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Mehdi Torabi (; born 10 September 1994) is an Iranian professional Football player, footballer who plays as a Winger (football), winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor S.C., Tractor and the Iran national football team, Iran national team.
He started his career with Saipa F.C., Saipa from youth levels. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in summer 2012. He made his Persian Gulf Cup debut for Saipa F.C., Saipa in the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup, 2013–14 season against Mes Kerman as a substitute. His subsequent performances were deemed worthy of a Iran national football team, Team Melli call up.
He made his debut against Uzbekistan national football team, Uzbekistan in a friendly on 11 June 2015 where he scored the lone goal of the match. On 3 September 2015, Torabi came off the bench to score in a 6–0 victory against Guam national football team, Guam. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary Iran national football team, squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torabi, Mehdi 1994 births Footballers from Karaj Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football wingers Iranian men's footballers Iran men's youth international footballers Iran men's international footballers Saipa F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Tractor S.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Qatar Stars League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Iranian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Club career
Saipa
He started his career with Saipa F.C., Saipa from youth levels. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in summer 2012. He made his Persian Gulf Cup debut for Saipa F.C., Saipa in the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup, 2013–14 season against Mes Kerman as a substitute. His subsequent performances were deemed worthy of a Iran national football team, Team Melli call up.
Persepolis
On 1 July 2018, Torabi signed a three-year deal with Persepolis F.C., Persepolis. He was sent on back on loan to Saipa F.C., Saipa for the first half of the season until Persepolis had served their transfer ban. On 16 December 2018, Torabi officially joined Persepolis' squad and was assigned the number 9. Torabi scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 3–2 victory over Saipa on 13 April 2019. In the summer of 2024, it was announced that he wanted to transfer to another team for more income. But he himself said that he changed his team to improve his mental condition, not to earn money.Tractor
On 10 July 2024, Torabi joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor S.C., Tractor.International career
Youth level
He was invited to Iran national under-23 football team, Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada. Torabi was included in the squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship by coach Mohammad Khakpour and he scored his first goal of the tournament in the last group match against China from a 30-yard free kick.Senior level
He made his debut against Uzbekistan national football team, Uzbekistan in a friendly on 11 June 2015 where he scored the lone goal of the match. On 3 September 2015, Torabi came off the bench to score in a 6–0 victory against Guam national football team, Guam. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary Iran national football team, squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Personal life
Political views
Torabi has been known to be a supporter of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, having worn a shirt in support of Iran's Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and wanting to offer him a football as a gift during the Mahsa Amini protests. In 2019, Torabi lifted his shirt up with a message of support to the government during the 2019–2020 Iranian protests as well. The literal translation of his message was "The only path to salvation of country is to follow orders of the leader".Career statistics
Club
International
:''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2024.''International goals
:''As of match played 10 November 2022. Iran score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torabi goal.''Honours
Club
Persepolis *Persian Gulf Pro League (5): 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2018–19, 2019–20 Iran Pro League, 2019–20, 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2020–21, 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2022–23, 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2023–24 *Hazfi Cup (2): 2018-19 Hazfi Cup, 2018–19, 2022–23 Hazfi Cup, 2022–23 *Iranian Super Cup (2): 2019 Iranian Super Cup, 2019, 2020 Iranian Super Cup, 2020 Tractor *Persian Gulf Pro League: 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2024–25Individual
*Iran football award winners, Iranian Young Player of the Year: 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2016 *Iran football award winners, Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2015–16 *Navad Player of the Month: April 2018, May 2018References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torabi, Mehdi 1994 births Footballers from Karaj Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football wingers Iranian men's footballers Iran men's youth international footballers Iran men's international footballers Saipa F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Tractor S.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Qatar Stars League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Iranian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar