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Hossein Mahini
Personal information
Full name Hossein Mahini
Date of birth (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth Bushehr, Iran[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Persepolis B (assistant)
Youth career
2001–2005 Iranjavan
2005–2006 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Esteghlal Ahvaz 95 (3)
2010–2012 Zob Ahan 61 (3)
2012–2020 Persepolis 127 (2)
2015–2016 → Malavan (loan) 20 (1)
2020 Nassaji 13 (0)
2020–2022 Saipa 30 (1)
International career‡
2006–2008 Iran U23 12 (0)
2011–2017 Iran 23 (0)
Managerial career
2026– Persepolis B (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Football
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 QatarTeam competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2018

Hossein Mahini (Persian: حسین ماهینی; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Club career

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Persepolis

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Mahini playing for Persepolis against Gostaresh Foulad on 18 January 2018

On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis.[3] Mahini is known for his speed and crossing. On 2 May 2014, Mahini extended his contract with Persepolis until 2017. However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015.

He returned to Persepolis in May 2016 after completing his service at Malavan.[4][5]

On 13 January 2020,[6] Mahini left Persepolis after 7 years playing for the team.[7][8]

International career

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He was recruited to the Iran national football team by Carlos Queiroz for the first time.[9] Previously, Mahini was an Iran national under-23 football team player and won a bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games. On 1 June 2014, he was brought into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Queiroz.[10][11] He was an unused substitute in the tournament, in which Iran was eliminated in the group stages.[12]

Arrest

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Mahini was arrested on September 29, 2022, by Islamic Republic security forces for voicing solidarity and support with the Iranian people during the September 2022 Iranian protests on social media.[13][14] Fellow footballers such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mohammad Taghavi, Voria Ghafouri and Aref Gholami reacted to his arrest and expressed their support on social media.[15]

Club career statistics

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As of 17 February 2020
Club Division Season League Cup and Super Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esteghlal Ahvaz Pro League 2005–06 10 0 0 0 – – 8 0
2006–07 22 1 2 0 – – 32 1
2007–08 20 1 1 0 – – 26 1
2008–09 22 0 2 0 – – 22 0
2009–10 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Total 94350––973
Zob Ahan Pro League 2010–11 28 0 0 0 8 0 15 0
2011–12 30 3 3 0 13 0 43 3
Total 37330210583
Persepolis Pro League 2012–13 30 1 5 1 0 0 35 2
2013–14 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
2014–15 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Malavan (loan) 2015–16 28 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Persepolis 2016–17 24 1 1 0 4 0 29 1
2017–18 26 0 3 0 14 0 42 0
2018–19 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 14931211901794
Nassaji Pro League 2020 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Career total 352 8 20 1 40 0 352 10

Honours

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Club

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Zob Ahan
Persepolis

National

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Iran U23

References

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  1. ↑ Iran Football Federation official web site Archived 21 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ iranproleague.net[link removed]
  3. ↑ Mahini joins Persepolis Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "برانکو خبر داد/ حضور 3 بازیکن در پرسپولیس قطعی شد". کاپ | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی کاپ (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "ماهینی از 18 مرداد در ترکیب پرسپولیس". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". www.asriran.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mahini and emotional goodbye to the team". پايگاه خبری افکارنيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "ماهینی از پرسپولیس جدا شد". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ Queiroz announces his second squad
  10. ↑ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "اسامی 24 بازیكن تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در جام جهانی برزیل اعلام شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral". the Guardian. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Footballer Hossein Mahini: From Jack Dorsey's Congratulations to Arrest". IranWire. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "جمهوری اسلامی علیه ورزشکاران معترض؛ بازداشت حسین ماهینی و خط‌و‌نشان کشیدن برای چهره‌ها" [Islamic Republic vs. protesting athletes; the arrest of Hossein Mahini and giving ultimatum to celebrities] (in Persian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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