Mehdi Ghayedi

Mehdi Ghayedi (Persian: مهدی قایدی‎, born December 5, 1998[1]) is an Iranian who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal and the Iran national football team

Mehdi Ghayedi
Ghayedi with Esteghlal in December 2020
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Ghayedi
Date of birth (1998-12-05) December 5, 1998
Place of birth Bushehr, Iran[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Esteghlal
Number 10
Youth career
Iranjavan
Shahin Bushehr
Iranjavan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Iranjavan 29 (10)
2017– Esteghlal 64 (17)
National team‡
2017 Iran U20 2 (0)
2018– Iran U23 8 (2)
2020– Iran 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Club career

Iranjavan

Ghayedi was born in Bandar and started his career at youth level with F.C. Iranjavan Bushehr. He was promoted to the senior squad before the start of the 2016–17 and scored 10 times. He was named as the Azadegan League young player of the season for the 2016–17 season in July 2017.[2]

Esteghlal

On 8 June 2017, he signed a three-year contract with Esteghlal[3] Upon signing for Esteghlal, Ghaedi was given the number 16.[4]

2017–18 season
Ghayedi in the arms of Hossein Hosseini after missing penalty against Saipa in 2018-19 Hazfi Cup

At the start of the season the F.F.I.R.I. banned him from playing along with two fellow Esteghlal teammates Majid Hosseini and Omid Noorafkan as Alireza Mansourian prevented them to join Iran under-23 camp.[5] The deprivation from the F.F.I.R.I. was finally cancelled on 29 July 2017 after missing the first week of the season and the players eligible to play for the second week of the 2017–18 campaign.[6] He finally made his debut for Esteghlal on 4 August 2017 in a 0–0 draw against Esteghlal Khuzestan entering the match as a substitute for Omid Noorafkan.[7] At the end of the match, even though he played for a few minutes, he was praised for his skills and effort.[8] After making his debut he became the youngest player to play for Esteghlal in the league, a record which was held by Omid Noorafkan previously.[9] He started his first match for the club in a 3–0 victory over Sepahan on 6 December.[10] On 25 January 2018, Esteghlal was awarded a penalty after a foul on Ghaedi which was converted by Server Djeparov in the 4–0 victory against Pars Jonoubi Jam; he also assisted Ali Ghorbani's goal in the same match. He was named the man of the match for his performance.[11]

On 29 January, Ghaedi was involved in a serious car crash in his hometown Bushehr along with his friends and his cousin who died a few days later.[12] As result of the accident, he went through a surgery due to his Spleen being damaged by trauma and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[13] A day later Esteghlal beat Sanat Naft in Hazfi Cup and his teammates dedicated the victory to him.[14]

International career

Youth

Ghaedi was selected to join Iran under-20 to take part in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, under manager Amir Hossein Peiravani. After sitting on the bench for Iran's opening match against Costa Rica, he made his tournament debut against Zambia and played for 18 minutes in Iran's 4–2 defeat.[15] He also played for a few minutes against Portugal as Iran lost the match and was knocked out of the competition.[16]

Senior

On 4 October 2020, Dragan Skočić called him up for friendlies against Uzbekistan and Mali after his performances for Esteghlal. On 8 October 2020, He made his debut for Team Melli against Uzbekistan.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 February 2021
Club performance League Cup Continental Others Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Others Total
2017–18EsteghlalPersian Gulf Pro League1201010–140
2018–19 10 3 2 0 3 0 15 3
2019–20 29 10 4 2 5 3 38 15
2020–21 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
Total Iran 641772103008322

International
As of 12 November 2020.[19]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
202021
Total21

International goals
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[19][20]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2020Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina0–20–2Friendly

Honours

Esteghlal

References
  1. "آشنایی با باشو غریبه‌ی کوچک (المهدی گاییدی)آبی‌های تهران" (in Persian).
  2. "مهدی قائدی، پدیده لیگ یک در فصل ۹۵-۹۶" (in Persian).
  3. "قائدی رسما استقلالی شد" (in Persian).
  4. "عجیب ترین پیراهن استقلال بر تن پژمان منتظری" (in Persian).
  5. "محرومیت 3 بازیکن استقلال از هفته اول لیگ" (in Persian).
  6. "محرومیت سه بازیکن استقلال لغو شد" (in Persian).
  7. "استقلال 0 - استقلال خوزستان 0؛ آبی‌ها شاکی از داور و دیوار" (in Persian).
  8. "نیمار در آزادی، نه در پاریس!" (in Persian).
  9. "قائدی رکورد جوان‌ترین بازیکن تاریخ استقلال را در لیگ برتر شکست" (in Persian).
  10. "استقلال 3-0 سپاهان؛ در روز سوپر گل ها، طلسم های استقلال شکسته شد" (in Persian). 11 August 2017.
  11. "استقلال 4- پارس جم 0؛ خط آتش آبی فاتح روز جنجالی" [Esteghlal 4 Pars Jam 0;] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. "آخرین اخبار از وضعیت مهدی قائدی بعد از تصادف" [Latest news on Mehdi Ghaedi after the accident] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  13. "آخرین وضعیت روند درمان و آسیب دیدگی قائدی" [Mehdi Ghaedi's latest injury and therapy situation] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  14. "خوشحالی شجاعیان با پیراهن مهدی قائدی" [Shojaeian's celebration with Mehdi Ghay edi's shirt.] (in Persian). Varzesh3.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  15. "ایران 2 - زامبیا 4 ؛ توفان آفریقایی در 10 دقیقه" (in Persian).
  16. "ایران 1- پرتغال 2؛ با دو ویدئو چک حذف شدیم" (in Persian).
  17. "UZBEKISTAN VS. IRAN 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  18. "2020 International Friendly". espn.com. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  19. "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]".
  20. "Rezaei, Kaveh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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