 Hosseini playing forIran at the2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyed Majid Hosseini[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (age 29)[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 | ||||||||||||||
Seyed Majid Hosseini (Persian:سید مجید حسینی; born 20 June 1996) is an Iranian professionalfootballer who plays as adefender for Turkish clubKayserispor and theIran national team.[4]
Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and representedIran at the2018 FIFA World Cup,2019 AFC Asian Cup and2022 FIFA World Cup.
Hosseini joined the first team ofEsteghlal 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 atRah Ahan, before returning to Esteghlal and earning a spot in the first eleven. Hosseini was named to thePersian Gulf Pro League team of the season for 2017–18.
On 30 July 2018, Hosseini officiallySüper Lig sideTrabzonspor on a three-year contract joining his compatriotVahid Amiri.[5] He was given the number 5 shirt, the same number he wore inEsteghlal the previous season.[6]
On 28 July 2021, Hosseini signed forSüper Lig sideKayserispor.[7]
Hosseini made his international debut againstUzbekistan on 19 May 2018. In June 2018, he was named in Iran'ssquad for the2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] After teammateRouzbeh 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 toSpain and 1–1 draw withPortugal. While playing againstEngland in the2022 FIFA World Cup, Hosseini collided with teammateAlireza Beiranvand breaking Beiranvand's nose. England won the game 6-2.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Iran | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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