Mehdi Vaezi (born 6 March 1975, in

Azadshahr Azadshahr ( fa, آزادشهر, also Romanized as Āzādshahr and Āzād Shahr; formerly, Shah Pasand ( fa, شاه پسند), also Romanized as Shāh Pasand) is a city and capital of Azadshahr County, in Golestan Province, in northern Iran ...

, Iran) is a former

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian

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player. He has lived and grew up in

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

between ages of 7 until 23.

Club career

Vaezi played for Paykan Tehran F.C. before moving to

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 1 ...

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 Zob Ahan Esfahan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى ذوب‌آهن اصفهان, ''Bâšgâhé Futbâlé Zobâhané Esfahân'') is an Iranian football club based in Fuladshahr, Iran. It competes in the Persian Gulf Pro L ...

. Eventually he signed for

During the 2006/07 season he only played a few matches for Persepolis behind the first keeper

Farshid Karimi Farshid Karimi ( fa, فرشید كریمی, born May 10, 1976) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper. He is older brother of Ali Karimi. Club career Persepolis He started his career with Persepolis in 2000 when the club needed a goalkeeper ...

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 Hassan Roudbarian ( fa, حسن رودباریان, born July 6, 1978 in Qazvin, Iran) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper. Club career He has played most of his career for Pas Tehran. He became well known during Pas's 2003–04 championsh ...

and the previous season's first choice

. 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

Last Update 19 October 2010

International career

On 17 March 1997 he made the 31-man list for the national team but did not get selected for any games He made his debut for

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 ) ''(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 ...

before January 2008, when he made his second cap in a friendly match against

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Honours

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 ...

Winner: 1 **2007/08 with Persepolis

References

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Mehdi Vaezi banned for six months after positive test
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