Mehdi Kiani (footballer, born 1987)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehdi Kiani | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Malusan, Nahavand, Iran | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Esteghlal Jonoub | |||
2005–2008 | Saba Battery | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2015 | Tractor | 174 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Gostaresh Foolad | 14 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Tractor | 54 | (4) |
2018– | Sepahan | 47 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2018 |
Mehdi Kiani (Persian: مهدی کیانی, born 10 January 1987 in Nahavand) is an Iranian Football midfielder who currently plays for Sepahan S.C. in the Iran Pro League. He played for Tractor since 2008 until 2018 and is known for his loyalty to the club among the Tractor fans. He is currently the captain of the Tractor. He was first invited to the Iran national football team by Afshin Ghotbi in 2011, but did not play.
Club career
He started his professional career with Tractor in summer 2008. He played seven seasons and 171 games before leaving the club and signing for fellow Tabrizi club Gostaresh Foolad.
Club career statistics
- As of 3 september 2019
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
2008–09 | Tractor | Azadegan League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 |
2009–10 | Iran Pro League | 32[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 31[2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 16[3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 32[4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 26[5] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Gostaresh Foolad | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 | |
Tractor | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Sepahan | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career total | 218 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 243 | 13 |
- Assist goals
Season | Team | Assists |
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10–11 | Tractor | 0 |
11–12 | Tractor | 0 |
12–13 | Tractor | 1 |
13–14 | Tractor | 0 |
14–15 | Tractor | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Tractor
- Iran Pro League : 2011–12 Runner up , 2012–13 Runner up , 2014–15 Runner up , 2016–17 Third place
- Azadegan League (1) : 2008–09
- Hazfi Cup (1) : 2013–14 , 2016–17 Runner up
- Shohada Cup (2) : 2014 , 2017
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mehdi Kiani.
- Mehdi Kiani at Soccerway