Mehdi Rajabzadeh

Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجب‌زاده; born 21 June 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Pars Jonoubi Jam in Azadegan League. 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) 21 June 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kazeroun, Iran
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pars Jonoubi Jam (manager)
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
2022–2024	Fajr Sepasi
2024–	Pars Jonoubi Jam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan in 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

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

Club

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

1. Includes Hazfi Cup, President's Cup.

International

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

Fajr Sepasi

• Hazfi Cup: 2000–01; runner-up 2001–02, 2002–03

Zob Ahan

• AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010
• Iran Pro League runner-up: 2004–05
• Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup: 2016

Iran

• WAFF Championship: 2007
• LG Cup: 2006

Individual

• Iran Pro League top goalscorer: 2006–07 (17 goals)
• Top scorer in Iran Pro League (116 goals)

References

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

External links

• Mehdi Rajabzadeh at PersianLeague.com
• Mehdi Rajabzadeh at FBref.com
• Mehdi Rajabzadeh at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mehdi Rajabzadeh at Soccerway
• Mehdi Rajabzadeh on Instagram