Majid Hosseini
Iranian footballer (born 1996)
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Seyed Majid Hosseini (Persian: سید مجید حسینی; born 20 June 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kayserispor and the Iran national team.[4]
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Hosseini playing for Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Seyed Majid Hosseini[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1996[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Kayserispor | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Saipa | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Esteghlal | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Rah Ahan (loan) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Esteghlal | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Rah Ahan (loan) | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Trabzonspor | 59 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Kayserispor | 80 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Iran U17 | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Iran U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Iran U23[3] | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | Iran | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and represented Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Esteghlal
Hosseini joined the first team of Esteghlal in 2014 and made his first appearance for the club on 17 April 2015 as an 18-year-old. He spent a year on loan at Rah Ahan, before returning to Esteghlal and earning a spot in the first eleven. Hosseini was named to the Persian Gulf Pro League team of the season for 2017–18.
Trabzonspor
On 30 July 2018, Hosseini officially Süper Lig side Trabzonspor on a three-year contract joining his compatriot Vahid Amiri.[5] He was given the number 5 shirt, the same number he wore in Esteghlal the previous season.[6]
Kayserispor
On 28 July 2021, Hosseini signed for Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[7]
International career
Hosseini made his international debut against Uzbekistan on 19 May 2018. In June 2018, he was named in Iran's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] After teammate Rouzbeh Cheshmi was injured in training, Hosseini started as centre back in Iran's two remaining group stage matches, playing every minute in the team's 0–1 loss to Spain and 1–1 draw with Portugal. While playing against England in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Hosseini collided with teammate Alireza Beiranvand breaking Beiranvand's nose. England won the game 6-2.[9]
Personal life
During the Mahsa Amini protests, Hosseini supported fellow footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani, who was jailed as a result of the protests, by posting a picture of the latter with calls for the authorities to not execute Azadani.[10] On 13 January 2026, Hosseini publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and criticized the Iranian government's internet blackout in response by stating: "This is the usual pattern of the Islamic Republic regime before a massacre."[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esteghlal | 2014–15 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 66 | 3 | |||
| Rah Ahan (loan) | 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 90 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 191 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 11 | ||
- Includes Iranian Hazfi Cup, Turkish Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of 18 November 2025[13]
| Iran | |||||
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| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | |||
