Farhad Majidi

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Personal information
Farhad Majidi
Full name	Farhad Majidi
Date of birth	June 3, 1977 (1977-06-03) (age 31)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Esteghlal
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007 - present	Bahman Esteghlal F.C. Rapid Wien Esteghlal F.C. Al-Wasl Esteghlal F.C. Al-Ain Al-Wasl Al-Ahli Al-Nasr Al-Ahli Esteghlal F.C.	30 (7)
National team²
1996-2007	Iran	41 (10)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Farhad Majidi (Persian: فرهاد مجیدی, born June 3, 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Honurs
4 External links

[edit] Club career

Having played for Esteghlal F.C. for several seasons, Majidi's performance attracted Rapid Vienna to recruit him for one season. However, the asking price for a permanent transfer to Austria was not accepted by the Austrians, and they released Majidi who joined Al-Wasl in the UAE.

In the UAE League and in combination with his compatriot Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, Majidi scored a handful of goals and topped the league chart with Al Wasl FC. Majidi was unlucky with injuries and was out of action for quite a few matches.

One of the highlights of Majidi's career was his short loan to Al-Ain. Majidi was the star of the AFC Champions League 2002-03 semi-final game against Dalian Shide. His goal helped Al Ain to reach the AFC Champions League final match, eventually winning the trophy for the first time in the club's history.

All together in the 5 years Majidi played for Al Wasl FC he scored over 100 goals.^{[citation needed]} He left Al Wasl in 2006, joining another UAE club, Al-Nasr.

On February 10, 2007 Majidi signed a contract until the end of the season with Al-Ahli. At the end of the season, Majidi signed a season-long contract with Esteghlal F.C.

[edit] International career

He made his debut for Iran in December 1996 in the 1996 Asian Cup match against Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, he has 41 appearances in official international matches for Team Melli, scoring 10 goals.