Mehdi Torabi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Torabi | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Eshtehard, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saipa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Saipa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Saipa | 65 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Iran U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015– | Iran | 11 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2016. | |||
Mehdi Torabi (Persian: مهدی ترابی); is an Iranian Football Winger who currently plays for Iranian football club Saipa in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Saipa
He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in summer 2012. He made his debut for Saipa in 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Mes Kerman as a substitute. Coach Engin Firat gave him this chance and Firat improved Torabi so much, that he is now a regular member of the Iran national football team.
Club career statistics
- As of 29 February 2016.
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saipa | Pro League | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
International career
Youth level
He was invited to Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada.[1] He was included in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship by coach Mohammad Khakpour and he scored his first goal of the tournament in the last group match against China from a 30 yard free kick.
Senior level
He made his debut against Uzbekistan on a friendly on 11 June 2015 where he scored the lone goal of the match. On 3 September 2015 Torabi came off the bench to score in a 6–0 victory against Guam.
International goals
- As of match played 7 June 2016. Iran score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torabi goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2015 | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1 |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 September 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 3 |  Guam | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 13 October 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 5 |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 June 2016 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 10 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ "89 بازیکن در اردوی تیم فوتبال المپیک - سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ Mehdi Torabi profile at Soccerway