Mohammadmehdi Zare

Mohammad Mehdi Zare
Zare with Persepolis in 2026
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Mehdi Zare Mahzabiyeh
Date of birth (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003
Place of birth Shiraz, Iran
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Persepolis
Number 4
Youth career
Bargh Shiraz
–2022 Khalij Fars
2022–2023 Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Pars Jonoubi 15 (2)
2024–2025 Gol Gohar 23 (0)
2025–2026 Akhmat Grozny 9 (0)
2026– Persepolis 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026

Mohammad Mehdi Zare Mahzabiyeh, known as Mohammad Mehdi Zare (Persian: محمدمهدی زارع مهذبیه; born 24 January 2003) is an Iranian football player who plays as a centre-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.

Club career

On 22 July 2025, Zare signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.[1] He joined Ousmane Ndong, who was Zare's teammate in the center of defense of Gol Gohar Sirjan in the previous season and signed with Akhmat one day earlier.[2]

Zare made his RPL debut for Akhmat on 27 July 2025 in a game against CSKA Moscow.[3]

On 16 July 2026, Zare returned to Iran and signed a four-year contract with Persepolis.[4]

Personal life

On 16 January 2026, just before their match against South Korea in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Zare, along with his entire team, refused to sing "Mehr-e Khavaran", the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in solidarity with the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.[5]

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2026[6]
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pars Jonoubi 2023–24 Azadegan League 15221173
Gol Gohar 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League 23020250
Akhmat Grozny 2025–26 Russian Premier League 9050140
Persepolis 2026–27 Persian Gulf Pro League 300030
Career total 50291593

References

  1. ↑ "Бывший одноклубник Ндонга перешёл в "Ахмат"!" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Усман Ндонг – игрок ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "CSKA v Akhmat game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "محمد مهدی زارع به پرسپولیس پیوست" [Mohammad Mehdi Zare joins Persepolis] (in Persian). Persepolis F.C. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ https://tribuna.com/en/blogs/football-in-iran-amid-protests-under23s-refused-to-sing-the/
  6. ↑ Mohammadmehdi Zare at Soccerway
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