Milad Meydavoudi (, born 20 January 1985 in

Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman () is a city in the Central District (Masjed Soleyman County), Central District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Th ...

) is an Iranian

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player, who last played for Naft Masjed Soleyman in

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 ...

. He was appointed as assistant coach of Khooshe Talaei Saveh F.C.

Club career

Meydavoudi started his career at Esteghlal Ahvaz with whom he made his professional debut in 2004. He was brought to Esteghlal Ahvaz by

Nasser Hejazi Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی, ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered ...

from youth team. In the next season he played for

Pas Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. The club has a long and rich history and has alwa ...

because of army services and quickly emerged as a promising youngster, before moving back to

Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khuzestan province league The club was founded in 1948 as Taj ...

for the 2006–07 season. On February 1, 2008 Meydavoudi signed a 4-month loan contract with

UAE League The UAE Pro League (), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the highest level of the Emirati football league system. The first team to w ...

side Al-Ahli for a transfer fee of $600,000. On February 8, 2008 Meydavoudi signed a 2.5-year contract extension with

which kept him at the Takhti Stadium until 2010. But on September 22, 2008 he signed a 1-year contract with Al-Ahli for a transfer fee of $1,000,000. In 2010, he joined Esteghlal where he scored two goals in his debut. In November 2010, Meydavoudi was injured possibly for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. In winter 2013, Meydavoudi joined

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returning with his former coach

Parviz Mazloomi Parviz Mazloomi (, born 16 September 1954) is a former Iranian footballer who is the team manager of the Esteghlal. He played for Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi in the 1970s and 1980s. He also managed many clubs such as Saba Battery, Sanat Naft, ...

. After Aluminium's relegation to 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 ...

, he joined

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club currently competes in the Persian Gulf Pr ...

. On 1 June 2014 he joined

Saipa SAIPA (, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'' lit. ''Iranian Limited Company for the Production of Citroën Autom ...

, signing a two-year contract on 19 June 2014.

Club career statistics

* Assist Goals

International career

He was a member of

Iran national under-20 football team Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international Association football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 inte ...

at the

2004 AFC Youth Championship The 2004 AFC Youth Championship was the 33rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 25 September to 9 October 2004 in Malaysia. The tournament was won by for the eleventh time by South Korea in the final against China PR. V ...

. He was called up to the

Iran national football team The Iran national football team (), recognised as IR Iran by FIFA since 2018, represents Iran in men's international senior Association football, football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). At the cont ...

in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for ''Team Melli'' in Iran's first match against

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. He scored his first national goal in Iran's second match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Pas Tehran *

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: 2005–06 ;Esteghlal Ahvaz *

Runner-up: 2006–07 ;Al-Ahli *

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League (), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the highest level of the Emirati football league system. The first team to w ...

: 2008–09 ;Esteghlal *

Runner-up: 2010–011 *

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 ...

: 2011–12

Country

;Iran *

WAFF Championship The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meydavoudi, Milad Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Iranian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Esteghlal F.C. players PAS Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players UAE Pro League players 1985 births Living people Shabab Al Ahli Club players Aluminium Hormozgan F.C. players Saipa F.C. players Footballers from Masjed Soleyman Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C. players 21st-century Iranian sportsmen