# Mehdi Mehdipour

Mehdi Mehdipour (Persian: مهدی مهدی‌پور; born 25 October 1994) is an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji.

## Style of play

Mehdipour is a central midfielder, but can play as a defensive or an attacking midfielder. He is known for his high accuracy passing and technique. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers in the Iran Pro League.

## Club career
### Early years

He started his career with Sepahan for youth levels. Later he joined Zob Ahan academy.

### Rah Ahan

He joined Tehrani side with his former coach at Zob Ahan, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh in summer 2013. He made his debut against Iranian club Esteghlal on January 4, 2014 as a substitute. He was released from Rah Ahan as December 2014.

### Zob Ahan

Mehdipour returned to Zob Ahan on 26 December 2014. In the 2015–2016 season, Mahdipour was one of the key players of Zob Ahan. Mehdipour played in the return match with Gostaresh Foolad F.C. during the 2015–16 season, scoring two goals.

### Esteghlal

On 10 October 2020 he signed a 3-year contract with Esteghlal F.C, and on 25 June 2021 he scored his first goal against Gol Gohar Sirjan. He also scored a second goal from a free kick in the last minutes of the match against Sepahan in the last week of the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League season.

## Club career statistics

    As of 6 April 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Asia | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rah Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Zob Ahan | Total | Total | 72 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 4 |
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2017-18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| Tractor | Total | Total | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 49 | 3 |
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Esteghlal | Total | Total | 93 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 5 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 235 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 287 | 12 |

### Assists

| Season | Team | Assists |
| 2014–15 | Zob Ahan | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Zob Ahan | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Zob Ahan | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Tractor | 2 |

## International career
### U23

He was invited to the Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada in preparation for Incheon 2014 and the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named to the Iran U23 final roster for Incheon 2014. He made his senior debut for the Iran national football team on 24 March 2022 against Korea Republic.

## Honours
### Club
#### Zob Ahan

* Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Iranian Super Cup: 2016

#### Esteghlal

* Iran Pro League: 2021–22
* Iran Pro League runner-up: 2023–24
* Hazfi Cup runners-up: 2020–21, 2022–23
* Iranian Super Cup: 2022