Mohammad Soltani Mehr ( fa, محمد سلطانی مهر, is an Iranian professional
football
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player who currently plays for Iranian football club
Zob Ahan in the
Persian Gulf Pro League and the
Iran national under-20 football team. He has been mentioned by
The Guardian among 60 of the best young talents in world football.
Club career
Saipa
He started his career with
Pas Tehran academy.
Later he joined
Damash Tehran
Damash Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال داماش تهران), commonly known as Damash Tehran, is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran, that competes in the Tehran Province League. The club was founded in 2008 and ...
and
Saipa academies.
In summer 2015 he was promoted to
Saipa first team by
Majid Jalali
Majid Jalali ( fa, مجید جلالی, born 6 September 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football manager and a former player. He has served as the manager in several clubs in Iran like Pas Tehran, Saba Battery, Foolad, and also national ...
. He made his debut for
Saipa on 12 February 2016 against
Sepahan as a substitute for
Milad Meydavoudi, being only 17 years and 8 days old.
Club career statistics
International career
U17
He was part of
Iran U–17 in
2014 AFC U-16 Championship
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.
U20
In 2016 he played in the
AFC U-19 Championship
The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...
held in Bahrain. Furthermore, he was invited to the
Iran U–20 squad for the
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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held in South Corea from 20 May until 11 June 2017. He played in all 3 matches of the group stage against Costa Rica, Zambia, and Portugal.
References
External links
Mohammad Soltani Mehra
IranLeague.ir*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soltani Mehr, Mohammad
1999 births
Living people
Iranian men's footballers
Saipa F.C. players
Shahin Bushehr F.C. players
Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players
Footballers from Tehran
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Iran