Mehdi Vaezi (born 6 March 1975, in Azadshahr, Iran) is a former Iranian football player. He has lived and grew up in Mashhad between ages of 7 until 23.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Vaezi | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Azadshahr, Golestan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Sanati Electric Khorasan | ||
| 1993–1995 | Payam Khorasan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Payam | ||
| 1998–2000 | Bahman | ||
| 2000–2006 | Paykan | ||
| 2006–2009 | Persepolis | 41 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Saba | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Steel Azin | ||
| 2012–2013 | Machine Sazi | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–2008 | Iran | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2008 | |||
Club career edit
Vaezi played for Paykan Tehran F.C. before moving to Persepolis F.C. in 2006 on a 2-year deal. Earlier that year he was involved in a drug abuse scandal which ended in a 6-month ban from football and the breakdown of a transfer to F.C. Zob Ahan. Eventually he signed for Persepolis F.C.
During the 2006/07 season he only played a few matches for Persepolis behind the first keeper Farshid Karimi who had an incredible season but during the 2007/08 season he was the first choice keeper for most of the games but never played in the Tehran derby. This season went really well for him because he was known for his great saves and reflects but more importantly the fans preferred him over the other keepers such as international Goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian and the previous season's first choice Farshid Karimi.
During the 2008/09 Vaezi had many injuries which made him sit out many matches and a lot of critics believe that if he was not injured as much Persepolis would have done better in the league.
Club Career statistics edit
Last Update 19 October 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Paykan | Persian Gulf Cup | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Azadegan League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Persepolis | Persian Gulf Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saba | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
International career edit
On 17 March 1997 he made the 31-man list for the national team but did not get selected for any games[2] He made his debut for Iran in a friendly match against Georgia in August 2000. He was called up to join the squad in a few occasions, including in 2007, but did not make any other appearance for Team Melli before January 2008, when he made his second cap in a friendly match against Qatar.
Honours edit
- Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 1
- 2007/08 with Persepolis
References edit
- ^ "مهدی واعظی دروازهبان پرسپولیس دوبار داماد شدم". iran20.ir. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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