Amir Hossein Sadeghi
.jpg) Sadeghi with Iran in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Hossein Sadeghi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Shahin | ||
| 1999–2001 | Moghvemat Tehran | ||
| 2001–2003 | Esteghlal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Esteghlal | 107 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Mes Kerman | 30 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Esteghlal | 46 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Tractor | 31 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Esteghlal | 60 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Saba Qom | 28 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Paykan | 48 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2006 | Iran U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2015 | Iran | 22 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 20 September 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Persian: امیرحسین صادقی, born September 6, 1981) is an Iranian former football player who played in the Iran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played as a defender, usually as a centre-back.
Club career
[edit]Esteghlal
[edit]He is one of the youth products of Esteghlal, he was called up to the senior team in 2003. After five years with Esteghlal and 113 league appearances he left and signed a one-year contract with Mes in 2008.[2]
Mes Kerman
[edit]After one season with Mes in which he made 30 appearances, Sadeghi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.
Tractor
[edit]Sadeghi again left Esteghlal in 2011 and signed with Tractor. He played an important role in helping Tractor finish as runners-up in the Iran Pro League. In his only season with Tractor, Sadeghi made 31 appearances scoring twice.
Return to Esteghlal
[edit]He moved back to Esteghlal from Tractor in July 2012, in his first season back with Esteghlal, Sadeghi won the Iran Pro League title for the second time in his career. On 13 July 2014, Sadeghi agreed on a new two-year contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.
Saba Qom
[edit]On 26 July 2015, he terminated his contract with Esteghlal and joined Saba Qom on a one-year contract.[3]
Peykan
[edit]In July 2016 after a season with Saba Qom and relegation to Azadegan League, Sadeghi decided to join Peykan for a two-year contract.
Club career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 December 2017
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Esteghlal | Iran Pro League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 151 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 251 | 21 | ||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 261 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | Mes | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 301 | 11 | |
| 2009–10 | Esteghlal | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Tractor | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | Esteghlal | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Saba Qom | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Peykan | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 379 | 22 | 171 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 425 | 26 | ||
1 Statistics Incomplete.
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 06–07 | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 08–09 | Mes | 1 |
| 09–10 | Esteghlal | 1 |
| 10–11 | Esteghlal | 0 |
| 11–12 | Tractor | 0 |
| 12–13 | Esteghlal | 3 |
| 13–14 | Esteghlal | 1 |
| 14–15 | Esteghlal | 0 |
International career
[edit]
He was named one of 23 members of Iranian national football team in 2006 World Cup in Germany. He became a regular player for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification but could not play any match in the actual competition as there were few arguments and differences with the coach Amir Ghalenoei in Malaysia. He was called to Team Melli again for the 2010 World Cup qualification but never played any match and while Carlos Queiroz was in charge he was invited again for the last 3 matches of 2014 World Cup qualifications where Iran qualified for the tournament while Sadeghi played all the three games. He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2013 against Lebanon in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[4] He played the full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, and was one of Iran's key players in defense. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[5]
International Goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Lebanon |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Esteghlal
- Iran Pro League: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2005–06, 2010–11 (Runner-up), 2012–13
- Hazfi Cup: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2007–08
- Tractor
- Iran Pro League: 2011–12 (Runner-up)
References
[edit]- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Tebyan
- ^ "صادقی شاگرد دایی شد". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Amir Hossein Sadeghi at TeamMelli.com
- Amir Hossein Sadeghi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Iran men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Saba Qom F.C. players
- Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players
- Tractor S.C. players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers from Tehran
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players