Milad Mohammadi ( fa, میلاد محمدی ; born 29 September 1993) is an Iranian professional

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who plays for

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club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

and the Iranian national team. Known for his speed and versatility, Milad plays as a

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and winger. His twin brother

Mehrdad Mehrdād ( fa, مهرداد, ) is a common Persian male given name in Iran and other Persian speaking countries. The name is derived from '' Mehr'', an angelic Zoroastrian divinity ('' yazata'') of covenant, light, and oath. The Persian word '' ...

plays for Al-Arabi in the Qatar Stars League.

Club career

Rah Ahan

Milad Mohammadi joined Rah Ahan in the summer of 2014 with a five–year contract and made his debut for them in the first fixture of the 2014–15 Iran Pro League against Esteghlal. In July 2015 Mohammadi went on trial with Austrian Bundesliga club

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. He reportedly had two offers from European sides but Rah Ahan coach

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi ( fa, فرهاد کاظمی; born 1 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic f ...

refused to let him leave the club.

Akhmat Grozny

On 6 February 2016 Mohammadi signed a contract with

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club

Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

until 2019. Milad made his debut for Terek Grozny as a substitute on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 win over

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

. Mohammadi scored his first goal for Terek and his first ever professional league goal on 29 April 2017 in a 5–2 victory against Ural Yekaterinburg. After the 2016–17 season, he was named as one of the top 50 U23 Asian talents to watch for. On 27 May 2019, Akhmat confirmed that Mohammadi left the club as a free agent upon the expiration of his contract.

Gent

In July 2019 Mohammadi signed with

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club

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AEK Athens

On 17 September 2021, Mohammadi signed a three-year contract with

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side

after getting released from

on 25 August.

International career

Mohammadi scored a goal during the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

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invited Mohammadi to a national team camp in June 2015, making his debut against

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in a friendly match on 11 June 2015 and was on the bench on 16 June 2015 in a World Cup qualifier against

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. He was named in Iran's

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for the

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in Russia, where he came to prominence when he tried and failed at an extravagant throw-in, in the 93rd minute while Iran were trailing 1–0 to

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 29 November 2022''

Personal life

Milad Mohammadi was born south of Tehran in Fallah district, however he has said that he is a native of Qazvin. His family is originally from Qazvin Province, Iran. Football fans in Iran nicknamed him "Mig-Mig" that refers to a cartoon character named Roadrunner in

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. He is the twin brother of Mehrdad Mohammadi.

Honours

;AEK Athens *

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Club career

Rah Ahan

Akhmat Grozny

Gent

AEK Athens

International career

Career statistics

Club

International

Personal life

Honours

References

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