Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Fajr Sepasi. A midfielder, he is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 46)
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

Club career

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Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahanin 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.

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.

International career

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Rajabzadeh 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 had 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fajr Sepasi 2001–02 Iran Pro League 9 2 1 0 2 0 12 2
2002–03 8 1 8 1
Total 17 3 1 0 2 0!20 3
Zob Ahan 2003–04 Iran Pro League 21 9 5 0 26 9
2004–05 23 9 3 1 26 10
2005–06 29 14 1 1 30 15
2006–07 30 17 2 0 32 17
Total 103 49 6 2 5 0 114 51
Emirates 2007–08 UAE Pro League 20 6 20 6
Dhafra 2008–09 UAE Pro League 5 1 5 1
Mes Kerman 2008–09 Iran Pro League 4 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10 32 10 7 4 39 14
Total 36 10 0 0 7 4 43 14
Zob Ahan 2010–11 Iran Pro League 32 6 1 0 11 1 44 7
Fajr Sepasi 2011–12 Iran Pro League 32 10 1 0 33 10
Zob Ahan 2012–13 Iran Pro League 31 8 0 0 31 8
2013–14 25 9 1 0 26 9
2014–15 28 4 5 4 33 8
2015–16 30 6 5 1 6 2 41 9
2016–17 29 9 4 1 6 1 39 11
2017–18 18 2 0 0 7 1 25 3
Total 161 38 15 6 19 4 195 48
Career total 406 123 26 8 44 9 476 140

International

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Rajbazadeh after winning WAFF Championship with Iran in 2007
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 October 2006 Amman International Stadium, Amman   Iraq 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 12 January 2007 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 20 June 2007 Amman International Stadium, Amman   Palestine 2–0 2–0 WAFF 2007
4 22 June 2007 Amman International Stadium, Amman   Jordan 1–0 1–0 WAFF 2007

Honours

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Fajr Sepasi

Zob Ahan

Iran

Individual

References

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  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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