Mehdi Taremi (Persian: مهدی طارمی; born 18 July 1992) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Iran national team.

Mehdi Taremi
Taremi with Iran at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Taremi[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bushehr, Iran[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Inter Milan
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– Inter Milan 10 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Iran U20 6 (0)
2013 Iran U23 1 (0)
2015– Iran 91 (52)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
CAFA Nations Cup
Winner 2023 Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Team

Signature
Mehdi Taremi signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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 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.

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.

Club career

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Early career

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Taremi started his career with Bargh Bushehr's Academy before moving on to Iranjavan's Youth Academy.[4]

Shahin Bushehr

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Taremi joined Shahin Bushehr in the summer of 2010. He played seven games and scored one goal in all competitions. In the winter of 2012, he was released by Shahin Bushehr to spend his conscription period in a military club, but he failed to join a club and was forced to spend his conscription period in a usual garrison.[5]

Iranjavan

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Taremi joined Iranjavan in the summer of 2013 and signed a two-year contract until the end of the 2014–15 season and was given the number 9. Taremi scored 12 times in 22 matches in 2013–14, and became the league's second top scorer after Mokhtar Jomehzadeh.

Persepolis

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Taremi in Persepolis training in 2016

After becoming the Azadegan League's top scorer, Taremi had offers from many teams. He joined Persepolis in the summer of 2014 and signed a two-year contract through June 2016.[6]

2014–15

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Taremi made his debut in 1–1 draw with Naft Tehran, coming as a substitute for Reza Norouzi in 90th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 August 2014 in a 1–0 victory over Zob Ahan. On 8 April 2015 Taremi scored a penalty in Persepolis 1–0 win in the Asian Champions League over Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. He scored many goals for the club, and provided quality assists to win the Best Striker Award of the 14th Persian Gulf Pro League at the end of the 2014–15 season.

2015–16

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Taremi playing for Persepolis in Tehran derby.

Taremi missed the first week of the new season due to suspension, but in his first game back on 6 August 2015, he scored in a 2–1 loss to Esteghlal Khuzestan. Taremi scored twice in a 2–0 week five win against Foolad. This was Persepolis' first win of the season and lifted them out of the relegation spot. Taremi's good performances in the month of August earned him the Navad player of the month as voted by fans.[7] On 18 December 2015, Taremi scored a brace against Rah Ahan in Persepolis' 2–0 victory. He ended the first half of the league as top scorer with nine goals in 12 games.

On 4 April 2016, Taremi scored a brace in a 3–2 victory against Siah Jamegan to keep Persepolis in third place. On 12 April 2016, Taremi was in talks to extend his contract to the end of the 2017–18 season.[8] But eventually, he decided not to renew his contract. On 15 April 2016, Taremi scored a brace in Persepolis' historic 4–2 victory over Esteghlal in the Tehran derby. He 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.

2016–17

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Before the start of the new season, Taremi announced that he would not extend his contract, to join to a European team. In July 2016, it was reported that Taremi was linked to Süper Lig team Çaykur Rizespor. The move was cancelled after Taremi returned to Iran and signed a two-year contract with Persepolis.[9] He played his first match for Persepolis in 1–0 win over Saipa, replaced Omid Alishah in 77th minute. He also scored his first goal of the season in week 4 against Saba Qom. He scored a brace in 3–1 away win over Sepahan At the end of the season, the club celebrated its tenth Iran Pro League title, and Taremi became top scorer for a second consecutive season with 18 goals.

On 8 May 2017, Taremi scored a decisive hat trick against Emirati side Al Wahda in a 4–2 win to help his team qualify for the Round of 16 of the 2017 AFC Champions League. After his good performances, Taremi was linked with Dinamo Zagreb.[10]

2017–18

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Taremi played seven games, scoring on four occasions. During the 2017–18 season, Taremi was banned for four months because of a contract dispute with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor dating back to June 2016, when the player reached an agreement to join the club and later returned to Persepolis. Persepolis were also banned from signing players for two transfer windows. FIFA ruled in favor of the Turkish club and imposed the ban.[11]

Al Gharafa

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Taremi playing for Al-Gharafa in 2018

On 8 January 2018, Taremi signed an 18-month contract with the Qatari club Al-Gharafa.[12] He scored his first goal in the first match of 2018 AFC Champions League against UAE's Al Jazira. Taremi first scored goal in Qatar League against Al Kharaitiyat on 16 February. On 19 February, he scored a brace against Iranian side Tractor Sazi on the second matchday of the AFC Champions League.

