Majid Hosseini

Seyed Majid Hosseini ({ARDABIL-fa|سید مجید حسینی}}, born 20 June 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Iran national team.[4]

Majid Hosseini
Hosseini playing for Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Seyed Majid Hosseini
Date of birth (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996[1]
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Trabzonspor
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2014 Saipa
2014–2015 Esteghlal
2015 Rah Ahan (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Esteghlal 43 (1)
2015–2016Rah Ahan (loan) 9 (1)
2018– Trabzonspor 42 (1)
National team
2012–2013 Iran U17 26 (6)
2014–2015 Iran U20 8 (0)
2015–2017 Iran U23[3] 3 (0)
2018– Iran 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:15, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and represented Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Esteghlal

Hosseini joined the first team of Esteghlal in 2014 and made his first appearance for the club on 17 April 2015 as an 18-year-old. He spent a year on loan at Rah Ahan, before returning to Esteghlal and earning a spot in the first eleven. Hosseini was named to the Persian Gulf Pro League team of the season for 2017–18.

Trabzonspor

On 30 July 2018, Hosseini officially Süper Lig side Trabzonspor on a three-year contract joining his compatriot Vahid Amiri.[5] He was given the number 5 shirt, the same number he wore in Esteghlal the previous season.[6]

International career

Hosseini made his international debut against Uzbekistan on 19 May 2018. In June 2018 he was named in Iran's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[7] After teammate Rouzbeh Cheshmi was injured in training, Hosseini started as centre back in Iran's two remaining group stage matches, playing every minute in the team's 0–1 loss to Spain and 1–1 tie with Portugal.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2020[8]
Club Season League National Cup Continental1 Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esteghlal 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 400040
2015–16 100010
2016–17 1612030211
2017–18 2204150311
Total 4316180572
Rah Ahan (loan) 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 910091
Trabzonspor 2018–19 Süper Lig 25041291
2019–20 1414080261
Total 3918180552
Career total 9131421601215

International

As of 15 October 2019[9]
Iran
YearAppsGoals
201870
201960
Total130

Honours

Club

Esteghlal
Trabzonspor

Individual

References

  1. "Seyed majid Hosseini". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. اسامی 35 بازیکن دعوت شده به اردوی تدارکاتی تیم‌ملی امید اعلام شد
  4. eurosport
  5. "Majid Hosseini'yle sözleşme imzaladık" [Majid Hosseini signed a contract.] (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. "شماره 5 باشگاه ترابزون اسپور به مجید حسینی رسید" [Trabzonspor's number 5 was given to Majid Hosseini] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. "M. HOSSEINI".
  9. Majid Hosseini at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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