Amir Hossein Sadeghi Explained

Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Full Name:Amir Hossein Sadeghi[1]
Birth Date:1981 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1995–1999
Youthclubs1:Shahin
Youthyears2:1999–2001
Youthclubs2:Moghvemat Tehran
Youthyears3:2001–2003
Youthclubs3:Esteghlal
Years1:2000–2008
Years2:2008–2009
Years3:2009–2011
Years4:2011–2012
Years5:2012–2015
Years6:2015–2016
Years7:2016–2018
Clubs1:Esteghlal
Clubs2:Mes Kerman
Clubs3:Esteghlal
Clubs4:Tractor
Clubs5:Esteghlal
Clubs6:Saba Qom
Clubs7:Paykan
Caps1:107
Goals1:7
Caps2:30
Goals2:1
Caps3:46
Goals3:4
Caps4:31
Goals4:2
Caps5:60
Goals5:2
Caps6:28
Goals6:2
Caps7:48
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:2003–2006
Nationalteam1:Iran U23
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2005–2015
Nationalteam2:Iran
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:1
Pcupdate:20:52, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
Ntupdate: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

Esteghlal

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

After one season with Mes in which he made 30 appearances, Sadeghi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.

Tractor

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

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

On 26 July 2015, he terminated his contract with Esteghlal and joined Saba Qom on a one-year contract.[3]

Peykan

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

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
IranLeagueHazfi CupAsiaTotal
151101511
2004–0523000230
2005–0624300243
2006–072521125121
2007–08261102611
2008–09Mes3011130111
2009–10Esteghlal2831071364
2010–112624160363
2011–12Tractor31200312
2012–13Esteghlal3304070440
2013–142914190422
2014–152213000251
2015–16Saba Qom28300283
2016–17Peykan28220282
2017–1811011110
Career total379221713129142526

1 Statistics Incomplete.

SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Esteghlal2
08–09Mes1
09–10Esteghlal1
10–11Esteghlal0
11–12Tractor0
12–13Esteghlal3
13–14Esteghlal1
14–15Esteghlal0

International career

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

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

Esteghlal

2003–04 (Runner-up), 2005–06, 2010–11 (Runner-up), 2012–13

2003–04 (Runner-up), 2007–08

Tractor

2011–12 (Runner-up)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran . FIFA . 14 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=70739 Tebyan
  3. Web site: صادقی شاگرد دایی شد . 2015-07-26 . 2016-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918050530/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940504000876 . dead .
  4. Web site: Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24 . 1 June 2014 . 1 June 2014 . FIFA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140601164415/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2014/m%3D6/news%3Dquieroz-trims-squad-to-24-2351854.html . 1 June 2014 .
  5. Web site: Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad. 30 December 2014. afcasiancup.com. 1 January 2015. 1 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150101072926/http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/nekounam-headlines-iranian-squad/10ppu97hz8lxf1ik1ux49b1ve0. dead.