Majid Hosseini
Seyed Majid Hosseini (Persian: سید مجید حسینی; born 20 June 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kayserispor and the Iran national team.[4]
 Hosseini playing for Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Seyed Majid Hosseini[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1996[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Kayserispor | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Rah Ahan (loan) | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Trabzonspor | 59 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Kayserispor | 55 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Iran U17 | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Iran U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Iran U23[3] | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | Iran | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and represented Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2022 FIFA World 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]
Kayserispor
On 28 July 2021, Hosseini signed for Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[7]
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 World Cup in Russia.[8] 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 draw with Portugal. While playing against England in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Hosseini collided with teammate Alireza Beiranvand breaking Beiranvand's nose. England won the game 6-2.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 October 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental1 | Total | |||||
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| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esteghlal | 2014–15 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rah Ahan (loan) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Esteghlal | 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 207 | 11 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year (1): 2017–18
References
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Seyed majid Hosseini". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- اسامی 35 بازیکن دعوت شده به اردوی تدارکاتی تیمملی امید اعلام شد
- eurosport
- "Majid Hosseini'yle sözleşme imzaladık" [Majid Hosseini signed a contract.] (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "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.
- "Kayserispor'un Yeni Transferi Majid Hosseini Oldu". KAYSERİSPOR.ORG (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "'Utter disgrace': Iran goalkeeper allowed to play on at World Cup after head clash". the Guardian. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "M. HOSSEINI".
- Majid Hosseini at National-Football-Teams.com
- "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.
External links
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