SOCCER PLAYER
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Today

Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia (Persian: ; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or right back. He was at Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also managed his own youth academy, FC KIA. He is currently head coach of Al Jazeera Al Hamra F.C. in UAE League 2. Mahdavikia currently represents Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in the Football Advisory Panel of International Football Association Board (IFAB), joining the body in 2019. On 15 May 2013, Mahdavikia was appointed as AFC Grassroots Ambassador. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Mehdi Mahdavikia is the 5,928th most popular soccer player (down from 4,682nd in 2024), the 450th most popular biography from Iran (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mehdi Mahdavikia ranks 5,928 out of 21,273. Before him are Takashi Sambonsuge, Jaime Gómez, André Saeys, Raad Hammoudi, Sergio Omar Almirón, and Patricio Hernández. After him are Ján Mucha, Juan Simón, Abel Ferreira, Trevoh Chalobah, Teemu Pukki, and Erwin Sánchez.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakashi Sambonsuge
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,928
Jaime Gómez
1929 - 2008
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,929
André Saeys
1911 - 1988
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,930
Raad Hammoudi
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,931
Sergio Omar Almirón
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,932
Patricio Hernández
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,933
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,934
Ján Mucha
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5,935
Juan Simón
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5,936
Abel Ferreira
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5,937
Trevoh Chalobah
1999 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5,938
Teemu Pukki
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,939
Erwin Sánchez
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,940
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Mehdi Mahdavikia ranks 267. Before him are Jaime Pressly, Habib Beye, Sun Jihai, Kim Nam-il, Makoto Takeya, and Dominic Howard. After him are Brian Tee, Vincenzo Italiano, Owusu Benson, Tugan Sokhiev, Naoki Matsuda, and Ramil Safarov.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsJaime Pressly
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 261
Habib Beye
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 262
Sun Jihai
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 263
Kim Nam-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 264
Makoto Takeya
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 265
Dominic Howard
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 266
Mehdi Mahdavikia
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 267
Brian Tee
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 268
Vincenzo Italiano
COACH
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 269
Owusu Benson
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 270
Tugan Sokhiev
CONDUCTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 271
Naoki Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 272
Ramil Safarov
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 273
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mehdi Mahdavikia ranks 450 out of 631. Before him are Parviz Parastui (1955), Masih Alinejad (1976), Parviz Davoodi (1952), Afshin Ghotbi (1964), Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (1960), and Iraj Danaeifard (1951). After him are Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Shahab Hosseini (1974), Mostafa Pourmohammadi (1960), Razi Mousavi (1962), Amir Ghalenoei (1963), and Matt Ghaffari (1961).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsParviz Parastui
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 444
Masih Alinejad
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 445
Parviz Davoodi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 446
Afshin Ghotbi
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 447
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 448
Iraj Danaeifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 449
Mehdi Mahdavikia
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 450
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 451
Shahab Hosseini
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 452
Mostafa Pourmohammadi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 453
Razi Mousavi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2023
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 454
Amir Ghalenoei
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 455
Matt Ghaffari
WRESTLER
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 456
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Mehdi Mahdavikia ranks 8. Before him are Mehdi Taremi (1992), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Nasser Hejazi (1949), Ali Parvin (1946), Sardar Azmoun (1995), and Iraj Danaeifard (1951). After him are Amir Ghalenoei (1963), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Ali Karimi (1978), Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), and Hassan Rowshan (1955).
Mehdi Taremi
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2
Andranik Eskandarian
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 3
Nasser Hejazi
1949 - 2011
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5
Sardar Azmoun
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Iraj Danaeifard
1951 - 2018
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 7
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 8
Amir Ghalenoei
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 10
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Javad Nekounam
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12
Karim Bagheri
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 13
Hassan Rowshan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 14














































