Mehdi Rajabzadeh

Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan and Mes Kerman. Rajabzadeh played as a midfielder and is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Date of birth (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978
Place of birth Kazeroun, Iran
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–1998 Jam Shiraz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Fajr Sepasi 17 (3)
2003–2007 Zob Ahan 103 (49)
2007–2008 Emirates 20 (6)
2008–2009 Al-Dhafra 5 (1)
2009–2010 Mes Kerman 36 (10)
2010–2011 Zob Ahan 32 (6)
2011–2012 Fajr Sepasi 32 (10)
2012–2018 Zob Ahan 161 (38)
International career‡
2004–2008 Iran 16 (4)
Managerial career
2018 Zob Ahan (assistant)
2021–2022 Qashqai
2022– Fajr Sepasi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2008

Club career

Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan FC in 2003. During the 2006/07 season Rajabzadeh became the top goalscorer by scoring 17 goals. He is one of the top all time IPL goalscorers.

Club career statistics
As of 15 May 2018
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2001–02FajrIran Pro League 921 020122
2002–03 8 1––81
2003–04Zob Ahan 219–50269
2004–05 23931–2310
2005–06 291411–2915
2006–07 30172 0–3017
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2007–08EmiratesUAE Pro League 206– –206
2008–09Dhafra 51– –51
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2008–09Mes KermanIran Pro League 4000–40
2009–10 3210– 743914
2010–11Zob Ahan 32610111447
2011–12Fajr Sepasi 321010–3310
2012–13Zob Ahan 31800–318
2013–1425910–269
2014–1528454–338
2015–163065162429
2016–1729941613911
2017–181820071253
Total Iran 381116268449451133
United Arab Emirates 257–257
Career total 406123268449476140
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Zob Ahan10
06–077
08–09Mes1
09–102
10–11Zob Ahan3
11–12Fajr Sepasi2
12–13Zob Ahan4
13–141
14–159
15–167
16–17 3
17–18 2
Assist total 51

International career

He made his debut for Iran against Qatar in February 2004. In October 2006, he joined Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq.

As of February 2008, he has 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.

International goals
Rajbazadeh after winning WAFF Championship with Iran in 2007
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 October 2006Amman International Stadium, Amman Iraq1–02–0Friendly
212 January 2007Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates1–02–0Friendly
320 June 2007Amman International Stadium, Amman Palestine2–02–0WAFF 2007
422 June 2007Amman International Stadium, Amman Jordan1–01–0WAFF 2007
Season Team Assists
05–06 Zob Ahan 10
06–07 7
08–09 Mes 1
09–10 2
10–11 Zob Ahan 3
11–12 Fajr Sepasi 2
12–13 Zob Ahan 4
13–14 1
14–15 9
15–16 7
16–17 3
17–18 2
Assist total

The second-top scorer in the Iranian Premier League

Mehdi Rajabzadeh is the second-top scorer in the history of this competition after Gholamreza Enayati, scoring 116 goals with the shirts of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, Zobahan Isfahan and Mes Kerman in the Premier League.

Honours

Fajr Sepasi

Zob Ahan

Iran National Team

Individual

References
  1. رجب‌زاده: زمانی ذوب‌آهن به بارسلونای کوچک معروف بود/ در مورد پرسپولیس و آل‌کثیر حرفی نزدم Retrieved in Persian www.farsnews.ir خبرگزاری فارس
  2. رجب‌زاده: عملکرد هر سرمربی از نتایج تیمش مشخص است/ ذوب‌آهن نباید به‌راحتی امتیاز از دست دهد Retrieved in Persian www.tasnimnews.com خبرگزاری تسنیم
  3. مهدی رجب زاده رسما مربی ذوب آهن شد Retrieved in Persian www.mehrnews.com خبرگزاری مهر
  4. رجب زاده در کنار ژاوی قرار گرفت (عکس) Retrieved in Persian www.varzesh3.com ورزش سه
  5. Biography Mehdi Rajabzadeh Retrieved in Persian
  6. نام کاپیتان سابق ذوب آهن در تقویم AFC ثبت شد Retrieved in Persian www.imna.ir خبرگزاری ایمنا
  7. رجب‌زاده: آن‌قدر کارایی فنی دارم که در لیگ برتر کار کنم/ ذوب‌آهن به اصلاح نیاز دارد Retrieved in Persian www.isna.ir news خبرگزاری دانشجویان ایران ایسنا
  8. اقدام جالب توجه ذوب آهن ؛ پیراهن مهدی رجب زاده بایگانی شد Retrieved in Persian www.ilna.news خبرگزاری ایلنا
  9. Seongnam vs. Zob Ahan Retrieved Soccerway 13 November 2010
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