Mehdi Rajabzadeh (; born 21 June 1978) is an Iranian football manager and former player who manages Pars Jonoubi Jam in Azadegan League. A midfielder, he is the second-top scorer in the history of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan in 2003. During the 2006–07 season Rajabzadeh became the top goalscorer by scoring 17 goals. He is one of the top all time IPL goalscorers.
Rajabzadeh is the second-top scorer in the history of this competition after Gholamreza Enayati, scoring 116 goals with the shirts of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, Zobahan Isfahan and Mes Kerman in the Premier League.
International career Rajabzadeh made his debut for Iran against Qatar in February 2004. In October 2006, he joined Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. He scored his first goal for Iran on October 4, 2006 in a match against Iraq.
As of February 2008, he had 17 caps and 4 goals for Iran.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupAsiaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFajr Sepasi2001–02Iran Pro League9210201222002–0381––81Total1731020!203Zob Ahan2003–04Iran Pro League219–502692004–0523931–26102005–06291411–30152006–07301720–3217Total10349625011451Emirates2007–08UAE Pro League206––206Dhafra2008–09UAE Pro League51––51Mes Kerman2008–09Iran Pro League4000–402009–103210–743914Total361000744314Zob Ahan2010–11Iran Pro League32610111447Fajr Sepasi2011–12Iran Pro League321010–3310Zob Ahan2012–13Iran Pro League31800–3182013–1425910–2692014–1528454–3382015–1630651624192016–17299416139112017–181820071253Total1613815619419548Career total406123268449476140
International
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 4 October 2006 Amman International Stadium, Amman 1–0 2–0 Friendly 2 12 January 2007 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 1–0 2–0 Friendly 3 20 June 2007 Amman International Stadium, Amman 2–0 2–0 WAFF 2007 4 22 June 2007 Amman International Stadium, Amman 1–0 1–0 WAFF 2007
Honours Fajr Sepasi Hazfi Cup: 2000–01; runner-up 2001–02, 2002–03
Zob Ahan AFC Champions League runner-up: 2010 Iran Pro League runner-up: 2004–05 Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16 Iranian Super Cup: 2016
Iran WAFF Championship: 2007 LG Cup: 2006
Individual Iran Pro League top goalscorer: 2006–07 (17 goals) Top scorer in Iran Pro League (116 goals)
References رجب‌زاده: زمانی ذوب‌آهن به بارسلونای کوچک معروف بود/ در مورد پرسپولیس و آل‌کثیر حرفی نزدم Retrieved in Persian www.farsnews.ir خبرگزاری فارس رجب‌زاده: عملکرد هر سرمربی از نتایج تیمش مشخص است/ ذوب‌آهن نباید به‌راحتی امتیاز از دست دهد Retrieved in Persian www.tasnimnews.com خبرگزاری تسنیم مهدی رجب زاده رسما مربی ذوب آهن شد Retrieved in Persian www.mehrnews.com خبرگزاری مهر رجب زاده در کنار ژاوی قرار گرفت (عکس) Retrieved in Persian www.varzesh3.com ورزش سه Biography Mehdi Rajabzadeh Retrieved in Persian نام کاپیتان سابق ذوب آهن در تقویم AFC ثبت شد Retrieved in Persian www.imna.ir خبرگزاری ایمنا رجب‌زاده: آن‌قدر کارایی فنی دارم که در لیگ برتر کار کنم/ ذوب‌آهن به اصلاح نیاز دارد Retrieved in Persian www.isna.ir news خبرگزاری دانشجویان ایران ایسنا اقدام جالب توجه ذوب آهن ؛ پیراهن مهدی رجب زاده بایگانی شد Retrieved in Persian www.ilna.news خبرگزاری ایلنا Seongnam vs. Zob Ahan Retrieved Soccerway 13 November 2010
External links
Mehdi Rajabzadeh at PersianLeague.com