Mostafa Mahdavikia is an Iran

Iran

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ian football player and nephew of Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...

, who is a prominent player of Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

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 and the Iran national football team

Iran national football team

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. He currently plays for Naft Tehran

Naft Tehran F.C.

Naft Tehran F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently compete in the Iran Pro League.-History:In 1950, National Iranian Oil Company decided on starting a football team...

. He usually plays the Right

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 Midfield

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 position.

Club career

Mostafa started his career at Bank Melli FC just like other members of the Mahdavikia family such as Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...

 and Hadi Mahdavikia

Hadi Mahdavikia

Mohammad Hadi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Homa F.C. in the Azadegan League. He is the younger brother of former Iran national football team captain and former Hamburger SV star Mehdi Mahdavikia.-References:...

. Mostafa was then transferred to Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian powerhouses Persepolis FC

Persepolis FC

Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tehran. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club....

 just like his Uncle Mehdi

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...

.

When Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...

 was asked about Mostafa Mahdavikia he said:

"He’s a good football player and he has a lot of skill. He is also playing my position and Hadi’s position in the Bank Melli team. But he has to go through that same stuff. So, all we can do is wait and see".

He signed for Fajr Sepasi on January 24, 2007.

External Links

• Persian League Profile