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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Kazeroun, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Jam Shiraz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Fajr Sepasi | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2007 | Zob Ahan | 103 | (49) |
| 2007–2008 | Emirates | 20 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Dhafra | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Mes Kerman | 36 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Zob Ahan | 32 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Fajr Sepasi | 32 | (10) |
| 2012–2018 | Zob Ahan | 161 | (38) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Iran | 16 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Zob Ahan (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Qashqai | ||
| 2022– | Fajr Sepasi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Persian: مهدی رجبزاده; born June 21, 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Fajr Sepasi. A midfielder, he is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahanin 2003. During the 2006–07 season Rajabzadeh became the top goalscorer by scoring 17 goals. He is one of the top all time IPL goalscorers.
Rajabzadeh is the second-top scorer in the history of this competition after Gholamreza Enayati, scoring 116 goals with the shirts of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, Zobahan Isfahan and Mes Kerman in the Premier League.
Rajabzadeh made his debut for Iran against Qatar in February 2004. In October 2006, he joined Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq.
As of February 2008, he had 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Asia | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fajr Sepasi | 2001–02 | Iran Pro League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0!20 | 3 | |||
| Zob Ahan | 2003–04 | Iran Pro League | 21 | 9 | – | 5 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2004–05 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 30 | 15 | |||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 17 | |||
| Total | 103 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 51 | ||
| Emirates | 2007–08 | UAE Pro League | 20 | 6 | – | – | 20 | 6 | ||
| Dhafra | 2008–09 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Mes Kerman | 2008–09 | Iran Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 10 | – | 7 | 4 | 39 | 14 | |||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 2010–11 | Iran Pro League | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 2011–12 | Iran Pro League | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 10 | |
| Zob Ahan | 2012–13 | Iran Pro League | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 161 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 195 | 48 | ||
| Career total | 406 | 123 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 476 | 140 | ||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October 2006 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Iraq |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 January 2007 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Palestine |
2–0 | 2–0 | WAFF 2007 |
| 4 | 22 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman |  Jordan |
1–0 | 1–0 | WAFF 2007 |
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