Hossein Mahini
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Hossein Mahini | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bushehr, Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full back, Defensive Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Iranjavan | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 95 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Zob Ahan | 61 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2020 | Persepolis | 127 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Malavan (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Nassaji | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Saipa | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Iran U23 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Iran | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2018 |
Hossein Mahini (Persian: حسین ماهینی; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a defender.[2]
Club career
[edit]Persepolis
[edit]On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis.[3] Mahini is known for his speed and crossing. On 2 May 2014, Mahini extended his contract with Persepolis until 2017. However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015.
He returned to Persepolis in May 2016 after completing his service at Malavan.[4][5]
On 13 January 2020,[6] Mahini left Persepolis after 7 years playing for the team.[7][8]
International career
[edit]He was recruited to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for the first time.[9] Previously, Mahini was an Iran national under-23 football team player and won a bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games. On 1 June 2014, he was brought into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Queiroz.[10][11] He was an unused substitute in the tournament, in which Iran was eliminated in the group stages.[12]
Arrest
[edit]Mahini was arrested on September 29, 2022, by Islamic Republic security forces for voicing solidarity and support with the Iranian people during the September 2022 Iranian protests on social media.[13][14] Fellow footballers such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mohammad Taghavi, Voria Ghafouri and Aref Gholami reacted to his arrest and expressed their support on social media.[15]
Club career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 February 2020
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup and Super Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Pro League | 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
2006–07 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||
2007–08 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
2008–09 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 94 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 97 | 3 | ||
Zob Ahan | Pro League | 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2011–12 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
Persepolis | Pro League | 2012–13 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Malavan (loan) | 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |
Persepolis | 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 149 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 179 | 4 | ||
Nassaji | Pro League | 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 352 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 352 | 10 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Zob Ahan
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010
- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19
- Iranian Super Cup (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2018
National
[edit]- Iran U23
References
[edit]- ^ Iran Football Federation official web site Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ iranproleague.net
- ^ Mahini joins Persepolis Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "برانکو خبر داد/ حضور 3 بازیکن در پرسپولیس قطعی شد". کاپ | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "ماهینی از 18 مرداد در ترکیب پرسپولیس". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". www.asriran.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Mahini and emotional goodbye to the team". پايگاه خبری افکارنيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Queiroz announces his second squad
- ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "اسامی 24 بازیكن تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در جام جهانی برزیل اعلام شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral". the Guardian. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Footballer Hossein Mahini: From Jack Dorsey's Congratulations to Arrest". IranWire. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "جمهوری اسلامی علیه ورزشکاران معترض؛ بازداشت حسین ماهینی و خطونشان کشیدن برای چهرهها" [Islamic Republic vs. protesting athletes; the arrest of Hossein Mahini and giving ultimatum to celebrities] (in Persian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Hossein Mahini Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine at PersianLeague.com
- Hossein Mahini at TeamMelli.com
- Hossein Mahini at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players
- Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players
- Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Bushehr
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Iran men's international footballers
- Mahsa Amini protests
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
- Political prisoners in Iran