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Mehdi Taremi

Iran

18 July 1992

striker

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Mehdi Taremi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Iran national team.

A late bloomer, he began his career at Shahin Bushehr and Iranjavan, and then played for Persepolis between 2014 and 2018; he was Persian Gulf Pro League top scorer on two occasions (2015–16 and 2016–17). He played for Qatari side Al-Gharafa between 2018 and 2019, before joining Rio Ave in Portugal, with whom he was Primeira Liga joint-top scorer in 2019–20. In 2020, he moved to fellow Portuguese side FC Porto and won the domestic double in 2021–22. He went on to continue this success in the 2022–23 season by finishing as the top goal scorer in the league and winning a domestic cup double of Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. After a short spell at Inter Milan, with which he reached the 2025 UEFA Champions League final, he signed for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.

Taremi made his first senior appearance in 2015, and represented Iran at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the AFC Asian Cup in 2019 and 2023.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Taremi with Iran at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

⚽ Personal information:
Date of birth: (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth: Bushehr, Iran
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position: Striker

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Olympiacos
Number: 99

⚽ Youth career:
2002–2006: Bargh Bushehr
2006–2010: Iranjavan

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012: Shahin Bushehr 8 (1)
2012–2014: Iranjavan 22 (12)
2014–2018: Persepolis 87 (45)
2018–2019: Al-Gharafa 30 (13)
2019–2020: Rio Ave 30 (18)
2020–2024: Porto 122 (64)
2024–2025: Inter Milan 26 (1)
2025–: Olympiacos 11 (8)

⚽ International career‡:
2011–2012: Iran U20 6 (0)
2013: Iran U23 1 (0)
2015–: Iran 101 (56)