Mehdi Torabi

Mehdi Torabi (Persian: مهدی ترابی; born 10 September 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and the Iran national team.

Mehdi Torabi
Torabi with Persepolis in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Torabi
Date of birth (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Eshtehard, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2015 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Saipa 118 (17)
2019–2020 Persepolis 40 (12)
2020–2021 Al-Arabi 9 (2)
2021– Persepolis 88 (16)
International career
2015–2016 Iran U23 6 (1)
2015– Iran 49 (7)
Medal record
Representing Mehdi Torabi Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Club career

Saipa

Mehdi Torabi 
Torabi playing for Saipa against Persepolis in 2018

He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in summer 2012. He made his Persian Gulf Cup debut for Saipa in the 2013–14 season against Mes Kerman as a substitute. His subsequent performances were deemed worthy of a Team Melli call up.

Persepolis

On 1 July 2018, Torabi signed a three-year deal with Persepolis. He was sent on back on loan to Saipa for the first half of the season until Persepolis had served their transfer ban. On 16 December 2018, Torabi officially joined Persepolis' squad and was assigned the number 9.

Torabi scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 3–2 victory over Saipa on 13 April 2019.

International career

Youth level

He was invited to Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada. Torabi was included in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship by coach Mohammad Khakpour and he scored his first goal of the tournament in the last group match against China from a 30-yard free kick.

Senior level

He made his debut against Uzbekistan in a friendly on 11 June 2015 where he scored the lone goal of the match. On 3 September 2015, Torabi came off the bench to score in a 6–0 victory against Guam. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Personal life

Political views

Torabi has been known to be a supporter of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, having worn a shirt in support of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and wanting to offer him a football as a gift during the Mahsa Amini protests. In 2019, Torabi lifted his shirt up with a message of support to the government during the 2019–2020 Iranian protests as well. The literal translation of his message was "The only path to salvation of country is to follow orders of the leader".

Career statistics

Club

    As of 17 March 2024
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saipa Pro League 2013–14 5 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 23 1 2 0 25 1
2015–16 24 1 3 0 30 1
2016–17 25 4 2 0 22 4
2017–18 27 10 1 0 28 10
2018–19 14 1 2 3 16 4
Total 118 17 10 3 128 20
Persepolis Pro League 2018–19 14 1 3 0 6 1 23 2
2019–20 26 11 4 1 2 0 32 12
Total 40 12 7 1 8 1 55 14
Al-Arabi QSL 2020–21 9 2 2 0 11 2
Total 9 2 2 0 11 2
Persepolis Pro League 2020–21 14 4 3 1 6 2 1 0 24 7
2021–22 26 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 30 5
2022–23 29 7 5 2 34 9
2023–24 19 2 1 1 5 1 25 4
Total 88 16 11 5 13 4 1 0 113 25
Career totals 255 47 30 9 21 5 1 0 307 61

International

    Statistics accurate as of match played 3 February 2024.
Iran
Year Apps Goals
2015 7 3
2016 4 1
2017 2 0
2018 10 2
2019 7 0
2021 3 0
2022 6 1
2023 6 0
2024 4 0
Total 49 7

International goals

    As of match played 10 November 2022. Iran score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torabi goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2015 Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1 Mehdi Torabi  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 3 September 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 3 Mehdi Torabi  Guam 6–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 October 2015 5 Mehdi Torabi  Japan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 7 June 2016 10 Mehdi Torabi  Kyrgyzstan 3–0 6–0
5. 11 September 2018 Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 18 Mehdi Torabi  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0
6. 16 October 2018 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 19 Mehdi Torabi  Bolivia 2–1 2–1
7. 10 November 2022 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 36 Mehdi Torabi  Nicaragua 1–0 1–0

Honours

Club

    Persepolis

Individual

References

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