Rio Ave

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On 23 July 2019, Taremi signed a two-year contract with Portuguese football club Rio Ave.[13][14] Taremi scored a hat-trick in his first Primeira Liga start for the club on 23 August 2019 in a match against Aves.[15] On 31 August, Taremi won his side three penalties in their match against Sporting CP, all on fouls committed by Sebastián Coates, as Rio Ave won 3–2.[16]

Taremi finished his first season with 18 goals, joint top with Benfica pair Pizzi and Carlos Vinícius; the latter won the official Bola da Prata trophy for playing the fewest minutes of the three.[17]

Porto

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Taremi playing for Porto in 2021

In August 2020, Taremi signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Porto.[18] He scored his first league goal for Porto on 8 November 2020 in a 3–1 home win against Portimonense.[19] There was a foul on Taremi during the 2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in December 2020 which gave Porto a penalty and resulted in their first goal of the match scored by Sérgio Oliveira. Porto went on to win the 42nd edition of the competition 2–0, which gave Mehdi Taremi his first European medal.[20] On 17 February 2021, Taremi opened the scoring for Porto against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League. He became the first Iranian to score in the first knockout phase of the competition.[21] On 13 April, he scored the game-winning goal with a spectacular bicycle kick in a 1–0 away win over Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals, yet his club lost 1–2 on aggregate.[22] After the final, his goal against Chelsea was voted as the best goal of the season's Champions League.[23] The goal also won the "UEFA.com Goal of the Season" award,[24] and was later nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[25] Taremi finished the 2020–21 season with 16 goals and 11 assists. He won his first Primeira Liga title in the 2021–22 season with Porto. His contributions that season included 20 goals and 13 assists. He was the second-highest goalscorer and the third-highest assist provider that season. On 20 May 2023, he scored all four goals in a 4–2 away victory over Famalicão.[26]

Taremi finished the 2022–23 season with 22 goals and seven assists in the league, earning the Bola de Prata, the top scorer award, and his second Taça de Portugal title with Porto.[27][28] He was also named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year, making it the fourth consecutive time.[29][27]

 
Taremi playing for Inter Milan in 2024

On 12 May 2024, he scored a 98th-minute goal in a 2–1 victory against Boavista, marking his final appearance for Porto at Estádio do Dragão.[30] Later that month, on 26 May, he scored a penalty in extra time, securing a 2–1 victory over Sporting CP in the 2024 Taça de Portugal final.[31]

Inter Milan

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On 13 July 2024, Taremi signed a three-year contract with Italian champions Inter Milan, valid until 30 June 2027. Taremi thus became the first Iranian player as well as the second Asian player in Inter Milan's history.[32][33] Taremi scored two goals on his debut for Inter in a friendly pre-season match on 17 July 2024 against FC Lugano.[34]

International career

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Youth

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Taremi played for Iran student's national football team in Turkey tournament and scored 9 goals for the team. He was called up by Alireza Mansourian to participate in the team's training camp in Kish Island in 2013.[35]

Senior

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Taremi celebrating Iran's goal against Morocco in 2018 FIFA World Cup
 
Taremi celebrating his goal against China in 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Taremi made his debut against Uzbekistan in a friendly match on 11 June 2015. He also came on as a second-half substitute in a World Cup Qualifying match against Turkmenistan on 16 June 2015.

On 3 September 2015, Taremi scored his first senior goals, a brace, in a 6–0 victory over Guam in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[36] On 23 March 2017, Taremi scored the winning and only goal in Iran's victory against Qatar in the final round of World Cup qualifying. He followed this up with another goal on 28 March 2017, in a 1–0 victory against China. On 12 June 2017, Taremi scored the second goal for Iran in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan to seal the country's first consecutive qualification to two World Cups.[37] In June 2018, he was named in Iran's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[38] With the score tied 1–1 in stoppage time in Iran's group stage match with Portugal, Taremi missed a point-blank shot wide left that would have eliminated Portugal and advanced Iran to the round of 16.

