Majid Hosseini
Hosseini playing for Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Seyed Majid Hosseini[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
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 63 (2)
International career‡
2012–2013 Iran U17 26 (6)
2014–2015 Iran U20 8 (0)
2015–2017 Iran U23[3] 3 (0)
2018– Iran 28 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024

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 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 defending against Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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 24 December 2023[10]
Club Season League National Cup Continental1 Total
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 10 0 0 0 – 10 0
Career total 174 5 25 6 16 0 215 11

International

As of 19 January 2024[11]
Iran
Year Apps Goals
2018 7 0
2019 6 0
2021 1 0
2022 7 0
2023 3 0
2024 4 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Club

Esteghlal
Trabzonspor

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: IR Iran (IRN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Seyed majid Hosseini". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 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. ^ "Kayserispor'un Yeni Transferi Majid Hosseini Oldu". KAYSERİSPOR.ORG (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ "'Utter disgrace': Iran goalkeeper allowed to play on at World Cup after head clash". the Guardian. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  10. ^ "M. HOSSEINI".
  11. ^ Majid Hosseini at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "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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