Mehdi Taremi is an Iranian professional football player who plays for Primeira Liga club FC Porto and the Iran national team as a striker. He started playing football for the youth team of Bargh Bushehr and Iranjavan. In the summer of 2010, he joined Shahin Bushehr where he played 8 games and scored one goal in all competitions. In the summer of 2013, he joined Iranjavan on a two-year contract until the end of the 2014-15 season. In the summer of 2014, he joined Persepolis FC on a two-year contract through June 2016 and made his debut on 1 August 2014. He played 87 games and scored 45 goals in all competitions. On 8 January 2018, he signed an 18-month contract with the Qatari club Al-Gharafa. He played 30 games and scored 13 goals in all competitions for the club. On 23 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Portuguese football club Rio Ave. On 23 August 2019, he scored a hat-trick in his first Primeira Liga start for the club. He played 30 games and scored 18 goals in all competitions. In August 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club FC Porto. On 8 November 2020, he scored his first league goal for Porto. On 17 February 2021, he opened the scoring for Porto in a 2-1 win against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League and became the first Iranian to score in the knockout phase of the competition.
On the international level, he has represented Iran at various age levels. He has represented Iran at U20, U23, and the senior level. He made his Iran national team debut in 2015.
What is Mehdi Taremi Famous For?
- Being a professional football player.
- Won the 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League with Persepolis.
- Won the 2017 Iranian Super Cup with Persepolis.
- Won 2017-18, 2018-19 Qatari Stars Cup with Al-Gharafa.
- Won the 2020 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira with Porto.
- Won 2016, 2017 Iranian Footballer of the Year.
- Won the 2013-14 Azadegan League Top Goalscorer.
- Won the 2015-16, 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League Player of the Season.
- Won the 2015-16, 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League Top Goalscorer.
- Won 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League Best Striker of the Season.
- Won the 2019-20 Primeira Liga Top Scorer.
- Won the 2019-20 Rio Ave Player of the Season.
Where is Mehdi Taremi From?
Mehdi Taremi was born on 18 July 1992. His birthplace is Bushehr, Iran. He was born to his father, Alireza Taremi, and his mother whose identity is unknown. He is the third and the youngest child of his family. His older brother Mohammad Taremi is also a football player. He holds Iranian nationality. His religion is Muslim. His horoscope sign is Cancer.
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Mehdi Taremi Football Career Timeline
- He started playing football for the youth team of Bargh Bushehr and Iranjavan.
- In the summer of 2010, he joined Shahin Bushehr where he played 8 games and scored one goal in all competitions.
- In the summer of 2013, he joined Iranjavan on a two-year contract until the end of the 2014-15 season and was given the number 9.
- In the 2013-14 season, he scored 12 times in 22 matches and became the Azadegan League Top Goalscorer.
- After becoming the Azadegan League’s top scorer, he had offers from many teams, and in summer 2014, he joined Persepolis FC on a two-year contract through June 2016.
- On 1 August 2014, he made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Naft Tehran, coming as a substitute for Reza Norouzi in the 90th minute.
- On 15 August 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 victory over Zob Ahan.
- In the 2014-15 season, he scored many goals for the club and provided quality assists to win the Best Striker Award of the 14th Persian Gulf Pro League at the end of the 2014-15 season.
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- In the 2015-16 season, he became the league’s top scorer with 16 goals and won the 2015-16 Persian Gulf Pro League Player of the Season and Best Striker award.
- In the 2016-17 season, the club celebrated its 10th Iran Pro League title, and he became the top scorer for a second consecutive season with 18 goals where he won the 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League Player of the Season and Best Striker award.
- In the 2017-18 season, he was banned for four months because of a contract dispute with Turkish club Caykur Rizespor dating back to June 2016, when the player reached an agreement to join the club and later returned to Persepolis due to which he played 7 games, scoring 4 goals for the club during the 2017-18 season.
- From 2014-18, he played 87 games and scored 45 goals in all competitions, and won the 2016-17 Persian Gulf Pro League and 2017 Iranian Super Cup with Persepolis.
- On 8 January 2018, he signed an 18-month contract with the Qatari club Al-Gharafa and scored his first goal in the first match of the 2018 AFC Champions League against UAE’s Al Jazira.
- On 16 February 2018, he scored the first scored goal in Qatar League against Al Kharaitiyat SC.
- He played only one season for Al-Gharafa where he played 30 games and scored 13 goals in all competitions and won 2017-18, 2018-19 Qatari Stars Cup with the club.
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- On 23 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Portuguese football club Rio Ave.
- On 23 August 2019, he scored a hat-trick in his first Primeira Liga start for the club in the match against C.D. Aves.
- He also played only one season for Rio Ave where he played 30 games and scored 18 goals in all competitions and won the 2019-20 Primeira Liga Top Scorer and Rio Ave Player of the Season award.
- In August 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club FC Porto.
- On 8 November 2020, he scored his first league goal for Porto in a 3-1 win against Portimonense.
- In December 2020, he won his first European medal by winning the 2020 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira trophy with Porto.
- On 17 February 2021, he opened the scoring for Porto in a 2-1 win against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League and became the first Iranian to score in the knockout phase of the competition.
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Mehdi Taremi International level
- He has represented Iran at various age levels.
- He has represented Iran at U20, U23, and the senior level.
- He also played for Iran student’s national football team in the Turkey tournament and scored 9 goals for the team.
- On 11 June 2015, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.
- On 3 September 2015, he scored his first senior goal, a brace, in a 6-0 defeat of Guam in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
- On 23 March 2017, he scored the winning and only goal in Iran’s victory against Qatar in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
- In June 2018, he was named in Iran’s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
- Since his debut, he had made more than 40 appearances and scored more than 20 goals for the Iran national team, and also won the 2016, 2017 Iranian Footballer of the Year.
Mehdi Taremi Wife
Looking at his personal life, Mehdi Taremi is a married man. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend, Sahar Ghoreishi in 2017 in a private ceremony. He is active on social networking sites but he has not shared any images of his wedding pictures. He is having an intimate relationship with his love where they are living their life happily together.
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Mehdi Taremi Height
Mehdi Taremi stands at a height of 1.87m i.e. 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 77kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is and hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight.
Mehdi Taremi Salary and Net Worth
Mehdi Taremi earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is $1 million-$5 million where his salary is not revealed yet. He has got a market value of €12 million. Any updates on his salary will be updated here soon.
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