Khosro Heydari

Khosro Heydari (Persian: خسرو حیدری‎, born September 14, 1983) is a retired Iranian football player who mostly played as a defender for Esteghlal.

Khosro Heydari
Khosro Heydari in December 2019
Personal information
Full name Khosro Heydari
Date of birth (1983-09-14) September 14, 1983
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right Back, Right Midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Persepolis
1999–2002 Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Aboomoslem 13 (0)
2004–2005 Paykan 29 (1)
2005–2008 Pas 78 (1)
2008–2010 Esteghlal 65 (1)
2010–2011 Sepahan 31 (1)
2011–2019 Esteghlal 162 (2)
Total 378 (6)
National team‡
2006 Iran U23 5 (0)
2007–2015 Iran 59 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Club career

After his excellent performances for Pas he finally accepted the offer from Esteghlal F.C. and was one of the key players in 2008–09 for Esteghlal F.C. to win the league. He continued his excellent performances the season after and was the most influential player of the team. He left Esteghlal F.C. in 2010, joining Sepahan with a 2-year contract.[1] He won the league with Sepahan and was transferred back to Esteghlal F.C.[2] on 23 July 2011 on a two-year deal and won the Hazfi Cup in his first season and Iran Pro League next season.[3] He extended his contract with Esteghlal on 13 July 2013, keeping him at the club until 2016. On 19 June 2016, he signed another three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club through 2019. He announced he will be retired from football at the end of the 2018–19 season. He played his last game for Esteghlal in a 2–1 win against Sepidrood on 16 May 2019.

Club career statistics
As of 16 ِMay 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03AboomoslemIran Pro League7000––70
2003–046000––60
2004–05Paykan29111––29111
2005–06Pas Tehran22111––22111
2006–0725021––271
2007–08Pas Hamedan31030––340
2008–09Esteghlal3311060401
2009–103201070400
2010–11Sepahan3112070401
2011–12Esteghlal2601052322
2012–133014071412
2013–141802081281
2014–1524130––271
2015–1618030––210
2016–171702070260
2017–18 15 0 4 1 6 0 25 1
2018–19 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
Career total 370630456445614

1 Statistics Incomplete.

  • Assist goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Pas Tehran3
06–07Pas Tehran2
07–08Pas Hamedan7
08–09Esteghlal7
09–10Esteghlal13
10–11Sepahan5
11–12Esteghlal2
12–13Esteghlal4
13–14Esteghlal5
14–15Esteghlal4
15–16Esteghlal6
16–17Esteghlal2

International career
Heydari in a pre-World Cup warmup match

Khosro Heydari was a member of Iran national under-23 football team, participating in the 2006 Asian Games. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Iran in a match vs Palestine. He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli. He also featured in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He performed for Team Melli in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010, 2011 Asian Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup.[4]

International caps
Iran
YearAppsGoals
200710
2009100
2010110
2011110
201270
201350
201480
201560
Total590

Honours

Club
Pas
Esteghlal
Sepahan

References
  1. Fars
  2. Hamshahri
  3. http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?item...88%D8%B3%D8%AA
  4. "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015.
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