Amir Hossein Sadeghi ( fa, امیرحسین صادقی, born September 6, 1981) is an Iranian former football player who played in the

Iran's Premier Football League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

throughout his career. He played as a defender, usually as a centre-back.

Club career

Esteghlal

He is one of the youth products of Esteghlal, he was called up to the senior team in 2003. After five years with Esteghlal and 113 league appearances he left and signed a one-year contract with Mes in 2008.

Mes Kerman

After one season with Mes in which he made 30 appearances, Sadeghi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal.

Tractor

Sadeghi again left Esteghlal in 2011 and signed with

Tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most commo ...

. He played an important role in helping Tractor finish as runners-up in the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

. In his only season with Tractor, Sadeghi made 31 appearances scoring twice.

Return to Esteghlal

He moved back to Esteghlal from

in July 2012, in his first season back with Esteghlal, Sadeghi won the

title for the second time in his career. On 13 July 2014, Sadeghi agreed on a new two-year contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

Saba Qom

On 26 July 2015, he terminated his contract with Esteghlal and joined Saba Qom on a one-year contract.

Peykan

In July 2016 after a season with Saba Qom and relegation to Azadegan League, Sadeghi decided to join Peykan for a two-year contract.

Club career statistics

''¹ Statistics Incomplete.'' * Assist Goals

International career

He was named one of 23 members of

Iranian national football team ) ''(the national team)' other nicknames'' , Badge = Flag_of_Iran.svg , Badge_size = 190px , Association = Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran , FIFA Trigramme = IRN , FIFA Rank ...

2006 World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

in Germany. He became a regular player for the

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating. For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic ...

but could not play any match in the actual competition as there were few arguments and differences with the coach

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in Malaysia. He was called to Team Melli again for the 2010 World Cup qualification but never played any match and while

Carlos Queiroz Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football coach who currently is the head coach of the Iran national team. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team, the United Arab Emirat ...

was in charge he was invited again for the last 3 matches of 2014 World Cup qualifications where Iran qualified for the tournament while Sadeghi played all the three games. He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2013 against Lebanon in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by

. He played the full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, and was one of Iran's key players in defense. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.

International Goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Esteghlal *

: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2005–06,

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(Runner-up),

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Ch ...

: 2003–04 (Runner-up), 2007–08 ;Tractor *

: 2011–12 (Runner-up)

References

External links

Amir Hossein Sadeghi
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TeamMelli.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadeghi, Amir Hossein 1981 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football defenders Persian Gulf Pro League players Esteghlal F.C. players Saba players Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players Tractor S.C. players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players People from Tehran 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players