Mohammad Soltani Mehr

Mohammad Soltani Mehr
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2010 Pas Tehran
2010–2012 Damash Tehran
2012–2015 Saipa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Saipa 20 (0)
2020 Shahin Bushehr 8 (0)
2020–2023 Zob Ahan 51 (0)
2023–2024 Esteghlal Khuzestan 8 (0)
2024–2025 Pars Jonoubi 31 (4)
2025–2026 Nassaji Mazandaran 17 (2)
2026– Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Iran U17 24 (7)
2016–2017 Iran U20 18 (4)
2018–2021 Iran U23 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 October 2021

Mohammad Soltani Mehr (Persian: محمد سلطانی‌ مهر, born 4 February 1999) is an Iranian professional football player who plays for Esteghlal Khuzestan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He has been mentioned by The Guardian among 60 of the best young talents in world football.[1][2]

Club career

Saipa

He started his career with Pas Tehran academy.[3] Later he joined Damash Tehran and Saipa academies.[3] In summer 2015 he was promoted to Saipa first team by Majid Jalali. He made his debut for Saipa on 12 February 2016 against Sepahan as a substitute for Milad Meydavoudi, being only 17 years and 8 days old.[4]

Club career statistics

As of 30 May 2022.
Club Division Season League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saipa Pro League 2015–16 7000––70
2016–17 3010––40
2017–18 4000––40
2018–19 60102090
2019–20 0000––00
Shahin Bushehr 8000––80
Zob Ahan 2020–21 19020––210
2021–22 8020––100
Career totals 5506020630

International career

U17

He was part of Iran U–17 in 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.

U20

In 2016 he played in the AFC U-19 Championship held in Bahrain. Furthermore, he was invited to the Iran U–20 squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Corea from 20 May until 11 June 2017. He played in all 3 matches of the group stage against Costa Rica, Zambia, and Portugal.

References

  1. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim (5 October 2016). "Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ↑ FIFA.com
  3. 1 2 "بیوگرافی". Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ↑ "سپاهان اصفهان - سايپـا تهران". وب سایت رسمی سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران,لیگ برتر فوتبال ایران,فوتبال برتر. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.