Mohammad Soltani Mehr ( fa, محمد سلطانی‌ مهر, is an Iranian professional

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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 The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on ...

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 The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as ...

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.

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* {{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