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Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays for Saipa

Saipa FC

Saipa Alborz Football Club is a football team based in Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran. The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. The team has never had a large fanbase, despite some success. It is known to have one of the best youth training programs in Iranian football.Saipa F.C...

 in the Iranian Premier League

Iran's Premier Football League

The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...

 as the Captain

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

. Sadeghi is playing for Saipa since 2000. He has been offered to join other clubs several times during last decade, but decided to remain each time. In 2010, Saipa Cultural and Athletic Corporation celebrated a testimonial ceremony for him because of "his loyalty to the club", calling him The Orange Loyal. He was also gifted a Saipa Tiba.

Club career

He has played for Saipa

Saipa FC

Saipa Alborz Football Club is a football team based in Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran. The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. The team has never had a large fanbase, despite some success. It is known to have one of the best youth training programs in Iranian football.Saipa F.C...

 for most of his career, having joined the club in 2003.His good performances since 2006-07 season made big clubs to show some interest on him.He played in AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 for Saipa F.C..And continued to play for the club in 2008-09 season but could not perform as good as before when they won the league which he lost his spot in Team Melli.

Club career statistics

Last Update 04 August 2011
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|2001–02||rowspan="11"|Saipa||rowspan="11"|Pro League||8||0||||||-||-||8||0
|-
|2002–03||16||1||||||-||-||16||1
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|2003–04||22||3||||||-||-||22||3
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|2004–05||27||3||2||0||-||-||29||3
|-
|2005–06||24||2||0||0||-||-||24||2
|-
|2006–07||29||5||1||0||-||-||30||5
|-
|2007–08||30||3||1||0||7||0||38||3
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|2008–09||31||1||1||0||-||-||32||1
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|2009–10||32||7||1||0||-||-||33||7
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|2010–11||26||4||1||1||-||-||27||5
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|2011-12||1||0||0||0||-||-||1||0
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246||29|| ||||7||0|||||

• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  05–06	Saipa	3
  06–07	Saipa	3
  07–08	Saipa	3
  08–09	Saipa	3
  09–10 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...	Saipa	10
  10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...	Saipa	7
  11-12	Saipa	0

International career

He made his first cap

Cap (sport)

In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

 for Iran national football team

Iran national football team

The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

 in January 2007 in a friendly match against the UAE. He scored in his debut. He was selected among Iran's final squad participating in the 2007 Asian Cup.
He has been called up for 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.He played in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 and won the cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 January 2007	Sheikh Zayed Stadium Sheikh Zayed Stadium Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches but can also stage athletics. It is named after the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the UAE. The construction of the... , Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...		1-0	2-0	Friendly

Honours

• Iran's Premier Football League
  Iran's Premier Football League
  The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
  
   Winner: 1
  • 2006/07 with Saipa
• WAFF Championship
  West Asian Football Federation Championship
  The West Asian Football Federation Championship is a football competition of mainly West Asian countries and territories. The event is organised by West Asian Football Federation...
  
  
  • Winner (1): 2008

AFC player of the year

In April 2008, Sadeghi has been nominated for the 2008 Asian footballer of the year

Asian Footballer of the Year

The Asian Footballer of the Year is an award that annually honors Asian footballer each year, has been conferred by Asian Football Confederation since 1994...

, as the sole Iranian player in the 21-player list of AFC

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

.