1. Mehdi Taremi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Iran national team.
30 Facts About Mehdi Taremi
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Mehdi Taremi started his career with Bargh Bushehr's Academy before moving on to Iranjavan's Youth Academy.
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Mehdi Taremi played seven games and scored one goal in all competitions.
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Mehdi Taremi joined Persepolis in the summer of 2014 and signed a two-year contract through June 2016.
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Mehdi Taremi ended the first half of the league as top scorer with nine goals in 12 games.
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Mehdi Taremi became the league's top scorer with 16 goals at the end of the season; despite his good performances, his team failed to win the title at the last week.
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In July 2016, it was reported that Mehdi Taremi was linked to Super Lig team Caykur Rizespor.
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The move was cancelled after Mehdi Taremi returned to Iran and signed a two-year contract with Persepolis.
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Mehdi Taremi scored his first goal of the season in week 4 against Saba Qom.
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On 8 January 2018, Mehdi Taremi signed an 18-month contract with the Qatari club Al-Gharafa.
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Mehdi Taremi scored his first goal in the first match of 2018 AFC Champions League against UAE's Al Jazira.
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On 23 July 2019, Mehdi Taremi signed a two-year contract with Portuguese football club Rio Ave.
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Mehdi Taremi scored a hat-trick in his first Primeira Liga start for the club on 23 August 2019 in a match against Aves.
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Mehdi Taremi finished his first season with 18 goals, joint top with Benfica pair Pizzi and Carlos Vinicius; the latter won the official Bola da Prata trophy for playing the fewest minutes of the three.
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On 17 February 2021, Mehdi Taremi opened the scoring for Porto against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League.
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Mehdi Taremi became the first Iranian to score in the first knockout phase of the competition.
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Mehdi Taremi was the second-highest goalscorer and the third-highest assist provider that season.
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Mehdi Taremi was named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year, making it the fourth consecutive time.
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On 13 July 2024, Mehdi Taremi signed a three-year contract with Italian champions Inter Milan, valid until 30 June 2027.
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Mehdi Taremi thus became the first Iranian player as well as the second Asian player in Inter Milan's history.
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Mehdi Taremi scored two goals on his debut for Inter in a friendly pre-season match on 17 July 2024 against FC Lugano.
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Mehdi Taremi played for Iran student's national football team in Turkey tournament and scored 9 goals for the team.
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Mehdi Taremi was called up by Alireza Mansourian to participate in the team's training camp in Kish Island in 2013.
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Mehdi Taremi made his debut against Uzbekistan in a friendly match on 11 June 2015.
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Mehdi Taremi came on as a second-half substitute in a World Cup Qualifying match against Turkmenistan on 16 June 2015.
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On 23 March 2017, Mehdi Taremi scored the winning and only goal in Iran's victory against Qatar in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
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Mehdi Taremi was named in Iran's final 26-man squad by Carlos Queiroz for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Mehdi Taremi is the third and the youngest child of his family.
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Mehdi Taremi was in a relationship with Iranian actress Sahar Ghoreishi for months in 2018.
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In March 2020, Mehdi Taremi announced that he had started a new relationship and is preparing for marriage.