Jalal Hosseini

Jalal Hosseini
	Hosseini in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Seyed Jalaleddin Hosseini Khoskebijari
Date of birth	3 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Bandar Anzali, Iran
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Persepolis
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	Malavan
2005–2009	Saipa
2009–2012	Sepahan
2012–2014	Persepolis
2014–2015	Al Ahli
2015–2016	Naft Tehran
2016–	Persepolis
International career
2006	Iran Olympic (Wild Card)
2010	Iran Olympic (Wild Card)
2007–2018	Iran
Medal record
Representing Iran
Men's Football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2020

Seyyed Jalaleddin Hosseini (Template:Lang-fa; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Jalal Hosseini, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains Iranian club Persepolis. He has been a member of Iran's under-23 side as a wild card player on two occasions, in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in 2006. Hosseini has represented Iran at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Early life and education

Hosseini was born on 3 February 1982 in Bandar-e Anzali,^[3] Gilan Province. He majored in German Studies.

Club career

Saipa

He moved from Malavan to Saipa in summer 2005. Before that he was link with a move to Persepolis but the move was cancelled. During the 2005–06 season, he was the most consistent player for his club, making 28 full appearances and scoring one goal.^[4] He continued his solid performance for Saipa during the 2006–07 season with 26 full appearances and one goal and also won the league. He also played in the AFC Champions League matches for Saipa.

Sepahan

He signed for Sepahan in summer 2009 and became their regular player for the season. He won the Persian Gulf Cup for three times in a row with Sepahan. After three years and 94 league appearances, Hosseini left the club in 2012 as one of the league's most established Center Backs.

Persepolis

He signed a one-year contract with Tehran's reds until the end of 2012–13 Season.^[5] He extended his contract with Persepolis for one year in February 2013, keeping him in the team till 2014. He was regarded as the Iran Pro League's best defender. He was one of the main players in Persepolis' second place league finish in 2014. Hosseini was named the best defender in the 2013–14 season.

Al-Ahli

On 17 July 2014, Hosseini joined Qatar Stars League's Al-Ahli with signing a one-year contract. He left the club in May 2015.^[6]

Naft Tehran

Hosseini left Qatar and joined Persian Gulf Pro League runners–up Naft Tehran in the summer of 2015. With Hosseini Naft reached the quarter–finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. Midway through the season, Hosseini and many Naft players and management had disputes with the board as they had not been paid. As a result of this Hosseini left the club before the 2016–17 season.

Persepolis

In spring of 2016, after days of negotiation, Hosseini announced he had signed with his former club Persepolis. Shortly after he was announced as the club captain for the 2016–17 season. He leads Persepolis to a consecutive Persian Pro League in which he was an indisputable Player and played a big role in team.

Club career statistics

As of 7 August 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup^[i]		Continental^[ii]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malavan	2002–03	Pro League	24	0	0	0	–	–	24	0
	2003–04	Azadegan League	30	0	0	0	–	–	30	0
	2004–05	Pro League	30	2	1	0	–	–	31	2
Saipa	2005–06		28	1	0	0	–	–	28	1
	2006–07		26	3	2	0	–	–	28	3
	2007–08		34	1	1	0	7	0	42	1
	2008–09		29	3	1	0	–	–	30	3
Sepahan	2009–10		32	1	1	0	6	1	39	2
	2010–11		32	2	4	0	9	0	45	2
	2011–12		30	1	1	0	6	1	37	2
Persepolis	2012–13		31	1	5	0	0	0	36	1
Persepolis	2013–14		26	1	2	0	0	0	28	1
Naft Tehran	2015–16		26	2	1	0	3	0	27	2
Persepolis	2016–17		27	1	0	0	7	0	34	1
	2017–18		23	0	2	0	8	1	33	1
	2018–19		26	1	3	0	9	1	38	2
	2019–20		16	0	2	0	1	0	19	0
CareerTotals Iran			470	20	26	0	56	4	544	23
Al-Ahli	2014–15	Qatar Stars League	25	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
CareerTotals			495	20	27	0	56	4	571	23

^ Includes Hazfi Cup and Emir of Qatar Cup
^ Includes AFC Champions League

Persepolis statistics

As of 18 July 2020

Jalal Hosseini's Statistics in Persepolis
League		Cup		Asian		Friendly		Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
147	4	14	0	25	2	?	?	186	6

International career

Hosseini was a member of Iran national under-23 football team, participating in the 2006 Asian Games. He debuted for the senior national team in a friendly match against Belarus in February 2007.

Having joined Team Melli again in July 2007, he played in all four of Iran's matches and scored Iran's first goal in its opening match at the 2007 Asian Cup against Uzbekistan. He was called again for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He featured in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.^[7] He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.^[8] In 2016, Hosseini was selected as one of the top 3 defenders in the world by France Football magazine in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia. https://www.francefootball.fr/news/L-equipe-type-des-eliminatoires-pour-la-coupe-du-monde-2018/736100

In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia^[9] but did not make the final 23.^[10] On 1 December 2018, Hosseini announced his retirement from international football.

International caps

Iran
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	11	1
2008	16	1
2009	14	0
2010	12	1
2011	13	2
2012	8	0
2013	8	1
2014	7	0
2015	10	1
2016	9	1
2017	4	0
Total	112	8

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 July 2007	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	Uzbekistan	1–1	2–1	2007 AFC Asian Cup
2	26 March 2008	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	2–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	1 October 2010	Amman International Stadium, Amman	Iraq	1–0	2–1	WAFF 2010
4	17 July 2011	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Madagascar	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	11 October 2011	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Bahrain	1–0	6–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 October 2013	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Thailand	1–0	2–1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	8 October 2015	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	1–1	1–1	2018 WCQ and 2019 ACQ
8	6 October 2016	Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification