Meysam Hosseini (; born 7 June 1987) is an Iranian former professional

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who played as a defender. He usually played as a

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. Hosseini was born in the city of Nowshahr and played youth football with local club Shamoushak before moving to Gostaresh in 2009. He moved to Tehran-based club Esteghlal in 2011, where he won the

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 ...

, until joining

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') was an Iranian association football, football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previousl ...

. Hosseini joined

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on a two-year contract in 2013 and signed for Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C. in 2015 after his contract expired.

Club career

Shamoushak

In 2006, Hosseini started his career with Shamoushak at youth levels.

Gostaresh

After three seasons with Shamoushak, he joined Gostaresh in summer 2009. He helped Gostaresh reach the 2010 Hazfi Cup Final.

Esteghlal

After good performances in the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

and

matches, he joined Persian Gulf League side Esteghlal with a two-year contract. He helped the club win the

during his first season. In his second season, he was mostly benched and moved to

during the winter transfer window.

Naft Tehran

On 29 December 2012, he moved to

as part of

Iman Mousavi Iman Mousavi (born February 5, 1989) is an Iranian footballer who most recently played for Shams Azar Qazvin in the League 2. Club career Mousavi played with Moghavemat Sepasi until 2011. Then, he signed with Naft Tehran. He moved to Esteg ...

deal. He played in 15 matches and received two yellow cards.

Persepolis

He signed a two-years contract with

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Siah Jamegan

Following the expiration of his contract, Hosseini joined recently promoted club Siah Jamegan in 2015.

Club career statistics

* Assist Goals

Honours

Club

;Gostaresh Foolad *

runner-up: 2009–10 ;Esteghlal *

: 2011–12 ;Persepolis *

Iran 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 ...

runner-up: 2013–14

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hosseini, Meysam 1987 births Sportspeople from Nowshahr Footballers from Mazandaran province Living people 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Iranian men's footballers Shamoushak Noshahr F.C. players Gostaresh Foulad F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Siah Jamegan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players