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 playing for Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seyed Majid Hosseini[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club 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 | 38 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Iran U17 | 26 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Iran U20 | 8 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Iran U23[3] | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Iran | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 |
Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and represented Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
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.
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]
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.[7] 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.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental1 | Total | |||||
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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 | 6 | 3 | — | 34 | 3 | |
Career total | 139 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 176 | 8 |
Iran | ||||
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Year | Apps | Goals | ||
2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
2019 | 6 | 0 | ||
2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 |
Kayserispor – current squad | |
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