Mehdi Torabi

Mahdi Torabi was born on 10 September 1994 in Karaj, Alborz province, Iran. ==Club career==

Saipa Torabi's career began with the Saipa youth squad. He was promoted to the first team by Mojtaba Taghavi in the summer of 2012. He made his debut in the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup season against Mes Kerman as a substitute for Kaveh Rezaei. against Persepolis in 2018 Persepolis in 2020 On 1 July 2018, Torabi signed a three-year deal with Persepolis. He was sent on back on loan to 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. Al-Arabi In October 2020, Torabi joined Al-Arabi and played in the Qatar Stars League. Return to Persepolis In February 2021, he rejoined Persepolis to play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Tractor 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. On 10 July 2024, Torabi joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor. ==International career==

Youth level He was invited to 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 and Iran at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup He made his debut against 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. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In November 2022, Torabi was listed in Iran's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. ==Personal life==

Political views Torabi is a supporter of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, having worn a shirt in support of 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, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 • Hazfi Cup (2): 2018–19, 2022–23 • Iranian Super Cup (2): 2019, 2020 Tractor • Persian Gulf Pro League: 2024–25 • Iranian Super Cup: 2025 Individual • Iranian Young Player of the Year: 2016 • Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year: 2015–16 • Navad Player of the Month: April 2018, May 2018 == Notes ==