Vahid Hashemian

Vahid Hashemian
Personal information
Full name	Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi
Date of birth	21 July 1976 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Persepolis
Number	21
Youth career
1994–1996	Fath Tehran
Senior career*
National team‡
Competitor for Iran
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2012.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2009

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Vahid Hashemian (Persian: وحيد هاشميان‎, born 21 July 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Persepolis in Iran Pro League.

[edit] Club career

Vahid started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV. Although playing alongside his fellow Iranian international Mehdi Mahdavikia, he had just 12 appearances, so he left the club for VfL Bochum to show his real ability. He had three good seasons with Bochum, scoring 34 goals in 87 appearances. During his last season there he scored 16 goals, helping Bochum to finish fifth in Bundesliga and qualify for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. This prompted Bayern Munich to grant him in a €2M contract, hence giving him the chance to follow in the footsteps of Ali Daei. After one season in Munich, he joined Hannover 96 where he has been playing since season 2005–06. On 23 April 2008, VfL Bochum officials announced that he would return to their club in the season 2008–09. Hashemian signed a two year contract with an option for one extra year. He scored only one goal for the team and was benched most of the times in his first season. On 30 December 2010, Hashemian signed a deal with Iran Pro League side Persepolis.^[1] Where he was able to win the Hazfi Cup. On 19 July 2011, he extended his contract with the Iranian powerhouse Persepolis for another year.

[edit] Club career statistics

Last Update: 20 January 2012

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1996–97	Fath Tehran	Second Division	25	8			–		–
1997–98	Pas Tehran	Azadegan League			–		–		–
1998–99	Pas Tehran	Azadegan League					–		2	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1999–00	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	–		4	1	15	1
2000–01	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
2001–02	VfL Bochum	2. Bundesliga	21	8	1	0	–		–		22	8
2002–03		Bundesliga	34	10	3	1	–		–		37	11
2003–04			32	16	1	1	1	1	–		34	18
2004–05	Bayern Munich		9	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	15	1
2005–06	Hannover 96		29	4	3	1	–		–		32	5
2006–07			31	4	2	1	–		–		33	5
2007–08			20	1	0	0	–		–		20	1
2008–09	VfL Bochum		16	1	2	1	–		–		18	1
2009–10	VfL Bochum		25	2	1	0	–		–		26	2
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2010–11	Persepolis	Pro League	7	1	4	1	–		4	0	15	2
2011–12	Persepolis	Pro League	10	2	0	0	–		0	0	10	2
Total	Iran		67	20			–		6	0
Total	Germany		229	46	16	6	3	1	6	1	254	54
Career total			296	66			3	1	11	1

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
2002–03	VfL Bochum	2
2003–04	VfL Bochum	7
2004–05	Bayern Munich	0
2005–06	Hannover 96	3
2006–07		7
2007–08		2
2008–09	VfL Bochum	0
2009–10	VfL Bochum	3
2010–11	Persepolis	1
2011–12	Persepolis	1

[edit] International career

Hashemian debuted for the Iran national football team on 1 December 1998 in a friendly match against Kazakhstan. After the 2000 Asian Cup he refused to play for Team Melli but after four years finally decided to come and help his country to qualify for the World Cup. Hashemian has been a key player for Iran national team in recent years and has scored vital goals for Team Melli, such as netting an important goal in a World Cup qualification game against Qatar in October 2004, as well as scoring two magnificent goals in a win over Japan in Tehran in March 2005. He played all three of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup. He started in the line-up in all the games at 2007 Asian Cup, under Amir Ghalenoi, but has declined to play for Team Melli in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Hashemian was later invited for the second round of World Cup Qualifying playing in Iran's 1–1 tie versus Saudi Arabia. He announced that he would no longer participate in the international matches and he is retired from Team Melli and he wishes to coach Team Melli when he retires from football.

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Iran national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	3	3
1999	3	1
2000	7	1
2001	1	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	3	2
2005	8	3
2006	9	3
2007	6	1
2008	2	0
2009	8	0
Total	50	14

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 December 1998	Bangkok,Thailand	Kazakhstan	2–0	Win	1998 Asian Games
2	1 December 1998	Bangkok,Thailand	Kazakhstan	2–0	Win	1998 Asian Games
3	8 December 1998	Bangkok,Thailand	Oman	2–4	Lose	1998 Asian Games
4	7 June 1999	Edmonton,Canada	Guatemala	2–2	Draw	Friendly
5	24 May 2000	Amman,Jordan	Kazakhstan	3–0	Win	2000 WAFF
6	24 May 2000	Amman,Jordan	Kazakhstan	3–0	Win	2000 WAFF
7	13 October 2004	Doha,Qatar	Qatar	3–2	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	13 October 2004	Doha,Qatar	Qatar	3–2	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	25 March 2005	Tehran,Iran	Japan	2–1	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	25 March 2005	Tehran,Iran	Japan	2–1	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	13 November 2005	Tehran,Iran	Togo	2–0	Win	Friendly
12	30 January 2006	Tehran,Iran	Costa Rica	3–2	Win	Friendly
13	31 May 2006	Tehran,Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–2	Win	Friendly
14	2 September 2006	Seoul,Korea Republic	South Korea	1–1	Draw	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15	2 July 2007	Tehran, Iran	Jamaica	8–1	Win	Friendly