He was also named in Iran's final 26-man squad by Carlos Queiroz for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In the first group stage game, he scored two goals as Iran lost 6–2 to England.[39]

Personal life

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Taremi is the third and the youngest child of his family. His older brother Mohammad is also a football player.[40]

He was in a relationship with Iranian actress Sahar Ghoreishi for months in 2018.[41] In March 2020, Taremi announced that he had started a new relationship and is preparing for marriage.[42]

On 15 April 2022, Sporting CP, a rival of Taremi's then-club Porto, published an article on their club website and referred to Taremi as "a true snake charmer, someone from Persia always ready to go and perform circus tricks". The article was criticized by Porto fans and Iranians, including the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal, Morteza Damanpak. The club later deleted the article.[43]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shahin 2010–11 Persian Gulf Pro League 6 1 0 0 6 1
2011–12 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 8 1 0 0 8 1
Iranjavan 2012–13 Azadegan League
2013–14 22 12 0 0 22 12
Total 22 12 0 0 22 12
Persepolis 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 26 7 4 0 8[c] 1 38 8
2015–16 25 16 2 2 27 18
2016–17 29 18 0 0 8[c] 6 37 24
2017–18 9 4 0 0 2[c] 1 1[d] 0 10 5
Total 87 45 6 2 18 8 1 0 112 55
Al-Gharafa 2017–18 Qatar Stars League 8 5 2 0 0 0 7[c] 5 1[e] 1 18 11
2018–19 22 8 2 2 0 0 1[c] 1 25 11
Total 30 13 4 2 0 0 8 6 1 1 43 22
Rio Ave 2019–20 Primeira Liga 30 18 4 2 3 1 37 21
Porto 2020–21 Primeira Liga 34 16 6 5 1 0 6[f] 2 1[g] 0 48 23
2021–22 32 20 6 3 1 1 9[h] 2 0 0 48 26
2022–23 33 22 5 0 5 2 7[f] 5 1[g] 2 51 31
2023–24 23 6 2 2 2 1 7[f] 2 1[g] 0 35 11
Total 122 64 19 10 9 4 29 11 3 2 182 91
Inter Milan 2024–25 Serie A 10 0 0 0 4[f] 1 0 0 14 1
Career total 309 153 33 16 12 5 59 26 5 3 418 203
  1. ^ Includes Iranian Hazfi Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Qatari Stars Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Iranian Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Qatar Cup
  6. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ a b c Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  8. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[45][46]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iran 2015 7 5
2016 9 2
2017 7 3
2018 12 3
2019 10 8
2020 1 1
2021 9 4
2022 8 5
2023 11 12
2024 17 9
Total 91 52
As of 19 November 2024[44]
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taremi goal.
List of international goals scored by Mehdi Taremi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Guam 2–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 5–0
3 8 September 2015 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India   India 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 17 November 2015 Guam National Football Stadium, Tamuning, Guam   Guam 1–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 6–0
6 7 June 2016 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Kyrgyzstan 2–0 6–0 Friendly
7 10 November 2016 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia   Papua New Guinea 2–0 8–1 Friendly
8 23 March 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Qatar 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 28 March 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   China 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 12 June 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Uzbekistan 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 27 March 2018 UCP Arena, Graz, Austria   Algeria 2–0 2–1 Friendly
12 24 December 2018 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Palestine 1–0 1–1 Friendly
13 31 December 2018 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   Qatar 1–0 2–1 Friendly
14 7 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Yemen 1–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
15 3–0
16 24 January 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   China 1–0 3–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
17 3 June 2019 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Syria 2–0 5–0 Friendly
18 3–0
19 4–0
20 10 October 2019 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Cambodia 4–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 9–0
22 8 October 2020 Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 2–0 2–1 Friendly
23 7 June 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 11 June 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Cambodia 3–0 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 7 September 2021 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   Iraq 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 7 October 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 27 January 2022 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Iraq 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 1 February 2022 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 23 September 2022 NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria   Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly
30 21 November 2022 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   England 1–4 2–6 2022 FIFA World Cup
31 2–6
32 23 March 2023 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Russia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
33 13 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan   Afghanistan 2–0 6–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
34 3–0
35 5–0
36 16 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan   Kyrgyzstan 1–0 5–1 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
37 2–0
38 3–1
39 12 September 2023 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Angola 1–0 4–0 Friendly
40 2–0
41 13 October 2023 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Jordan 2–0 3–1 2023 Jordan International Tournament
42 16 November 2023 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Hong Kong 3–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
43 21 November 2023 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 2–0 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 5 January 2024 Olympic Stadium, Kish, Iran   Burkina Faso 1–1 2–1 Friendly
45 23 January 2024 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup
46 2–0
47 31 January 2024 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Syria 1–0 1–1
(5–3 p)
2023 AFC Asian Cup
48 6 June 2024 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China   Hong Kong 1–0 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 2–1
50 3–1
51 5 September 2024 Fuladshahr Stadium, Fuladshahr, Iran   Kyrgyzstan 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
52 19 November 2024 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan   Kyrgyzstan 1–0 3–2

Honours

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Persepolis

Al-Gharafa

Porto

Iran

Individual

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References

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