal | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| Austria | League | Austrian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Rapid Wien | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Al Wasl | UAE League | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Esteghlal | Iran Pro League | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Al Wasl | UAE League | 12 | – | – | |||||
| → Al Ain | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Al Wasl | 13 | – | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 7 | – | – | |||||||
| 2005–06 | → Al Ahli | 20 | 11 | – | – | |||||
| 2006–07 | Al Nasr | 15 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | |||
| Al Ahli | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Cup | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 28 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | → Al-Gharafa | Qatar Stars League | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Esteghlal | Iran Pro League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 6 |
| Total | Iran | 175 | 61 | 23 | 12 | |||||
| Total | Austria | 12 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | United Arab Emirates | 54 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | Qatar | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Career total | 123 | 30 | 13 | |||||||
- Assists
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 08/09 | Esteghlal | 3 |
| 09/10 | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 10/11 | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 11/12 | Esteghlal | 8 |
| 11/12 | Al-Gharafa | 5 |
| 12/13 | Esteghlal | 1 |
International career [edit]
He made his debut for Iran national football team in December 1996 in the 1996 Asian Cup match against Saudi Arabia.He was mostly benched by Branko Ivankovic because of Ali Daei and Arash Borhani and decided to leave Team Melli camp in 2004 just before the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. As of 2007, he has 41 appearances in official international matches for Team Melli, scoring 10 goals.He was invited by Amir Ghalenoei and Afshin Ghotbi in 2006 and 2009 for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was again invited on 23 August 2011 by Carlos Queiroz. He was the oldest player in the Iran national football team since he had been a member of the team since 1996, however he does not have many international caps. Farhad Majidi and the Persepolis F.C. captain, Ali Karimi, were considered two of the fans' favorite players during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 27 September 2011, Majidi announced his retirement from national playing.[7]
Honours [edit]
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Club [edit]
- AFC Champions League:
- Runner-up (1): 1998–99
- Iranian Football League:
- Hazfi Cup:
- AFC Champions League:
- Winner (1): 2002–03
- Emir of Qatar Cup:
- Winner (1): 2012
References [edit]
- ^ a b (English) فرهاد مجیدی قادیکلایی.Persianleague.com
- ^ "گزارش ویژه: نگاهی به دوران حرفه ای فرهاد مجیدی". Goal.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013. Unknown parameter
|Date=ignored (|date=suggested) (help) - ^ "(Persian)[[Category:Articles with Persian language external links]][[Category:Articles with Persian language external links]] مجيدي به الغرافه قطر پيوست". Varzesh3.com. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
- ^ "Ex-Esteghlal Captain Farhad Majidi Retires". Kabir News. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Majidi announced his retirment from football
- ^ "Majidi returns to Esteghlal".
- ^ "(Persian)[[Category:Articles with Persian language external links]][[Category:Articles with Persian language external links]] نامه فرهاد مجیدی برای خداحافظی از تیم ملی". Goal.com. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
External links [edit]
- Facebook Fan
- Oleole Profile
- Irangoals Profile
- TeamMelli Profile
- Soccerway Profile
- Worldfootball Profile
- Transfermarkt Profile
- Persianleague Profile
- Soccermanager Profile
- National Football Teams Profile
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Alireza Mansourian |
Esteghlal Tehran FC captain 2008–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- Iranian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Esteghlal F.C. captains
- SK Rapid Wien players
- Al-Nasr Sports Club players
- Al-Ahli (Dubai) players
- Al Wasl FC players
- Al Ain FC players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Iran international footballers
- People from Tehran
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Qatar Stars League players
- Al-Gharafa Doha players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
