Misagh Medina Bahadoran ( fa, میثاق بهادران, Mithāq Bhāderan; born January 10, 1987) is a Filipino

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who plays as a winger or

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for Maharlika Manila in the

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and the Philippines national team. He has also played for the

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Early life and education

Bahadoran's father, Mostafa, is

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and his mother is

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Filipino. He is the third of seven children. He was raised in

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At age 7, Bahadoran started to play football and dreamed to be a professional footballer. However, he was discouraged from playing football by his father after his eldest brother, a professional footballer, had a career-ending injury. However Bahadoran continued playing football in secret. Bahadoran was sent to Philippines by his father in 2004 to finish his high school studies in

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. The relative lack of awareness on football in the Philippines limited Bahadoran's options in getting involved in the sport. When Bahadoran entered

Centro Escolar University Centro Escolar University ( tl, Pamantasang Centro Escolar) also referred to by its acronym CEU is a private non-sectarian higher education institution in San Miguel Manila, Philippines Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of ...

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, he and his foreign classmate successfully petitioned the school administration to convert a basketball court into a futsal field. At the end of the 2010–11 school year, Bahadoran graduated from

, with a degree in

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; he is currently a qualified dentist with his own practice.

Club career

Pasargad

Bahadoran first participated at the United Football League in

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as a player for

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Kaya

In 2010, he then later moved to

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Global Cebu

In 2011, he was asked to try out for the

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, after failing his try out for the Japanese club, he joined United Football League (UFL) club

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. Bahadoran helped Global win three UFL league titles, a UFL Cup title, and a UFL FA Cup title. He remained with Global, when the club renamed itself as Global Cebu and moved to the

(PFL).

Perak FA

Bahadoran was set to transfer to

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but later decided to sign up with Perak TBG F.C. instead on December 28, 2017. Bahadoran's contract was terminated with the

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club in May 2018 after a short stint under Perak head coach Mehmet Durakovic.

Brief return to Global and joining Maharlika

In February 2020, Bahadoran returned to

ahead of the 2020 PFL season. Bahadoran signed the lowest deal in his career to help a club he had played for before, but he and other players had to deal with issues relating to unpaid wages and uncertainties over club's management. In August 2020, Bahadoran has hinted possibilities of playing for

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, a club aspiring to enter the PFL in the 2020 season, which had been postponed due to the

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, at earliest. By the end of the month, Bahadoran has formalized his move to the club, which was granted provisional license to play in the PFL on September 1.

International career

Bahadoran first got called up to the Philippines squad in 2007, but his father urged him not to play for the team due to conflicts with his studies. After graduating from university in 2011, his father allowed him to pursue football and was again called up to the national team. He was eventually named in the final squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification first round against

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. However, over the two-legged match, he was not able to get his debut. As the Philippines advanced to the second round qualifiers against

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, he made his debut in the first-leg, coming on as a substitute for Ángel Guirado in the second minute of second half stoppage time in a 3–0 defeat. In the second-leg, he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Guirado but was not able to help the Philippines make a comeback as they lost 2–1. On 11 June 2015, he scored his first international goal in a 2–1 win for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification second round against

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. Five days later, he scored the Philippines' first goal in a 2–0 win over

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International goals

Personal life

Since December 2015 Bahadoran had been dating Filipina actress and model

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. The couple split in 2018. In November 2016, Bahadoran still hadn't practiced dentistry due to his focusing on his football career, though he was planning to launch his dental clinic in December. As of the same month, he also runs a food joint called MelMac Peri Peri Express. Bahadoran is also the owner of Global Elite Dental Clinic in

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Futsal

During his college years, Bahadoran was widely involved futsal rather than football so he could manage his studies better. In 2006, Bahadoran started to play for the

7s football

In early 2019, Bahadoran joined

side Laro FC which played

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in the

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that is known for having had players such as

Anton del Rosario Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario (born 23 December 1981) is an American-born Filipino footballer who plays as a right back or centre-back for Maharlika Manila, of which he is also a co-founder and co-owner. He represented the Philippines nation ...

Daniel Matsunaga Daniel Kenji Silva Matsunaga (born November 28, 1988) is a Brazilian model, actor, professional footballer, host and businessman. He became known in the Philippines by appearing in ''Cosmopolitan Philippines''’ September 2009 "Cosmo Men" supp ...

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, and Simon Greatwich.

Outside football

Sponsorship

Bahadoran is outfitted by American sportswear supplier

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Career statistics

Club

¹Including

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and

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International

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Global * UFL Division 1:

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; Runner-up

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International

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: Third

* Philippine Peace Cup:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahadoran, Misagh 1987 births Living people Filipino people of Iranian descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent People from Mabalacat Filipino footballers Filipino expatriate footballers Philippines international footballers Sportspeople from Pampanga Association football forwards Association football wingers Global Makati F.C. players Pasargad F.C. players Kaya F.C. players Perak F.C. players Philippines Football League players Centro Escolar University alumni Filipino men's futsal players Iranian people of Filipino descent Kapampangan people Iranian expatriate footballers Iranian footballers Iranian male models Filipino male models Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Sportspeople of Iranian descent Maharlika F.C. players Outfield association footballers who played in goal