Mostafa Mahdavikia (born 16 September 1984 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

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) is an Iranian

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player and nephew of

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia (; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional association football, football coach and former player usually played as a winger (association football), right winger or right back. He was at Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and ...

. He currently plays for Alvand Hamedan. He usually plays the

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

/ striker position.

Club career

Mostafa started his career at

Bank Melli F.C. Bank Melli F.C. () was an Iranian football club based in Tehran as the Sports subordinate of Bank Melli Iran Bank Melli Iran (BMI; ) is the first national and commercial retail bank of Iran. It was the largest Iranian company in terms of annua ...

just like other members of the Mahdavikia family such as

and Hadi Mahdavikia. Mostafa was then transferred to

ian powerhouses Persepolis FC just like his Uncle Mehdi. When

was asked about Mostafa Mahdavikia he said: He signed for Fajr Sepasi on January 24, 2007.

External links

Persian League Profile
Living people Iranian men's footballers Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players Sanati Kaveh Tehran F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Foolad Yazd F.C. players 1984 births Footballers from Tehran Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Iranian sportsmen {{Iran-footy-bio-stub