Hossein Mahini (; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Persepolis

On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading

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team,

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

. Mahini is known for his speed and crossing. On 2 May 2014, Mahini extended his contract with Persepolis until 2017. However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015. He returned to Persepolis in May 2016 after completing his service at Malavan. On 13 January 2020, Mahini left Persepolis after 7 years playing for the team.

International career

He was recruited to the

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for the first time. Previously, Mahini was an

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player and won a bronze medal at

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. On 1 June 2014, he was brought into Iran's

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squad by Queiroz. He was an unused substitute in the tournament, in which Iran was eliminated in the group stages.

Arrest

Mahini was arrested on September 29, 2022, by Islamic Republic security forces for voicing solidarity and support with the Iranian people during the September 2022 Iranian protests on social media. Fellow footballers such as

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, Mohammad Taghavi, Voria Ghafouri and Aref Gholami reacted to his arrest and expressed their support on social media.

Club career statistics

: ''As of 17 February 2020''

Honours

Club

;Zob Ahan *

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runner-up:

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

;Persepolis *

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

(3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

(1): 2018–19 *

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup (Persian language, Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of ...

(3):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

runner-up:

National

;Iran U23 * Asian Games Bronze Medal:

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahini, Hossein 1986 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Persepolis F.C. players F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran 2014 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Bushehr Men's association football fullbacks Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Iran men's international footballers Mahsa Amini protests 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Political prisoners in Iran Asian Games bronze medalists in football