Mehrzad Madanchi Ardekani ( fa, مهرزاد معدنچى; born 12 October 1983) is an Iranian former football

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who last played for

Fajr Sepasi Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى فجر شهید سپاسی شیراز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian football ...

Club career

The attacker started his playing career in Homa Shiraz club which plays in the lower Iranian divisions. After playing impressively at the lower division Shiraz club, he earned a transfer to

, one of the top two clubs of Shiraz (the other being

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). He was immediately seen as a big talent and continued to play well in the 2004/2005 season. The speedy left winger saw his performances be rewarded with a transfer to the most popular club in Iran,

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, in July 2005. In the 2005/2006 season at Persepolis Madanchi grew to become a first team player. He played some good matches on the left wing during the season, due to his great speed and dribbling. His main problem however was his crossing ability, which many agreed could be greatly improved. At the end of the season Persepolis coach

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took Madanchi away from the left wing and put him in as a striker, with topscorer Javad Kazemian as his partner. This position worked immediately, as in three matches in the

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Madanchi scored seven goals, a hattrick against Abu Muslem and two doubles against

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...

and Nojan. In the 2006/2007 season at Persepolis Madanchi was put in the striker position by head coach

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. This really helped out Persepolis because Madanchi was able to score 10 goals and make 5 assists in the League and was announced the best player of the 2006/2007 IPL season called the Persian Gulf Cup. On 10 July 2007 Madanchi signed a one-year deal with U.A.E's club Al-Shaab for a fee of $500,000. During the 2007/2008 season at Al-Shaab, Madanchi played in the Striker position for the entire season which resulted in him scoring 17 goals in three different competitions. He scored 14 goals in the UAE League, while scoring two goals in the

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and one goal in the UAE Cup. Although, 8 of his 17 goals were scored from the penalty spot. After the season Madanchi was named the Foreign Player of the Season 2007/08 of the UAE League. On 31 May 2008 Madanchi signed a one-year deal with Al-Nasr Sports Club in the

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in a contract is thought to be worth over $1.5 million. He moved to Al-Ahli in summer 2009 where he played in CWC and also AFC Champions League. He joined Steel Azin in 2010 and stayed there for a season where he had an unsuccessful season because of the injuries he had and after the relegation of the team he moved to Al Shaab but again because of the injuries he had his contract was canceled halfway through the season. On 16 July 2012 he joined

with a three-year contract.Madanchi joins Persepolis
After spending one season at the club and not gaining much of playing time, his contract was terminated and he joined

Club career statistics

* Assist Goals

International career

Madanchi was selected for the Iranian Olympic team during the qualifiers for the Olympic Games 2004. Although Iran failed to qualify for the tournament, Madanchi, at the time only 18, was one of the stars of the young team. His good performance during the qualifiers led to him being called up to the full

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and he made his debut in August 2003 against

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. His most impressive international match was Iran's Asian Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipei in March 2006, in which he scored two of Iran's four goals. He also scored one goal against Bosnia in a

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warmup friendly. He was selected for Iran's final World Cup 2006 squad as one of the 23 players. In July 2007 and for the

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Madanchi was called for Team Melli once again. He has been called up for

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for the

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. He also featured and scored in

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

International Matches

, 20 August 2003, friendly match #

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, 18 December 2004, friendly match #

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, 22 February 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers # Costa Rica, 1 March 2006, friendly match #

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, 28 May 2006, friendly match # Bosnia, 31 May 2006, friendly match #

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, 11 June 2006,

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, 17 June 2006,

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, 21 June 2006,

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, 8 August 2006, friendly match # Syria, 16 August 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers #

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, 2 September 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers # Syria, 6 September 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers #

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, 4 October 2006, friendly match #

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, 24 March 2007, friendly match #

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, 28 June 2007, friendly match #

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, 2 July 2007, friendly match #

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, 11 July 2007, Asian Cup # China, 15 July 2007, Asian Cup #

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, 22 July 2007, Asian Cup #

, 10 January 2008, friendly match # Costa Rica, 30 January 2008, friendly match # Syria, 6 February 2008, World Cup Qualifiers #

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, 22 March 2008, friendly match #

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, 26 March 2008, World Cup Qualifiers #

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, 27 August 2008, friendly match #

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, 6 September 2008, World Cup Qualifiers #

, 19 November 2008, World Cup Qualifiers #

, 28 March 2009, World Cup Qualifiers #

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

, 1 April 2009, friendly match # China, 1 June 2009, friendly match #

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, 6 June 2009, World Cup Qualifiers # Bosnia, 12 August 2009, friendly match

International appearances and goals

:World Cup 3 (0) :World Cup qualification 6 (0) :Asian Cup 3 (0) :Asian Cup qualification 4 (2) :Friendly 17 (4)

Honours

Club

: **Runner up: *** 2002–03 with Fajr Sepasi *** 2005–06 with Persepolis ***

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with Persepolis

International

* AFC/OFC Cup Challenge: **Winner: ***2003 with Iran

Individual

: **Foreigner Player of the year: ***2007–08 with Al-Shaab

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madanchi, Mehrzad Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football wingers Persian Gulf Pro League players Fajr Sepasi players Persepolis F.C. players Al-Shaab CSC players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Al Ahli Club (Dubai) players UAE Pro League players Steel Azin F.C. players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Iranian expatriate footballers 1985 births Living people People from Shiraz Sportspeople from Fars province