Mehdi Vaezi

Mehdi Vaezi
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Vaezi
Date of birth	6 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Azadshahr, Golestan, Iran
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1993	Sanati Electric Khorasan
1993–1995	Payam Khorasan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1998	Payam
1998–2000	Bahman
2000–2006	Paykan
2006–2009	Persepolis
2009–2011	Saba
2011–2012	Steel Azin
2012–2013	Machine Sazi
International career‡
1997–2008	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2008

Mehdi Vaezi (born 6 March 1975, in Azadshahr, Iran) is a former Iranian football player. He has lived and grew up in Mashhad between ages of 7 until 23.^[1]

Club career

Vaezi played for Paykan Tehran F.C. before moving to Persepolis F.C. in 2006 on a 2-year deal. Earlier that year he was involved in a drug abuse scandal which ended in a 6-month ban from football and the breakdown of a transfer to F.C. Zob Ahan. Eventually he signed for Persepolis F.C.

During the 2006/07 season he only played a few matches for Persepolis behind the first keeper Farshid Karimi who had an incredible season but during the 2007/08 season he was the first choice keeper for most of the games but never played in the Tehran derby. This season went really well for him because he was known for his great saves and reflects but more importantly the fans preferred him over the other keepers such as international Goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian and the previous season's first choice Farshid Karimi.

During the 2008/09 Vaezi had many injuries which made him sit out many matches and a lot of critics believe that if he was not injured as much Persepolis would have done better in the league.

Club Career statistics

Last Update 19 October 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2003–04	Paykan	Persian Gulf Cup	21	0	2	0	-	-	23	0
2004–05		Persian Gulf Cup	28	0	1	0	-	-	29	0
2005–06		Azadegan League	20	0	0	0	-	-	20	0
2006–07	Persepolis	Persian Gulf Cup	6	0	1	0	-	-	7	0
2007–08			22	0	2	0	-	-	24	0
2008–09			13	0	2	0	1	0	16	0
2009–10	Saba		7	0	0	0	-	-	7	0
2010–11	Saba		20	0	1	0	-	-	21	0
Total	Iran			0		0	1	0		0
Career total				0		0	1	0		0

International career

On 17 March 1997 he made the 31-man list for the national team but did not get selected for any games^[2] He made his debut for Iran in a friendly match against Georgia in August 2000. He was called up to join the squad in a few occasions, including in 2007, but did not make any other appearance for Team Melli before January 2008, when he made his second cap in a friendly match against Qatar.

Honours

Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 1
- 2007/08 with Persepolis

References

^ "مهدی واعظی دروازه‌بان پرسپولیس دوبار داماد شدم". iran20.ir. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Mehdi Vaezi banned for six months after positive test

[1] "مهدی واعظی دروازه‌بان پرسپولیس دوبار داماد شدم". iran20.ir. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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